KCKCC women clinch No. 4 seed in tournament

The KCKCC women’s basketball team has clinched the No. 4 seed in the KJCCC Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament. KCKCC will play Neosho County Community College, the No. 5 seed, at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the KCKCC Fieldhouse. (Submitted photo)

by Tyler Scott, KCKCC sports information director

Baldwin, Kansas – The KJCCC Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament seedings were announced on Friday night, and the KCKCC women’s basketball team clinched one of the top four seeds, earning the No. 4 spot.

The Blue Devils will take on Neosho County Community College, which earned the No. 5 seed after falling to Labette Community College.

The Blue Devils enter the tournament with a 15-12 overall record and 7-7 mark in the conference.


Johnson County Community College earned the No. 1 overall seed after winning the KJCCC regular season championship, while Labette is the No. 2 seed.

Highland Community College enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed and will be the host to No. 6 seed Allen Community College. Fort Scott Community College is the No. 7 seed and Hesston College is No. 8.

KCKCC and Neosho County split the regular season series this season, as the Blue Devils took down the Panthers at home 84-78 on Jan. 26. Neosho earned the win on their home court on Feb. 16, 86-79.


Faith Putz and De’Jaria Guillory are the two leading scorers for the Blue Devils with 10.8 and 10.4 points. Sarah Hunt leads Neosho with 13.6 points per game.

The Blue Devils and Panthers will square off on Monday inside the KCKCC Fieldhouse at 5:30 p.m.