The Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team’s postseason opener will be a rematch of its regular-season finale.
The Chargers, who won a share of the Arrowhead Conference title in the regular season, earned the No. 4 seed in Region 4 Division II and will host 13th-seeded Olive-Harvey at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at John Lewis Gym in the quarterfinals of the District A tournament.
Sandburg (21-9) closed out the regular season with a 78-73 road victory over the Panthers (9-18) last Thursday.
The winner of Thursday’s contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rock Valley against the winner between No. 5 Milwaukee Area Technical and No. 12 DuPage. The tournament championship is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 9, also at Rock Valley.
The winner of the Region 4 Division II District A tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship, which will take place March 18-23 in Joplin, Mo.
REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Feb. 29
Game 1 — No. 16 Elgin at No. 1 Morton
Game 2 — No. 9 Moraine Valley at No. 8 Prairie State
Game 3 — No. 12 DuPage at No. 5 Milwaukee Area Technical
Game 4 — No. 13 Olive-Harvey at No. 4 Sandburg, 5:30 p.m.
March 2 at Rock Valley
Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon
Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.
Championship
5 p.m. March 9 at Rock Valley
The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team will hit the road Thursday to open the postseason.
The Chargers finished the regular season as the No. 13 seed in Region 4 Division II and will open the District A tournament with a quarterfinal matchup at 7 p.m. Thursday at fourth-seeded McHenry County.
Sandburg (14-16) played at McHenry County on Dec. 21, and the Scots (22-8) came away with a 90-76 victory.
The winner of Thursday’s contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rock Valley against the winner between No. 5 Waubonsee and No. 12 Olive-Harvey. The tournament championship is scheduled for noon March 9, also at Rock Valley.
The winner of the Region 4 Division II District A tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship, which will take place March 18-23 in Danville.
REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Feb. 29
Game 1 — No. 16 Madison at No. 1 South Suburban
Game 2 — No. 9 Illinois Valley at No. 8 Moraine Valley
Game 3 — No. 12 Olive-Harvey at No. 5 Waubonsee
Game 4 — No. 13 Sandburg at No. 4 McHenry County, 7 p.m.
March 3 at Rock Valley
Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon
Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.
Championship
Noon March 9 at Rock Valley
***Courtesy of Carl Sandburg College***
