Game Preview: Golden Eagles women play Friday at Moberly Area CC in Missouri
The Rock Valley College women's basketball team will play at NJCAA D1 member Moberly Area Community College (MO) on Friday. The women will tip-off at 5:00 PM.
Probable Starters
Rock Valley College (4-0)PG-
Chrisseesha Clark, 5-6, Fr., Rockford, IL; 1.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
SG-
Brianna Davis, 5-8, So., Rockford, IL; 16.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F-
Asia Jones, 5-8, So., Chicago, IL; 6.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
F-
Auri Hampton, 5-10, So., Zion, IL; 4.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
C-
Tierra McGowan, 6-3, Fr., Chicago, IL; 6.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg
6th-
Jaycee Cleaver, 5-9 Fr., Davis, IL; 13.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Moberly Area Community College (3-4)PG- Danisha Maggette, 5-7,Fr,Chicago, IL; 6.9 ppg, 3.3 apg
G- Autumn Jones 5-8, Fr, Indianapolis, IN; 13.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg
G- Karyssa Giboney, 5-5, Fr, Harrisburg, MO; 9.1 ppg, 2apg
F- Tinon Hunter, 5-10, Fr, Gary, IN; 5.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg
F- Makala Colbert, 6-0, Fr, Marshall, MO; 6.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg
MOBERLY JUNIOR COLLEGE was founded in 1927 as part of the Moberly Public School System. One of the first two-year colleges of this type, classes were held in temporary quarters above a downtown store. Library and laboratory facilities were shared with the Moberly High School. In the fall of 1931, the College moved into a new facility located at College Avenue and Rollins Street, situated on approximately 29 acres (the present site of Moberly Area Community College). In 1984, a $2.5 million Fine Arts Wing was completed, housing a new library, a 600-seat auditorium, a Student Commons, 3 offices and classrooms. Over 22,000 sq. ft. were added to the Career Center, enabling all vocational programs to be located under one roof. The McCormick Commons and Residential Center, new bookstore, the MACC Activity Center and a Fine Arts Gallery have all been added to the college campus. Meanwhile, enrollment has doubled in the past 10 years and students come from all parts of MACC's 16-county service area in North Central and Northeast Missouri.
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Misty Opat - RVC Athletics)
Misty Opat is in her 7th year as the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Rock Valley College. Opat has established her program as one of the best in the history of the NJCAA. Her program has won three NJCAA DIII National Championships (2012, 2013, 2015) in the past four seasons and finished in National Runner-Up in 2014. Entering this season, Opat has compiled an overall record of 151-47 (.763). She was named Spalding NJCAA DIII National Coach of the Year in 2015, has been named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year four times, the Region IV Coach of the Year four times, the District 2 Coach of the Year four times, and the Coach of the NJCAA DIII National Tournament three times. Prior to RVC, Opat accumulated seven years of NCAA Division I coaching experience. From 1999-2002 she served as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she also served as the Recruiting Coordinator. In 2000 her UIC recruiting class was ranked 19th in the country for NCAA Division I. Opat also held assistant coaching positions at Fresno State University (1998-99) and the University of Kansas (1995-1998) where in both cases she was also heavily involved in recruiting and scouting. Opat earned an Associate of Science degree from Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, where she was a two-year team captain in basketball and was named to the all-conference and all-region teams in both seasons. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where she earned NAIA All-American honors as a player. Opat then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
