Rock Valley College Athletics

Game Preview: In the battle of ranked teams defending national champions RVC hosts #1 Madison College

1/13/2016 10:46:00 AM

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Upcoming Date
Jan. 13 vs. Madison College, 5:30 PM; Rockford, IL

Probable Starters

(Katreelah Steward, Brianna Davis, Jaycee Cleaver, Asia Jones, Tierra McGowan - RVC Athletics)

Rock Valley College (12-6, 1-1 N4C)
PG- Katreelah Steward, 5'4, So., Chicago, IL; 2.5 ppg, 2.8 apg
SG- Brianna Davis, 5'8, So., Rockford, IL; 16.8 ppg, 3.3 apg
G- Jaycee Cleaver, 5'8, Fr., Davis, IL; 9.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg
F- Asia Jones, 5'9, So., Chicago, IL; 5.7 ppg, 4.5rpg
C- Tierra McGowan, 6'3, Fr., Chicago, IL; 9.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg
6th- Creighton Fed, 5'9, Fr, Carpentersville, IL; 8.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg

Madison College (16-0, 2-0 N4C)
PG- Jenna Endres, 5'7, So, Black Earth, WI; 15.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg
SG- Taylor Nelson, 5'7, So, Cottage Grove, WI; 13.5 ppg, 5.2 apg
F- Rachel Slaney -, 5'11, Fr, Barneveld, WI; 15.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg
F-  Megan Petty, 6'0, So, Rio, WI; 3.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg
F- Mandi Sargent, 6'1, So, New Glarus, WI; 4.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
6th- Kaitlyn Kast, 5'2, So, Hillpoint, WI; 6.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg

Madison College Notes
Madison College is an NJCAA DIII member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C) located in Madison, WI… Head coach of the WolfPack is Jessica Pelzel... Pelzel just recorded her 200th win on Monday vs. UW-Marathon County... Madison is currently ranked #1 in NJCAA DIII and is a perfect 16-0 on the season.

Rock Valley College Notes
Rock Valley is an NJCAA Division III member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C)… In the latest NJCAA Division III National Poll, the Golden Eagles earned the #5 ranking nationally… The Golden Eagles are 12-5 on the season... RVC women's basketball is in a "Golden Age" of their program having won 3 of the last 4 NJCAA D3 national championships (2012, 2013, 2015) and earning national runner-up in 2014… RVC is coming off a conference loss at Milwaukee Area Technical College on Saturday...


(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.