Game Preview: Rock Valley women travel to Joliet for matinee contest
Upcoming Date
Jan. 16 vs. Joliet Junior College, 3:00 PM; Joliet, IL
Probable Starters
#4 Rock Valley College (13-6)
PG- Katreelah Steward, 5'4, So., Chicago, IL; 2.4 ppg, 2.9 apg
SG-Â Brianna Davis, 5'8, So., Rockford, IL; 16.8Â ppg, 3.3Â apg
G-Â Jaycee Cleaver, 5'8, Fr., Davis, IL;Â 9.5Â ppg, 3.4Â rpg
F-Â Asia Jones, 5'9, So., Chicago, IL; 5.5Â ppg, 4.6Â rpg
C-Â Tierra McGowan, 6'3, Fr., Chicago, IL; 9.8Â ppg, 9.8Â rpg
6th- Creighton Fed, 5'9, Fr, Carpentersville, IL; 7.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Joliet Junior College (10-6)
PG- Treanna Perry, 5'6, Fr, Joliet, IL; 7.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg
SG- Jamari McAfee, 5'6, Fr, Joliet, IL; 10 ppg, 4.6 apg
F- Juatece McNear -, 5'8, So, Joliet, IL; 8.6 ppg, 3.8 apg
F- Chavon Banks, 5'10, So, Joliet, IL; 14.2 ppg, 14 rpg
C-Hillary Dietahin, 6'2, So, Rockford, IL; 11.3 ppg, 14.3 rpg
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 #4 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 66-55 win over #1 Madison College on Saturday... In that game Brianna Davis (Rockford Auburn) would once again lead RVC in scoring posting a game-high 18 points in 29 minutes of action.  Tierra McGowan (Chicago Westinghouse) nearly missed a double-double scoring 12 points and ripping down 9 rebounds. Chrisseesha Clark (Rockford Auburn) played her best game in a Golden Eagles uniform scoring 8 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and not turning the ball over in nearly 20 minutes of action at the point guard position.Auri Hampton (Zion Benton) chipped in with 8 points for Rock Valley.
(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.
