Rockford, IL: The Golden Eagles went on the road last week and split their games. dropping their Thursday game against #2 Morton College 59-69 and defeated #11 Parkland College. With that victory Rock Valley improves to 11-3 on the year and is currently ranked 11
th in the latest NJCAA women's basketball DII poll.
On Thursday the Golden Eagles would travel to Cicero to battle against #2 Morton College. RVC would hold an early lead in the first quarter before the Panthers would find their groove. "We jumped out early defending the 3pt line taking away the looks that Morton wanted, but with really good 3pt shooting teams you have to do this possession after possession and not give up 2
nd and 3
rd chance opportunities." Stated Watkins
The Golden Eagles would go on to play the Panthers in a dead lock game for every quarter except for the 2
nd when Morton put on a barrage of 3pt shots. Morton would go on a 27-11 run to finish off the second quarter and give them a 10 point halftime lead. "Offensive rebounds and 2
nd and 3
rd chance points came back to get us in that game. We couldn't finish the possessions off and Morton capitalized on every second chance opportunity." State Watkins
Camron Blank would lead the Golden Eagles with 21 points, 7 rebounds. Also hitting double figures against Morton would be
Maya Mitchell with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assist, 3 steals.
Rock Valley would finish the weekend defeating #11 and previously unbeaten Parkland College. The Golden Eagles dominate the Cobras the entire game eventually leading to a 65-51 victory on the road. "It's really exciting to finally kick the door in against a nationally ranked opponent this season. We have been in tight games against #1 Kirkwood and #2 Morton but could finish the job and get over the hump. Saturday our kids found a way to get the job done." Stated Watkins
Camron Blank would lead all scorers with 21 points 7 rebounds, 4 assist and 4 steals. Also hitting double figures against Parkland would be
Elli Teubert with 13 points. Teubert was 3-3 from the 3pt line.
UP NEXT
RVC will be on the road against NJCAA DI Highland on Tuesday December 13
th followed up with Moraine Valley Community College on Friday December 16
th.
Week 6 - December 12 2022
| 2022 NJCAA DII Women's Basketball Rankings | Week 6 - 12-12-22 |
| |
Place |
|
Team |
Record |
Points |
First Place Votes |
Perv. Ranking |
| |
1 |
|
Kirkwood |
9-0 |
160 |
8 |
1 |
| |
2 |
|
Morton |
11-0 |
133 |
0 |
2 |
| |
3 |
|
CCBC Essex |
10-0 |
126 |
0 |
3 |
| |
4 |
|
Johnson County |
13-0 |
119 |
0 |
4 |
| |
5 |
|
Mesa |
8-1 |
112 |
0 |
6 |
| |
6 |
|
Lake Land |
7-1 |
105 |
0 |
7 |
| |
7 |
|
Schoolcraft |
7-0 |
98 |
0 |
8 |
| |
8 |
|
Iowa Western |
8-1 |
91 |
0 |
5 |
| |
9 |
|
Labette |
10-3 |
84 |
0 |
9 |
| |
10 |
|
Illinois Central |
6-3 |
77 |
0 |
14 |
| |
11 |
|
Rock Valley |
11-3 |
70 |
0 |
13 |
| |
12 |
|
Pima |
6-3 |
63 |
0 |
12 |
| |
13 |
|
Bryant and Stratton (WI) |
9-3 |
56 |
0 |
15 |
| |
14 |
|
Parkland |
10-1 |
49 |
0 |
11 |
| |
15 |
|
Harcum |
12-1 |
42 |
0 |
RV |
| |
16 |
|
Oakland |
6-1 |
35 |
0 |
16 |
| |
17 |
|
North Central Missouri |
8-3 |
28 |
0 |
17 |
| |
18 |
|
Lincoln Land |
8-2 |
21 |
0 |
19 |
| |
19 |
|
Southern Arkansas University Tech |
7-2 |
3 |
0 |
RV |
| |
20 |
|
Richard Bland |
9-0 |
3 |
0 |
RV |
Receiving Votes: Niagara County, Kansas City Kansas, Black Hawk-Moline, Union, Allen County, Edison
