Armstead and Jackson Earn All-Conference and No. 1 Seed for NJCAA Playoffs
/Courtesy of Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Running the table through the regular season and winning the Region 6 Tournament, the Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team earned the No. 1 overall seed for the 2024 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament on Sunday evening.
The 33-0 Blue Dragons will receive an opening-round bye and will play the winner of the Cochise/Chattanooga State winner at 3:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 27 at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming.
The Blue Dragons enter a national tournament undefeated for the fourth time in program history, joining the 1977, 2012 and 2014 teams to accomplish that feat.
Two Charles Page High School alumni are leading the charge. Sophomore guard Journey Armstead was named a Jayhawk Conference first-team selection on Thursday and freshman forward Hailey Jackson was named to the all-conference second team.
Armstead is averaging 10 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while Jackson is averaging 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.
In its last game, No. 1 Hutchinson won 49-39 over Barton to win the Region 6 Tournament. Armstead scored 10 points with 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals in that game and is now fourth all-time on the Blue Dragon career assist list. Jackson scored 9 points with 8 rebounds.
