Eight teams walked into Sanford Pentagon this past Monday. All but two remain in the DII Women’s Elite Eight. Ashland and Central Missouri are set to face off Friday night at 8 p.m. ET from Sioux Falls, S.D. in the DII Women’s Basketball Championship title game. This is the spot for live updates, stats, and analysis throughout the game.
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No. 1 Ashland looks to continue its record-setting streak. The Eagles are looking for win No. 74 in a row, while attempting to complete its second-consecutive undefeated, championship season. Central Missouri is making its first trip to the finals since back-to-back trips in the 1984-85 seasons. The Jennies are the underdogs, but a deep team may be able to slow down Ashland’s high-octane scoring attack.
This is it — the final game of the DII women’s basketball season. Stay right here for all of the night’s action with live updates, analysis, scores and stats from the opening tip to the final buzzer.
Ashland enters the Elite Eight as favorites:
Here are just a few numbers that explain how Ashland earned the No. 1 seed.
- 2000/1000: Laina Snyder is the first player in program history to score over 2,000 points with 1,000 rebounds in her career.
- 102-2: Head coach Robyn Fralick’s career record.
- 100.3: Points per game, the first women’s team to eclipse the century mark for an entire season.
- 72: Points Ashland needs to score to break UConn’s single-season record for points scored in a single-season (3,481).
- 71: Consecutive victories by the Eagles, a DII record.
- 3.8: Steals by breakout sophomore star Jodi Johnson, which led DII.
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Top scorers in the Elite Eight:
| Player | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Shumpert | Union | 24.1 |
| Alisha Breen | MSU Billings | 21.3 |
| Laina Snyder | Ashland | 19.5 |
| Jodi Johnson | Ashland | 19.3 |
| Megan Smith | Indiana | 18.2 |
Top rebounders in the Elite Eight:
| Player | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Jesheon Cooper | Central Missouri | 10.5 |
| Kayla Marosites | Carson-Newman | 10.3 |
| Alisha Breen | MSU Billings | 9.3 |
| Tess Bruffey | Lubbock Christian | 8.6 |
| Kayonne Lee | Central Missouri | 8.4 |
Top assist leaders in the Elite Eight:
| Player | School | APG |
|---|---|---|
| Renee Stimpert | Ashland | 6.5 |
| Jada Perkins | Union | 5.9 |
| Lauren Wolosik | Indiana | 5.2 |
| Kelly Martin | Stonehill | 5.1 |
| Rylee Kane | MSU Billings | 4.8 |
