Shelton State Women's Basketball: NJCAA Tourney Run

0:00On March 19th, Shelton State Women's basketball team grabbed the number 3 seed in the 2026 NJCAA Division I tournament. With a strong 29 wins and 3 losses record, they're heading to Townsley Law Arena on the McNeese State campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from March 24th through March 31st. The Lady Bucks get her first round by and open up on March 26th at 4.45pm Central Time against the winner between number 14. Chipola and number 18 Northeastern Oklahoma Enid. This marks their 19th National Tournament Trip, 4th most among Division I schools. They just wrapped up their 21st Alabama Community College Conference title with a solid win over Lawson State. Along the way, they face 5 other teams from this year's field, including number 7 College of 7 Idaho and number 8 Walter State. The team leans on a young lineup, starting 4 freshmen and 1 sophomore. freshmen guard Arya Grace earned ACC Player of the Year honors, averaging 13.9 points

1:01per game with 25 double figure scoring, outings. Fellow freshmen Nadia Norfleet took tournament MVP after dropping 33 points across key games, ranking 3rd and scoring at 12.3, and 2nd in assists with 122. sophomore Alana Obiana-Z tops the conference and field goal percentage at 53.7% and steals with 91. The top 8 seed stack up with number 1 Butler, number 2 Eastern Arizona, number 4 Northwest Florida State, number 5 Clarendon, number 6 Trinity Valley, number 7 College of Southern Idaho and number 8 Walter State. Fans can catch all the action on ESPN Plus. With the championship game on ESPNU, Shelton State looks prime for a deep run starting next week.