BEL AIR, Md., March 7, 2019 – The Monroe College Mustangs women's basketball team has qualified for the 2019 NJCAA District C Championship. The Mustangs are set to challenge Harford Community College on Friday, March 8, in Bel Air, Md., for the district's automatic bid into the 2019 NJCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.

DISTRICT C CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Where:
Harford Community College – APG Federal Credit Union Arena – Bel Air, Md.
 
When:
Friday, March 8 – 6 p.m.
 
Live Stats:
https://harfordathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
 
Live Streaming Video:
https://harfordathletics.com/watch/?Live=468&type=Live
 
Ticket Information:
Tickets can be purchased online at the link below for $6. Tickets purchased at the door will be $8.
https://harford.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1594&p=1
 
2018-19 FOR THE MUSTANGS
Monroe heads into Friday's District Championship game with a 20-8 overall record. The Mustangs have been on a good run, going 9-4 since the calendar turned to 2019. They will be well rested heading into Friday's matchup, as they have not played since Feb. 21.
 
Aneisha Lyons leads the Mustangs with 13.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game this season. Phyness Baldwin is averaging 10.7 points and team highs of 4.9 assists and 4.0 steals this year. Devon Adams has produced 9.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while leading the team with 43 blocks on the season. Shanice Graves has produced solid numbers all-around with 8.6 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game and 2.8 steals per game.
 
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING OWLS
Harford has had an impressive season, going 30-1 overall and a perfect 12-0 against Region XX opponents. The Fighting Owls defeated Baltimore City Community College in the finals of both the Maryland Junior College Conference Tournament and the NJCAA Region XX Championship to earn their spot in the District Championship.
 
Dahnye Redd leads the Fighting Owls with impressive averages of 22.2 points and 14.0 rebounds per game this season. She also holds the team lead with 3.0 steals per game. Janiece Loney is scoring 12.8 points per game and dishing out 2.9 assists per game. Shawkina Mulazim leads the Fighting Owls with 3.9 assists per game while scoring 8.7 points per game and pulling down 7.0 rebounds per game.
 
SEASON MATCHUP
The Mustangs and Harford have faced off twice this season. The Mustangs dropped an 88-63 opening-day decision at Harford back on Nov. 7. Later in the season, the Mustangs and Fighting Owls went head-to-head at the National Title IX Holiday Invitational, where a close matchup went the way of the Fighting Owls, 68-61. After a much-improved effort in their second matchup, the Mustangs will hope the third time is the charm, and there is history to prove that it can be.
 
2017 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
The last time the Mustangs and Fighting Owls faced off for the District Championship was back on March 10, 2017, in Bel Air, Md. The Mustangs lost the two previous games against the Fighting Owls, but came out victorious in the District Championship to advance to the 2017 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus as of the fall of 2017, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
For more information about the Monroe Mustangs, please visit us at www.MonroeCollegeMustangs.com or follow us on social media: Facebook (Monroe College Athletics), Twitter (@Monroe_Mustangs) and Instagram (@monroemustangs).