Minneapolis, M.N. – After semifinal action, the number one seed Champion Christian College will collide with host #10 Crown College in the 2026 NCCAA DII Women’s Basketball National Championship game after the Tigers and Polars picked up semifinal wins on Friday, March 13.
 
Semifinal One: #1 Champion Christian College 103, #5 Randall University 79
 
Top-seeded Champion Christian College shot 48.6% from beyond the arc for the game and outscored #5 Randall University 34-14 in the third quarter to pull away for the 103-79 win and move on to the semifinals.
 

• The Saints sprung out to an early 11-4 lead in the first quarter, as a Tristyn Kirkes layup along with an Alex Collins jumper gave Randall the advantage. Jaylen Edmonson got Champion Christian back into the game with a three-ball, and a pair of makes by Cassie Dahn put the Tigers ahead 16-15. Lauren Castillo and Edmonson drained two more triples, but an and-one play for Collins and a last second layup cut the Champion Christian lead to 22-20 at the end of the opening frame.
• Castillo and Kirkes traded threes in the second quarter, before a pair of Jordan Hammons jumpers put Champion Christian ahead 33-27. Two more Dahn layups put the Tigers up nine, but back-to-back makes from distance by Collins and Chrissa Gomez tied the contest at 41 points apiece. Edmonson ended the quarter with a shot from beyond the arc, and the Tigers took a 48-44 lead into the break.
• The Tigers roared out to a 13-2 run to open the second half, as threes from Tetona Woods and Edmonson pushed the Champion Christian advantage to 61-46 halfway through the third quarter. Champion Christian continued to pour it on, as Olivia Sepulvado and Castillo added two more threes to the tally, and a pair of scores from Kiana Rhodes put the Tigers ahead 82-58 after three quarters of play. 
• Edmonson continued to be lights out from deep in the fourth quarter, nailing two more three-pointers early in the fourth quarter to swell the Champion Christian lead to 89-60. Gomez tried to answer with a pair of makes from distance of her own for Randall, but Edmonson nailed her ninth made shot from deep late in the quarter, and the Tigers rolled to a 103-79 win.
• Edmonson finished the game with nine makes from deep, scoring 27 points while adding four rebounds and five assists. Dahn scored 15 points off the bench for the Tigers and pulled down six rebounds, while Hammons recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Collins led Randall with 26 points and had 13 rebounds, while Gomez flirted with a triple-double, scoring 22 points with five rebounds and seven assists.

Semifinal Two: #10 Crown College 76, #3 Calvary University 66
 
Playing their third game in three days, #10 Crown College continued their magical run to the finals, knocking off #3 Calvary University 76-66 and punching their ticket to the national championship game.

• The contest opened as a defensive slugfest, with Maiya Reed scoring the first five points of the game for Calvary, before a Morgan Bednarek jumper put Crown up 8-5 in the first quarter. A three-ball from Taylor Hunter put Calvary ahead by three, but Crown responded with another shot from Bednarek and a last second layup from Reimer tied the contest at 18 points apiece to end the first frame.
• Crown opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run, highlighted by slicing layups from Sydney Cotton, Reimer and Bednarek to put the Polars ahead 29-20. Tyonna Garcia stopped the run with a pair of layups, and an N’Ascent Robinson triple had the Warriors down eight, but another Cotton layup and a second straight quarter beating layup from Reimer had Crown on top 39-27 at halftime.
• Both sides traded buckets in the third quarter, as Hunter and Robinson made a pair of shots to cut the Crown lead to single digits. Cotton continued to roll for Crown, taking the ball coast-to-coast and nailing a corner three to put the Polars up 55-39. Calvary ended the quarter on a short six point burst, as a Reed layup cut the Crown lead to 55-45 at the end of the third.
• The Warriors continued the run to open the fourth quarter, as layups from Reagan Daly and Robinson cut the Crown lead to 55-51. Crown again kept Calvary at bay, as Reimer made a pair of tough layups, and added a third late in the quarter to push the Polar lead to 67-55. Ruthie Dougherty converted an and-one play to keep Calvary’s hopes alive, but Crown closed out the contest with three makes from the free throw line to take the 76-66 victory.
• Bednarek, Cotten, and Reimer combined for 70 points for the Polars, led by Cotton with 24, as she also had 10 rebounds and four assists. Bednarek and Reimer both scored 23 points each, with Reimer finishing with 12 boards and 3 assists, while Bednarek had 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Hunter scored 26 points for Calvary in the loss.

Consolation Game Two: #4 Welch College 73, #9 Emmaus University 61

Fourth-seeded Welch College earned their first-ever win at the NCCAA DII Women’s Basketball National Championship, defeating #9 Emmaus University in a consolation contest.

• Emmaus battled on the boards in the first frame, as putbacks from Marina Keck and Rachel Barrett gave the Eagles the early lead. Amelia Mackey got going off the bench, scoring ine straight points for Emmaus, and a buzzer beating putback from Keck had the Eagles soaring to a 22-10 lead after the first quarter.
• Faithe Johnstone opened the second quarter for Welch, and an Audrey Coulter triple had the Flames down just 23-22 thanks to a 12-1 run. Mackey nailed another shot from distance to put Emmaus up three, but a pair of buckets from Lindsey Wright put Welch ahead 30-29. The Eagles beat the buzzer again, this time to end the second quarter, as a Barrett layup had Emmaus on top 33-30 at halftime.
• The two squads went back-and-forth in the third quarter, as an Aubry Silva layup put Emmaus ahead 39-35, before Lindsey Wright tied it up with a layup for Welch. Dani Dawson scored her first points of the game to put the Flames ahead, before a nifty spin move from Keck and a layup by Barrett had the Eagles on top 51-49 after three quarters of play.
• The squads traded haymakers in the fourth quarer, as Karilyn Weiting and Barrett both scored layups for their respective teams. Mackey briefly gave Emmaus a 60-57 lead halfway through the quarter, but a layup from Caroline Watts and a tip-in from Kayla Northup put Welch ahead 62-60. Weiting nailed a clutch three-pointer with 2:03 left in the game to put Welch on top 65-61, as the Flames ended the game on an 11-0 run to win the contest 73-61.
• Weiting led the Flames with 23 points, while also hauling down six rebounds, dishing out three assists, and recorded three steals and two blocks. Johnstone just missed out on a double-double, scoring eight points and hauling down 12 rebounds and had four assists, while Northrup scored 15 points, and had six rebounds and five assists. Barrett and Keck both scored 16 points for Emmaus, as Barrett had 15 rebounds while Keck added 16 boards, five assists, and four steals.

Consolation Game Three: #2 Pensacola Christian College 78, #6 North Central University 72

In a back-and-forth affair, #2 Pensacola Christian College closed out their consolation game against #6 North Central University with an 8-2 run to defeat the Rams 78-72.

• Pensacola Christian came out of the gates swinging, as a three-ball from Maddie Fowler and makes from Reagan Moilan and Sky Boyd put the Eagles ahead 11-4 halfway through the first quarter. A nifty eurostep from Brycelyn Brewster got North Central back in the game, but three straight triples by the Eagles, including two in a row from Brooklyn Bosher, gave Pensacola Christian a 22-8 lead at the end of the first. 
• Boyd and Amy Ahrens kept up the pace for Pensacola Christian to open the second quarter, before a layup from Brewster and a three-ball from NiNi Davenport cut the Eagle lead down to 28-19. Moriah McLendon added an and-one play to keep the run going for North Central, and Brewster beat the buzzer at the half, and the Rams went into the halftime break down just 32-31.
• Lydia Schroeder gave North Central their first lead of the game in the third quarter with a jumper, but Bosher gave the lead right back to the Eagles with a shot from beyond the arc, putting PCC ahead 42-38. North Central tied it with a Jackie Lindsay three, but again, Bosher took over with a jumper and another make from beyond the arc, and an Autumn Boutwell three-ball had the Eagles on top 55-52 at the end of the third quarter.
• The lead went back and forth in the final stanza, with Davenport hitting back-to-back threes to open the frame. A Boyd jumper was answered by the Rams with a Kaye Serapio layup to put NCU ahead 61-59 halfway through the quarter, before another Davenport triple put North Central up 68-65. Moilan answered with a three of her own, and a Bosher layup put PCC on top 72-70 with under a minute left. With 44 seconds left in the game and just two seconds on the shot clock, Micah Coalson found Boyd in the paint for the clutch bucket, and Coalson connected on a pair of free throws as the Eagles picked up the 78-72 win.
• Bosher and Boyd combined for 51 points, with Bosher scoring 28 points while hauling down five rebounds, handing out four assists and recording four steals. Boyd scored 23 points and pulled in nine rebounds. Brewster scored 20 points for NCU, along with seven rebounds and five assists.

 
The 2026 NCCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship game tips off at 4:00 PM CT on Saturday, March 14 from the Crown College Athletic Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For live stats, box scores, and more info on the 2026 NCCAA DII Women’s Basketball National Championship click here. 
 
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