Tobias Cameron was in good scoring form as Abilene Christian University overcame Utah Valley 82-74 in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. The former junior Tall Black guard finished with 17 points, making 6 from 10 from the field including 3 of 6 from beyond the arc.
Tom Webley scored a couple of points as Hartford Hawks exited the America East Conference Tournament at the semi-final stage beaten 80-60 by UMBC.
Louisville University, with former Tall Black assistant Ross McMains in their coaching group, pushed Taine Murray’s Virginia all the way before losing a low scoring game 50-51 at the Atlantic Coast Tournament.
In women’s action, Florida International University Panthers bowed out 78-60 to Southern Mississippi in the quarter-finals of the Conference USA Tournament – with Grace Hunter dishing out a team-high 4 assists to go with 7 points, 3 rebounds and a block in the defeat.
Jessica Moors and Colorado State had to be satisfied with runners-up place at the Mountain West Conference Tournament after losing 75-65 to UNLV in the Grand Final.
After being named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team, Olivia Williams scored 2 points as second seeded UC Irvine beat Cal State Fullerton 80-68 in quarter-final play.
Which Kiwis are left in the March Madness?
NCAA Division I
- Fordham Rams (Zach Riley) will play Davidson (Sam Mennenga) in Atlantic 10 semi-finals
- Miami University (Sam Waardenburg) are in Atlantic Coast Conference semi-finals
- Virginia (Taine Murray) are in the ACC quarter-finals
- UC Riverside (Flynn Cameron, Callum McRae, Angus McWilliam) are in the Big West Conference quarter-finals
- Colorado State (James Moors) are in the Mountain West quarter-finals
- Abilene Christian (Tobias Cameron) and New Mexico State (Yuat Alok) are both in the Western Athletic Conference semi-finals
- Texas Christian (Tara Manumaleuga) are in the first round of the Big 12 Conference
- Houston Baptist (Lauryn Mapusua) are in the Southland Conference quarter-finals
- UC Irvine (Olivia Williams) are in the Big West Conference semi-finals
NCAA Div II National Championship
- Hannah Wentworth (Eckerd College) is our only representative – she plays over the w/e.
NAIA National Championship
- Dominique Stevens (Rocky Mountain College) is our only representative – she plays over the weekend.
Junior College National Champs
Four teams will be playing next week in the first Round:
- Casper College (Dejaan Schuler)
- Western Nebraska (Rashaan Smith and Izzy Cook)
- Southern Idaho (Ashlee Strawbridge and Kyra Paniora)
- Georgia Tech (Nate Wilson)
