Blue Knights Headed To AMC Playoffs
Will Travel to NAIA No. 21 Rio Grande
URBANA, OH (Feb. 26, 2008)—The Urbana University women’s basketball team will travel south to take on the University of Rio Grande Redwomen in the first round of the American Mideast Conference women’s basketball playoffs.

The Blue Knights head into the tournament as the South Division’s No. 3 seed. They will face the South No. 2 seed Rio Grande. The Blue Knights are 16-10 overall while the Redwomen are 22-6. They will take to the court at the University of Rio Grande at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

In the first two meetings of the teams, the Redwomen came out on top in each contest. In the first meeting at the University of Rio Grande, the Blue Knights went to the locker room with a 29-28 lead at the half, but the Redwomen came out with a strong second half and downed Urbana 61-47. Haley Fannon led the Blue Knights with 15 points while Tiam Simms added 13.

Urbana hosted the Redwomen on Feb. 2 and dropped the game 57-45. It was another game that was a defensive struggle. The first half was very close but Rio led on the boards which became crucial in their victory. Simms led the Blue Knights with 12 points.

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