Sandburg women will host WolfPack to start Region 4 tourney

The Sandburg women’s basketball team’s quest for another championship this season will get started Thursday at home.

The Chargers (21-9), who already have a second straight Arrowhead Conference title to their credit, earned the No. 5 seed in the Region 4 Division II District A tournament and will host 12th-seeded Madison at 6 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals. The game will be streamed on the Sandburg YouTube channel.

Sandburg won both meetings with the WolfPack (11-16) during the regular season. The Chargers earned a 77-61 victory Nov. 16 at home and won 68-59 at Madison on Feb. 1.

The winner of Thursday's contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rock Valley against the winner of No. 4 Black Hawk and No. 13 Bryant & Stratton.

The tournament championship is scheduled for noon March 8, also at Rock Valley. The Chargers reached last year’s championship game before falling to Morton.

The Region 4 Division II District A tournament champion qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship, which will take place March 17-22 in Joplin, Mo.

REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Quarterfinals

Feb. 27 at higher seed

Game 1 — No. 16 Elgin at No. 1 Rock Valley

Game 2 — No. 9 South Suburban at No. 8 DuPage

Game 3 — No. 12 Madison at No. 5 Sandburg, 6 p.m.

Game 4 — No. 13 Bryant & Stratton at No. 4 Black Hawk

Semifinals

March 1 at Rock Valley

Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon

Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.

Championship

Noon March 8 at Rock Valley