Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Women's Basketball

Back-to-back Champs!

Congratulations to the RVC women's basketball team on winning the NJCAA tournament for the second straight season! RVC defeated #8 Ocean County (NJ), 84-64 in round 1; defeated #5 Montgomery Rockville (MD), 72-60 in semifinals; and then defeated #2 Mohawk Valley (NY), 78-60 in the championship game. Keshawnee Alley, Revonnia Howard, and Marquiesha Grant were named to the all-tournament team, TaRicka Linzy was named tournament MVP, and Misty Opat was named NJCAA Division III Coach of the Tournament. 

The Golden Eagles finished the season 32-2. 

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2013 Women's Basketball national champions!

 

 

About RVC Women's Basketball

The 2011-2012 season was a historic one for women's basketball as head coach Misty Opat led her team to the first NJCAA national championship for women's basketball in RVC history. In just three seasons, Opat has compiled an overall record of 64-32, including a stellar 28-8 mark in conference play. In the last six seasons, RVC women's basketball has won or shared three conference titles, won two regional championships, a national championship, and has seen five players named NJCAA All-Americans.

The 2012-2013 women's basketball team gathers around the pendulum in the Jacobs Center for Science & Math