4. NJCAA WOMEN: Monroe goes for three-peat

Monroe Community College is seeking its third straight national title in the NJCAA Division I women’s championship that begins Thursday in Albany, Ga.

The Tribunes, this year’s top seeds, feature Northern Ireland international Roisin Havelin and Aveann Douglas and Ayana Russell, who are on Trinidad & Tobago’s roster for the Women’s Gold Cup that starts this weekend in Miami. Monroe is 17-0-2 with its only ties coming against No. 2 seed Young Harris and No. 8 Navarro, its opening-game opponent.

Young Harris features a third JC player, Kennya “Ya Ya” Cordner, named to T&T’s Gold Cup roster.

NJCAA D1 WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
Nov. 16 in Albany, Ga.
#1 Monroe (17-0-2) vs. #8 Navarro (9-6-3) 
#4 Laramie County (15-4-1) vs. #5 Iowa Western (18-1-1) 
#2 Young Harris (14-1-1) vs. #7 Harford (16-2-0) 
#3 Schoolcraft (14-0-2) vs. #6 Mesa (15-2-2)