Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Three 2024 national tournament qualifiers make up the field for the 2025 Hutch Women's Classic this weekend at the Sports Arena.
The No. 19-ranked Hutchinson Blue Dragons will meet 2024 Region 2 champion Murray State and Region 9 representative Otero this weekend. No. 20-ranked and defending Region 16 champion State Fair is the fourth team in the field.
All games will be streamed for free on the Blue Dragon Sports Network and all Hutchinson games will be either on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5).
The Blue Dragons enter play this weekend with a 3-1 record. Hutchinson saw a 33-game homecourt win streak snapped after a 66-56 loss to NEO last Friday in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic. The Dragons rebounded with a 78-61 win over Neosho County on Saturday.
Hutchinson will play Murray State at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Aggies are 3-1 so far with its only loss to Division II top-ranked Johnson County in the season opener. Murray State has since defeated Highland, Arkansas Cossatot and North Idaho.
One year ago in the BSN Classic, Murray State gave the Blue Dragons all they could handle in a 69-68 Hutchinson victory. The Blue Dragons led 61-42 entering the fourth quarter and the Aggies outscored the Dragons 26-8 in the final 10 minutes and had the final shot of the game to win it.
Otero - Hutchinson's Saturday 4 p.m. opponent - is 0-5 thus far with four losses to KJCCC competition. The Rattlers have lost to Seward County twice (91-85 in OT and 80-71) and twice to Garden City (74-65 and 77-70). Otero's other loss was to Laramie County (93-54).
No. 20 State Fair has started the year 5-0.