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NIACC women open at Iowa Central
MASON CITY - The NIACC women's basketball team opens the 2021 season on Jan. 20 at Iowa Central.
Due to COVID-19, the NJCAA has moved the basketball season to the spring semester.
NIACC, which has won the last two NJCAA Region XI titles, will play a 20-game ICCAC schedule. All of the NJCAA Division I and NJCAA Division II teams in the conference will play each other two times.
Crossover games between Division I and Divison I schools within the league count as league games. The Division I and Division II schools will still play separate regional tournaments.
NIACC's home opener is set for Jan. 23 against DMACC.
NIACC's 2021 schedule
January
20 - at Iowa Central; 23 - vs. DMACC; 27 - at Kirkwood.
February
3 - vs. Southeastern; 6 - vs. Iowa Western; 10 - at Marshalltown CC; 13 - at DMACC; 17 - vs. Iowa Central; 23 - at Southeastern; 25 - vs. Iowa Lakes; 27 - at Southwestern.
March
3 - vs. Ellsworth; 6 - at Northeast CC; 10 - vs. Kirkwood; 13 - vs. Marshalltown CC; 17 - at Iowa Lakes; 20 - vs. Northeast CC; 27 - at Iowa Western; 31 - at Ellsworth.
April
3 - vs. Southwestern.