Koalas Face Tennessee Wesleyan in First Round of AAC Tournament

Pictured: Carnasia Wells (Courtesy: Scott Miles)

Athens, Tenn. (02-21-22) – Columbia College (SC) women's basketball team will travel to Athens, Tenn. for the first round of the 2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Basketball Tournament.

Columbia College (4-21, 4-20 AAC) enters the tournament as the No. 13 seed and will face Tennessee Wesleyan (18-8, 17-7 AAC), who is the No. 4 seed, on Monday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m.  The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round to face the winner of the No. 5 Reinhardt (16-13)/No. 12 Brenau matchup. 

The final three rounds will be held at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn., on Feb. 24-26.

Live video and live stats will be available at the start of the contest.  Click here for Live Video.  For live stats click here

 Last Meeting Numbers

• Tennessee Wesleyan defeated Columbia College 72-40
• Carnesia Wells scored a game-high 16 points
• Nyla Jackson scored six points with a game-high 8 rebounds and three blocks
• Breanna Sharpe tied the game-high in rebounds with 8
• Tennessee Wesleyan was led by Jacelyn Stone with 10 points