by Steve Carpenter-HCC Sports Information

First place in the Jayhawk Conference will be on the line Monday night as the team teams tied for the top spot will square off.

No. 8 Hutchinson Community College (21-1) will meet Garden City (17-6) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday at the Sports Arena. Both teams are tied for first place in the Jayhawk Conference standings at 11-1.

The game can be heard live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM and FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 5:25 p.m. The game will also be videostreamed on the Blue Dragon Sports Network beginning at 5:25 p.m.

NO. 8 HUTCHINSON WOMEN (21-1, 11-1) vs. GARDEN CITY (17-6, 11-1)
When: Monday, February 1, 2016
Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9), KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 5;25 p.m.
Videostream: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 5:25 p.m.
Twitter: @bluedragonsport

HCC rides an 11-game winning streak into Monday’s showdown after a 78-56 victory at Barton on Saturday. HCC shot better than 60 percent for the third time this season and held the Cougars to 30.5 percent. Kirea Rogers had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead four Blue Dragons in double figures.

Garden City did its park to set up Monday’s showdown with a tight 64-59 home win over Cloud County. Shala Dobbins, the Jayhawk Conference’s leading scorer scored 12 of her game-high 20 points from the free-throw line as the Broncbusters captured their eighth-consecutive victory.

Dobbins will be a unique defensive assignment for Hutchinson’s No. 2 defense. Dobbins is averaging 21.4 points per game (7th in the NJCAA) and has found her way to the free-throw line a lot. A 77.5 percent free-throw shooter, Dobbins gets to the foul line an average of 10.7 times per game.

Monday’s game will be the second in a stretch of four games in eight days for the Blue Dragons, who are at Dodge City Wednesday.

(HCC Sports Information)