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Lady Jets are shown above in front of the NJCAA emblem prior to stepping on the court for a 30-minute practice period before the start of the NJCAA National Tournament. CASPER, WYOMING - “Relentless” and “Committed” were the words printed on the practice jerseys and t-shirts that the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets wore during their 30-minute practice session prior to the start of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 Women’s Basketball...

Lady Jets are shown practicing in Casper, Wyoming. Co-captains freshman Jamiah Gregory and sophomore Enola Papin are shown above huddling with the team prior to a practice in the Kelly Walsh High School prior to beginning of tournament. CASPER, WYOMING - The scenery and the weather in Casper, Wyoming, is a lot different from Southwest Georgia. Since arriving the Lady Jets have seen beautiful mountains, a 3-inch snow shower, and experienced wind gusts daily between 40 and 65 mph....

Lady Jets earn 11th trip to the NJCAA women’s Division I National Tournament and will take to the court on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. (EST). The 22nd-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are hoping to expand on their 13-game winning streak when they take on the 11th seeded Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. That...

NJCAA 2025 Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship bracket. The Lady Jets will face defending national champions Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN+. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets (25-6) clinched a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball tournament for the 11th time in the history of the 20-year program. They were seeded 22nd in the 24-team tournament...

SGTC Mio Sakano (30) and Kaiya Carter (3) named NJCAA Region XVII MVP and to the All-Tournament team. South Georgia Technical College sophomore point guard Mio Sakano was selected as the GCAA-NJCAA Region XVII Most Valuable Player for her performance in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament recently. Freshman Kaiya Carter was also named to the All-Tournament team for the Lady Jets. “I am...

The SGTC Lady Jets defeat East Georgia in the GCAA – NJCAA Region XVII Championship game to earn the opportunity to advance to the NJCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. They are shown here with the GCAA and NJCC Region XVII plaques. The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an 84 – 61 victory over the third-ranked East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National...

Enola Papin (24) led the Lady Jets in scoring against Andrew College in the NJCAA Region XVII Tournament semi-finals and also tied a new SGTC Lady Jets record for the most three-pointers in a single season (85). The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 12th consecutive win to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament Championship game. They will face East Georgia State College tonight (Friday, March...

NJCAA Region XVII playoff tournament semi-final and final brackets. Play begins Thursday, March 13th at 6 p.m. with SGTC hosting Andrew College. The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets, Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season champions, earned a bye in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament. SGTC will be hosting the semi-final and...

Mio Sakano (30) led the Lady Jets to the 99 – 43 win over Andrew College in the last regular season game of the year. The Lady Jets will host the NJCAA Region XVII tournament beginning Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2024-2025 regular season with a rousing 99 – 43 win over Andrew College this weekend to clinch first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball regular season...

Shown above (l to r) for the Jets and Lady Jets sophomore day presentations are: SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, Lady Jets Enola Papin and Maria Favero, Lady Jets Assistant Coach Olivia Melvin, Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington, Lady Jet Mio Sakano, Jets Athletic Coordinator Terrie Battle, Pascal Bod with Jets Daryl Bod, Jets Vaughn Prosser along with Hutch Wills, Layla, Lindi and Ivey Ballauer, along with Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and SGTC...

Kaiya Carter, 3, scored 36 points against Southern Crescent Tech in the 136 – 24 win and then had 16 points against Albany Tech. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets have wrapped up the first-place spot in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference and will host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals and finals on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14. The Lady Jets...

Jamiah Gregory (23) and Daryl Bod (10) were the top scorers for the Lady Jets and Jets against Andrew College. Cuthbert, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets’ season has been similar to a roller coaster ride. After an overtime upset win over top ranked South Georgia State College on the road, the Jets lost to eighth ranked Andrew College in a 75 – 73 battle on the road. The Jets fell to fourth place and 7 – 5 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...