CCBC Essex Women’s Basketball Falls in NJCAA Final Four

photo courtesy of NJCAA-

CCBC Essex Women’s Basketball team had their season ended on Friday night by Johnson County 59 to 54.

This was the national semifinals for the NJCAA Division II Women’s Championship.

The Lady Knights would go on and lose in the third-place game on Saturday to Mesa.

The team advanced to the NJCAA Final Four after impressive wins in the early rounds.

CCBC Essex Athletics released a positive statement after the team on X (perviously known as Twitter)

“Not the outcome we wanted but what an incredibly fun season for @Knights_Wbb. The team finished 27-8 , undefeated in @NJCAARegion20 & @MarylandJuco
, qualified for the national tournament all four seasons the program has competed, and reached the final four in 3 straight seasons!”

B.J. Joseph

Benjamin Joesph has covered news in Eastern Baltimore County since 2006. He started as a reporter with the original East County Times in 2006. He started East Baltco News and later Eastcountytimes.com in 2022.