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Deep 16: NJCAA Women's Championship

By BOB DAVIDSON Salina Journal

Gulf Coast (Fla.) coach Roonie Scovel knows a thing or two about junior college women's basketball and the NJCAA National Championship.

Having led the Commodores to national tournament titles in 2008 and 2003, and a second-place finish in 2004, she knows a strong field when she sees one. And Scovel sees one in this year's tournament that begins today at the Bicentennial Center.

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