College Corner: Loudoun County Grad Brittany Batts Leads Gannon Women Hoops to D2 Elite 8

College Corner with Dan Sousa

(March 20, 2013) - Loudoun County High School grad Brittany Batts, leading the nation in three-point field goal percentage, helped the Gannon women's basketball team capture the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region championship with a 50-47 win over California (PA). Gannon now advances to the Elite 8.

Batts, one of the greatest outside shooters in Loudoun history, now has 99 three's on the season, a single season Gannon record. The Knights will play Ashland on March 26 in San Antonio at 9:30 p.m.

The 5-foot-7 sophomore was named second team All-PSAC. Batts is 99 of 223 three-point attempts for a .444 percentage. Overall she is 130 of 291 for a .447 shooting percentage. She averages 11.1 points per game with a season high of 26 vs. Indiana (PA) on Dec. 8.

She also has 29 assists, 35 steals and 61 rebounds on the season.

Women's Basketball NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
Augustana (SD) vs. Clayton State
Nova Southeastern vs. Western Washington
Dowling vs. Colorado Mesa
Gannon vs. Ashland