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2026 AMC Women’s Basketball Tournament Finals Preview

2026 AMC Women’s Basketball Tournament Finals Preview
March 2, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The 2026 American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship matchup is set, as Columbia College will face Williams Baptist University at 4 p.m. at W.E. Dowell Fieldhouse on the campus of Mission University.

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Championship Notes:

  • Columbia is seeking its fifth consecutive tournament title and 10th overall.
  • Williams Baptist is aiming to capture its first-ever postseason trophy.
  • Columbia won both regular-season matchups between the two teams this year.
  • The Cougars are 8-0 all-time against the Eagles in AMC Tournament play.
  • Columbia enters the championship game on an 18-game winning streak with a 29-1 overall record.
  • Williams Baptist brings a nine-game winning streak into the title game and holds a 24-4 overall record.
  • The Eagles averaged 85.2 points per game during the regular season, ranking first in the AMC.
  • Ashtyn Klusmeyer (Columbia) is averaging 17.1 points per game while shooting 50.0 percent (177-of-354) from the field and 86.7 percent (52-of-60) from the free-throw line.
  • Cha'Myrean Ellis leads the Eagles with 20.1 points per game this season.
  • Lexi Miller (15.0 ppg) and Mya Miller (12.3 ppg) also average double figures for the Cougars.
  • Joi Montgomery (14.6 ppg), Chelsea Hamilton (14.0 ppg), and Taylyn Davis (11.0 ppg) are also scoring in double figures for Williams Baptist.
  • Klusmeyer ranks first in the AMC in three-point percentage (40.9). Lexi Rubel leads the conference in total assists with 144.
  • Montgomery tops the AMC in field-goal percentage at 59.1. Hamilton leads the conference in free-throw percentage at 90.4, while Crowe leads in total blocks with 64.
  • During the AMC Women's Basketball Tournament, the Cougars are averaging 74.5 points per game while holding opponents to 47.5 points per contest. They are shooting 38.6 percent from the field (54-of-140), 33.3 percent from three-point range (20-of-60), and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line (21-of-27). Columbia is averaging 54.5 rebounds, 20.0 assists, 5.5 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game in tournament play.
  • In two postseason games, the Eagles are averaging 73.5 points per game. They are shooting 44.6 percent from the field (50-of-112), 28.6 percent from three-point range (8-of-28), and 61.9 percent from the free-throw line (39-of-63). Williams Baptist is averaging 37.5 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 20.5 steals, and 3.5 blocks per game during the tournament.
  • Both teams have earned automatic bids to the NAIA Women's Basketball National Tournament Opening Round.
  • Columbia advanced to the championship game with a 70-44 quarterfinal win over Cottey and a 79-51 semifinal victory against Mission.
  • Williams Baptist defeated Harris-Stowe 76-42 in the quarterfinals and Stephens 71-64 in the semifinals to reach the title game.
  • This marks the third time in tournament history that the same two teams have met in the championship game for at least three consecutive seasons. In the previous two instances, no team completed a three-year sweep.
    • Columbia vs. William Woods (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 – WWU/CC/WWU/CC)
    • Freed-Hardeman vs. Lyon (2015, 2016, 2017 – FHU/LC/FHU)