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CINDERELLA STORY COMES TO A CLOSE AS No. 7 SEEDED TABOR FALLS TO No. 1 EVANGEL IN KCAC CHAMPIONSHIP

Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Monday evening marked the 2025-26 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Women's Basketball Tournament Championship, as No. 7 seeded Tabor traveled to Springfield, Mo. to continue their Cinderella run and take on No. 1 seeded Evangel.
 
SCORE
  • Tabor: 60 – Evangel: 64
 
GAME NOTES
  • With the loss, the Bluejays end their season with a 16-15 overall record after making their first trip to the KCAC Women's Basketball Championship game since the 2023-24 campaign
  • Monday's contest marks the fifth all-time meeting between the two programs, dating back to 2023
  • Tabor owns a 3-2 record in the all-time series
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
  • Tayton Smith and Megan Shafer led the Bluejays in scoring with 10 points apiece
  • Smith hauled in a team-high eight rebounds, while Shafer grabbed seven of her own
  • Hailey Contreras dished out three assists
  • The Bluejays shot 40.4% (23-57) from the field, 26.7 (4-15) from beyond the arc, and 83.3% (10-12) from the charity stripe
 
Be sure to stay up to date with all information regarding Bluejay Athletics by following us on X at @gotaborbluejays, on Instagram and Facebook @taborbluejays, and on our official athletic website, taborbluejays.com.
 
Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
 
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Players Mentioned

Hailey Contreras

#23 Hailey Contreras

G
5' 4"
Freshman
Tayton Smith

#35 Tayton Smith

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Megan Shafer

#31 Megan Shafer

C
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hailey Contreras

#23 Hailey Contreras

5' 4"
Freshman
G
Tayton Smith

#35 Tayton Smith

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Megan Shafer

#31 Megan Shafer

5' 11"
Freshman
C