GC Men to Host, VWC Men and BC Women Travel for First Round
SALEM, Va. --- Three ODAC schools are in
preparation for play in this season's NCAA Division III Basketball
Tournaments. Both Guilford College and Bridgewater College
earned automatic qualifiers into the national tourneys after
winning the ODAC men's and women's championships,
respectively. The Virginia Wesleyan College men picked up an
at-large bid in a vote by the men's basketball committee.
Guilford has the extra distinction of hosting first and second
round games in Ragan-Brown Field House. The Quakers, who are
currently ranked #8 in the latest D3hoops.com top-25 poll,
will play St. Mary's College (Md.) in the first. Guilford
also hosts the Averett University vs. Widener University first
round tilt. Both first rounds games will take place on March
7 with the winners playing on March 8 in the regional final.
Virginia Wesleyan, #21 in the D3hoops.com poll, finds
itself on the other side of the bracket, lending the possibility
that a rematch of the ODAC championship game could be in store for
Salem, Virginia, on March 22. The Marlins open with Worcester
Polytechnic Institute (WPI) at Ursinus College (Collegeville,
Pa.). With a victory, VWC would face the winner of Ursinus
and Baptist Bible College for a spot in the third round.
On the women's side, Bridgewater looks to continue its run at the
University of Mary Washington. The Eagles match up with The
College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in the first round with UMW taking on
Baruch on the other side of the bracket. Both of those games
will also be played on March 7 with the winners clashing on March
8.
Listed below are the ODAC schedules for games this coming
weekend. For full brackets, visit www.ncaasports.com and
choose either men's or women's basketball. For more
information on each regional, visit the host institutions' websites
at www.guilford.edu, www.ursinus.edu and
www.umw.edu.
Men's Bracket - Guilford Regional
Campus of Guilford College - Greensboro, N.C.
- Ragan-Brown Field House
Friday,
March 7
Averett (14-14) vs. Widener (22-5) - 6:00 p.m.
St. Mary's (17-11) vs. Guilford (24-4) - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 8
Regional Final - 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bracket - Ursinus Regional
Campus of Ursinus College - Collegeville, Pa.
- Helfferich Hall
Friday,
March 7
WPI (21-6) vs. Virginia Wesleyan (22-6) - 6:00 p.m.
Baptist Bible (18-9) vs. Ursinus (25-2) - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 8
Regional Final - 7:00 p.m.
Women's Bracket - Mary Washington Regional
Campus of the University of Mary Washington -
Fredericksburg, Va. - Goolrick Gym
Friday,
March 7
TCNJ (21-6) vs. Bridgewater (15-13) - 4:00 p.m.
Baruch (22-6) vs. Mary Washington (26-2) - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 8
Regional Final - 5:00 p.m.