VWC and EMU Enter Tournament Play on the Road
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Virginia Wesleyan
College will be joined by Eastern Mennonite University in the NCAA
Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, marking the fourth time
in six years that the ODAC has received multiple entries in the
women's ranks. The Marlins' entry into the tournament was
guaranteed after earning the conference's automatic bid by winning
their first-ever league crown, but the Royals had to wait to learn
if their season would continue as one of 20 at-large
selections.
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The women's basketball tournament begins this coming weekend
with all 64 teams in action in first and second round play on March
6-7. Second-round winners will advance to one of four
sectional sites March 13-14. Winners of the four
sectional sites will advance to the national semifinals March
20-21. All games, except the semifinals and final, will be played
on the campuses of competing institutions. The finals will be
conducted at Van Noord Arena on the campus of Calvin in Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
Virginia Wesleyan (19-9) is part of a four-team first and
second round pod at New York University (21-4) and will square off
against the host school. NYU also welcomes Eastern (22-5) and
Amherst (23-3). The Marlins earned their spot in the tournament by
winning the ODAC championship for the first time in school history
with a 59-57 win over Lynchburg College, which affords them the
conference's automatic entry.
Eastern Mennonite (22-4) is making its fourth appearance on
the national stage. EMU needed an at-large bid to enter this year's
foray and the Royals, who were last ranked second in the region,
match up with La Roche (22-5) in the first round at host Thomas
More (27-0). The host Saints will face Greensboro College (24-4) in
first round action.
For more information on the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
Tournament, go to www.ncaa.com. For more on ODAC
women's hoops, visit the websites of any of the participating
schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become
a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter
at @odacathletics.