Eastern Mennonite Enters Tournament as Top Seed

FOREST, Va. --- Much was left to be decided in the final week of the ODAC women's basketball regular season, especially on Saturday's final play date.  Eastern Mennonite University put the finishing touches on a one-loss conference campaign to stake its claim to the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament for the second straight year.  The Royals and the remaining top four seeds in the 12-team tournament field earn byes into the quarterfinals.

EMU is joined by Randolph-Macon College as winners of at least 20 games during regular season competition.  The Yellow Jackets own the second seed, while Lynchburg College will play as the three seed.  Guilford College, winner of the last two ODAC titles, occupies the fourth slot.

Seeds five thru eight will host first round games, with the winners joining the top four seeds in Salem for the quarterfinals.  Virginia Wesleyan College is the fifth seed and will host 12th-seeded Hollins University.  As the sixth seed, Roanoke College plays host to #11 Washington and Lee University.  The Generals tied with Emory & Henry College for 10th in the league standings, but E&H earned the #10 slot via its regular season win over W&L.  The Wasps will head up I-81 to meet Bridgewater College, which posted a win over HU on Saturday to Shenandoah University in the conference standings.  BC came out on top via a pair of head-to-head wins during the regular season, awarding the Eagles the seventh seed.  SU, as the eighth seed, welcomes ninth-seeded Randolph College to Winchester.

Tournament play begins on Monday, February 24, with four first round contests at the previously mentioned 5-8 seeds.  The winners of those four games will join the top four seeds in Salem at the Salem Civic Center for the quarterfinals on Thursday, February 27.  Semifinals will be on Saturday, March 1, followed by the championship game on Sunday, March 2.

Listed below is the full schedule for the 2014 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament.  For more information, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC tournament website by clicking HERE.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @odacathletics.

All games in Salem can be watched LIVE in ODAC.tv, the conference's new championship streaming network.  First round games can be watched LIVE thru each host school.  Check the tournament website, bracket and schedules for links.

2014 ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND SCHEDULE - INTERACTIVE BRACKET 
First Round - Monday, February 24 - at highest seeds
Game 1: #9 Randolph at #8 Shenandoah - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Hollins at #5 Virginia Wesleyan - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Emory & Henry at #7 Bridgewater - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Washington and Lee at #6 Roanoke - 7:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Thursday, February 27 - Salem Civic Center
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Eastern Mennonite - 1:00 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Guilford - 3:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Randolph-Macon - 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Lynchburg - 8:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, March 1 - Salem Civic Center
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 3:00 p.m.

Championship - Sunday, March 2 - Salem Civic Center
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 1:00 p.m.