Thomas More College has been chosen by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to host the first and second round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament March 6 and 7 at the Connor Convocation Center.
Thomas More will be hosting Greensboro College, Eastern Mennonite University and La Roche College.
Eastern Mennonite University and La Roche College will play at 5 p.m. in the first game on Friday and Thomas More plays Greensboro College at 7 p.m. The two winners from Friday will play at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday for the right to advance to the Sectional semifinals.
Ticket prices will be $6 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students and will be available at the gate 90 minutes prior to tip-off on game days.
The top-ranked Saints (27-0) earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning their ninth-straight PAC Championship Tournament.
The Greensboro Pride (24-4) won the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament to earn the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Eastern Mennonite (22-4) earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as they were the Old Dominican Athletic Conference (ODAC) regular-season champions, but fell in the conference tournament semifinals.
The La Roche College Cardinals (22-5) earned the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the AMCC Tournament.
From Thomas More Athletics