NKyTribune staff
Both Thomas More College basketball teams learned their destinations for the NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday, with the women selected to host the first and second rounds this weekend and the men traveling for their opening game.
Thomas More’s women will play host to Oglethorpe (Ga.) on Friday night at the Connor Convocation Center. Game times and ticket information will be announced on Tuesday.
Thomas More enters Friday’s game with a 26-1 record, while Oglethorpe is 21-7. In the other first-round game that night at the Connor Convocation Center, Piedmont (23-5) will meet Juniata (22-5).
The Thomas More/Oglethorpe winner will play the Piedmont/Juniata winner Saturday for the right to advance. Thomas More owns a 25-game winning streak entering the NCAA Division III Tournament.
In the men’s bracket, Thomas More travels to meet host John Carroll in University Heights, Ohio, for a first-round game Friday. The Saints are 23-5 after winning the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
John Carroll is also 23-5 and champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Thomas More/John Carroll winner will meet either Wooster (21-6) or Illinois Wesleyan (19-7) on Saturday at University Heights, Ohio. Game times and ticket information will be announced on Tuesday.
NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S BRACKET
NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S BRACKET