Top-ranked Thomas More women set to host first two rounds of NCAA Championship


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 4 and 5 at the Connor Convocation Center.

The top-ranked Saints (27-0) earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning their 10th-straight PAC Championship Tournament.

Thomas More will be hosting La Roche College, University of Mount Union and Guilford College. Mount Union and Guilford will play in the first game on Friday and the Saints and La Roche will play in the nightcap, with the two winners playing on Saturday for the right to advance to the NCAA sectionals.

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Game times and ticket information will be announced on Tuesday.

The La Roche Redhawks (24-3) won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) to earn the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Mount Union Purple Raiders (20-7) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament.

The Guilford College Quakers (21-5) earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing runner-up in the Old Dominican Athletic Conference (ODAC).

Click here to view the entire NCAA Division III Women’s Championship bracket.

From TMC Athletics


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