Monday, March 08, 2010

Women will play Drury in NCAA Tourney

The University of Southern Indiana's 2009-2010 women's basketball team Photo Credit: USI Photo Services HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Kathy Funke Director, News & Information Services 812/465-7050 email University of Southern Indiana women's basketball team will play GLVC Tournament champion Drury University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament at 11 a. m. (CST) on Friday, March 12 in Houghton, Michigan. USI (22-8) earned an at-large bid into the national tournament and will be the sixth seed, while Drury is the third seed after grabbing the conference's automatic qualifying spot with their 68-63 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in the GLVC Tournament Championship on March 7. Michigan Tech University will host the eight-team tournament after winning the GLIAC title Saturday night. The Huskies host the eighth seed, Northern Kentucky University, Friday in the first round. Wisconsin-Parkside, the fourth seed, will square off with The University of Findlay in the four-five matchup while the second-seeded University of Indianapolis Greyhounds face Northern Michigan University in the two-seven matchup. This marks the eighth time in the program's history and the first time since 2004 that the Eagles have qualified for the NCAA II Tournament. USI is 8-7 all-time in the national tournament and has won two regional championships, with the last coming at Michigan Tech in 2001.

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