MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College women's basketball team received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Monday (Feb. 28) afternoon. The Pioneers, making their second NCAA Tournament appearance, will travel to Hope College in Holland, Michigan for the first and second round games slated for March 4-5.
Marietta (21-5 overall) fell in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament and received one of the 20 at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament field. The Pioneers first round opponent will be Wittenberg University (18-7), winners of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
Hope College (26-1) will host the first and second rounds. The Flying Dutch won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship and will play La Roche University (20-5), winners of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament.
Game times for Friday and Saturday will be announced later.
The 64-team championship field is comprised of 44 conference champions and 20 at-large teams. The first and second round games will be played March 4-5. Winners advance to one of four sectional round sites for games on March 11-12. The semifinals and championship will be played at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 17-19.
Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
