WBB to Play #8 DeSales in NCAA Tournament
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Mitchell College women's basketball team will face DeSales University in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Championship on Friday, March 3 at 7:00 pm.
The Mariners (18-9 overall) will make their second trip to the NCAA tournament against the Bulldogs, who enter the tournament ranked eigth in the nation the latest D3hoops.com poll. DeSales enters the tournament with an overall record of 26-1, having won 11 consecutive games. Mitchell enter with a nine game winning streak of their own.
Mitchell earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship by winning the New England Collegiate Conference Championship. The Mariners, who were the tournament's top seed, ran away from fourth-seeded Lesley University and second-seeded Eastern Nazarene College en route to the title.
The Bulldogs won their fifth straight MAC Freedom Championship to earn their automatic bid. DeSales will be making their 16th appearance in the NCAA tournament and 14th under head coach Fred Richter.
DeSales University will serve as host of the first and second rounds of the tournament, which begins Friday at Billera Hall in Center Valley, PA, with a contest between Roger Williams (25-3) and Mary Washington (22-6) at 4:30 pm.
The two first-round winners will meet on Saturday, March 4 to battle for a spot in the Sweet 16.
For more details, visit NCAA.com.