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For the third time in school history, ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Women’s Basketball will represent the East in the Division II NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals. The ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ women’s basketball program has been to the Elite Eight twice before in 2001 and 1985. The team will travel to Birmingham, AL, March 21–25, as the East Regional Champions.

While most of the ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ students enjoyed a week off for spring break, the ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Setter women’s basketball team continued to represent the University on the national scale, continuing on a magical postseason tournament run. On Monday, March 14, No. 7 seed ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ defeated eight-seeded Daemon College, 67-65 in the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament East Regional final (). ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ will represent the East Region in the NCAA Quarterfinals next week in Birmingham, AL. The Setters’ victory over the Daemon Wildcats capped off a triumphant regional that also featured wins over second-seeded Chestnut Hill College and third-seeded USciences. The Regional was hosted by Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH.

Head Coach Carrie Seymour is in her 30th year at the helm of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s women’s basketball team. This season, she topped the 500-win plateau and helped steer the Setters to a 24-7 season so far, capturing a piece of the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division regular-season title. Seymour Seymour is assisted on the sideline by ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ alumna Brittany Shields ’13. Shields played under Seymour from 2008-2013 and was a part of three NCAA Tournament teams.

Joining ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ in Birmingham will be Glenville State, Grand Valley State, Missouri Western, North Georgia, Valdosta State, West Texas A&M and Western Washington. Opponents, game times and seeds will be announced on .

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