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Holy Family University Women’s Basketball Selected to Host 2009 NCAA Division II East Region Tournament; Earns Second Seed (3/9/2009) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - For the second year in the row, Holy Family University will be the host institution for the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball East Region Tournament. The Tigers earned the second seed for the tournament when the selections were released by the NCAA on Sunday night. Holy Family is in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season after earning an at-large bid into the 64-team field. The Tigers enter play with a 25-5 overall record. Holy Family claimed the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) southern division crown for the second consecutive year after posting an 18-0 mark. The Tigers were eliminated from the conference tournament in the opening round. Holy Family will take on Queens (N.Y.) College, the region’s seventh seed, in the first round. The Lady Knights (24-6) won the East Coast Conference to make their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The region’s top-seed is Franklin Pierce (24-5), the champion of the Northeast-10. Last year, the Ravens won the 2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Tournament at Holy Family. Philadelphia University (21-9) is the eighth seed after winning the CACC Tournament on Saturday. The third seed is Stonehill (20-8) out of the Northeast-10. The Skyhawks got an at-large bid after reaching the second round of the conference tournament. The College of St. Rose (20-10) gets the sixth seed. The Golden Knights advanced to the semi-finals of the Northeast-10 tournament. The final match-up is fourth-seeded Bentley (21-11) and fifth-seeded American International (20-12). Bentley was the runner-up in the Northeast-10, while American International was a semi-finalist in the same tournament. The opening round will take place on Friday, March 13. The semi-finals are on Saturday, March 14, while the final is on Monday, March 16. Game-times will be announced on Monday, March 9. The winner of the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament advances to the Elite Eight in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, March 24 until Friday, March 29. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for students with valid ID. |
