SAINTS ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT

March 3, 2008

The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team will compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament this weekend at William Smith College in Geneva, NY. The Saints earned an automatic bid to the big dance after winning their 12th Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament with a 70-51 victory over Suffolk University on Saturday afternoon at Emmanuel.

This is Emmanuel's 13th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Saints (22-6) will take on SUNY Brockport (24-4) on Friday night (3/7) at 6pm. This is the Golden Eagles' 4th NCAA Tournament appearance and their 3rd in the last six years. Brockport earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament with a 75-59 win over SUNY Cortland on Saturday in Brockport.

The other NCAA regional game on Friday night will feature host William Smith College (23-3) vs. Colby-Sawyer College (20-7) at 8pm. The two winners will square off on Saturday night (3/8) at 7pm in the NCAA regional final.