SAINTS TO FACE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

The NCAA released the 2013 Division III Women's Basketball Bracket on Monday afternoon.  The Emmanuel College Saints are slated to face the University of Rochester Yellowjackets in Rochester, New York this Friday, March 1^st.

Rochester will play host to two NCAA Regional games on Friday evening.  The other game will feature the University of Scranton (19-8) taking on Williams College (22-5).

University of Rochester received a "Pool C" or at-large NCAA bid coming out of the University Athletic Association (UAA).  Rochester was defeated in the final regular season game, falling to Emory University, 65-57.  The Yellowjackets finished the regular season at 19-6 overall, 11-3 UAA.  Rochester is making the program's 12 NCAA Tournament appearance and returning to the dance after a one-year hiatus.  In 2011, the Yellowjackets went two rounds deep into NCAA play.  Rochester advanced as far as the NCAA Final Four three times ('03, '04, '10) and the Sweet Sixteen three times in consecutive seasons ('05, '06, '07).

Emmanuel is making the program's 18^th NCAA Tournament appearance.  The Saints, 23-5, received an automatic bid to the national tournament, after winning their 7^th-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) title.  Emmanuel advanced as far as the national quarterfinals (Elite Eight) last season.  The Saints have also reached the Final Four in 2001 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2007.

Friday night's opening game will feature Williams taking on Scranton at 5:00 PM.  Emmanuel will face Rochester at 7:00 PM.

Tickets will be priced at $6 for adults and $3 for students with ID. Children under the age of two will be admitted free of charge.

The University of Rochester will offer Livestats, Video and Audio coverage for both games in the NCAA regional. Links are below:

Video

Livestats

Audio - click on the "Listen Live" link