The Lady Knights receive the tournament’s top seed for the first time since the 1999-2000 season after finishing with a 13-1 record in GCAC play. SUNO finished with an overall record of 19-4, and will see their first tournament action on Friday against No. 8 Voorhees at 7 p.m. CT.
Last season’s tournament champion Xavier is the No. 2 seed for the second consecutive season after ending the regular season with a 9-5 conference mark. They will face off with No. 7 Tougaloo at 5 p.m. CT on Friday night.
Dillard and Talladega tied for third place in the conference with 8-6 records. The Lady Bleu Devils take the third seed based on their record against SUNO. Dillard finished the regular season with 16-12. Their climb from a seven seed last season to a third this year represents the greatest improvement of any team in the conference. Dillard faces No. 6 Edward Waters Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT.
Fourth-seeded Talladega failed to win 20 games for the first time since re-joining the GCAC in 2011, but have finished in the conference’s top half in each of those years. They will face No. 5 seed Philander Smith in the opener Friday at 12 p.m. CT.
On Saturday, the winner of Dillard/Edward Waters will face the victor of the Xavier/Tougaloo matchup at 12 p.m. CT. The second semifinal will feature the SUNO/Voorhees winner taking on the Talladega/Philander Smith winner at 5 p.m. CT.
The GCAC championship game tips off at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.
Fans can buy tickets online at www.GCAConf.com or at each game.
The winner of the tournament will gain the GCAC’s automatic bid to the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship. Last season the conference sent two teams to the tournament, as Xavier (automatic) and Talladega (at-large) both represented the GCAC.
Courtesy: GCAC
