Sunday,
March 2, 2003
BLUE
HOSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EARN #6 SEED IN UPCOMING FOOD
LION/SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
CLINTON,
S.C. — The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women’s basketball team will be
the #6 seed in next week’s Food Lion/South Atlantic Conference
Basketball Tournament announced today by league officials.
The Blue Hose
(12-14, 7-7 SAC) finished the SAC regular season in a five-way
tie for third place after defeating Newberry College 76-49 at
home last Saturday. The five-way tie for third place was broken
by league officials using the league’s tie-breaking
procedures.
Presbyterian
College will travel to Hickory, N.C. on Wednesday, March 5 to
face the #3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne College Bears at 6:00 pm. The
winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal game will face the winner
of the #2 seed Carson-Newman College Lady Eagles/#7 seed Wingate
University Bulldogs game on Saturday, March 8 at 6:00 pm on the
campus of the Catawba Valley Community Center in Hickory, N.C..
The championship game will take on Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 pm.
The winner of the tournament title will earn an automatic bid to
next weekend’s NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional
Tournament.
This season
the Blue Hose and Bears split the season series with both teams
winning on their respective home courts. PC won 69-60 at home
back on January 11 while the Lady Bears evened the season series
with a 79-74 home win on February 22. The last time these two
teams met the SAC Tournament was during the 1998-99 season in
the opening round with the Blue Hose winning 98-49.
Presbyterian
College owns a 16-7 record in the SAC Tournament dating back to
the initial tournament in 1991. In addition, they are 7-5 in
first round games including holding a five-game win streak.
The following
is the 2002-03 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women’s
Basketball Tournament:
2002-03 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference
Women’s Basketball Tournament
Wednesday,
March 5
No. 8 Newberry at No. 1 Catawba, 7 pm
No. 7 Wingate at No. 2 Carson-Newman, 6 pm
No. 6 Presbyterian at No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne, 6 pm
No. 5 Tusculum at No. 4 Mars Hill, 7 pm
Semifinals
Newberry/Catawba winner vs. Tusculum/Mars Hill winner, 2 pm
Wingate/Carson-Newman winner vs. Presbyterian/L-R winner, 6 pm
Finals