Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are happy to be going south to Miami for regional

ORMOND BEACH, Florida — Bethune-Cookman couldn’t have drawn up a better NCAA regional pairing if the selection committee had given Wildcats coach Jason Beverlin a Sharpie and an easel pad.

Sure, the ’Cats got a No. 4 seed, which was expected considering their 26-31 record, but they were assigned to the Coral Gables Regional, which is headed by No. 1 seed Miami.

The Wildcats have beaten the Hurricanes in each of the last two seasons at Mark Light Field, a fact not lost on B-CU players and coaches as they excitedly reacted to the bracket as it was unveiled Monday on ESPNU.

 

“Anytime you’re familiar with your opponent I think it gives you an opportunity to game plan and know what to expect, and it more or less comes down to execution,” Beverlin said. “I think our guys aren’t going to be overwhelmed by the situation, because we’ve played them before and had success. Now it’s just a matter of going down there and playing like we can.”

 

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