Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Bethune-Cookman To Head To Georgia Tech For WNIT Opener

School LogoDAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Bethune-Cookman will meet Georgia Tech in the opening round of the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga.

A tipoff time will be announced Tuesday.

2018 WNIT Bracket

This is the Lady Wildcats' third consecutive appearance in the WNIT and second against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. B-CU faced Wake Forest last year.

Georgia Tech (18-13) is making its fourth consecutive WNIT appearance.

Bethune-Cookman enters the WNIT 24-6 after finishing atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for the third straight year. Junior Angel Golden was named MEAC Player Of The Year and junior Ashanti Hunt the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year as Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis received Coach of The Year honors for the third straight year and fourth overall.

WNIT first-round action begins Wednesday, March 14 and continues through Friday, March 16. Round 2 games take place March 17-20; Round 3 games are March 21-23, Round 4 runs March 24-26, and the semifinals are March 28-29. The championship game will be held at 3 p.m. ET on March 31, and televised on CBS Sports Network. All games are hosted by participating schools.

Follow our official twitter feed -- @BCUWBB for updates.

BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

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