Sunday, March 11, 2018

No. 5 Seed [19] Dillard Lady Bleu Devils Face No. 4 Seed [14] Montana Western In NAIA Tournament On March 14



KANSAS CITY, Missouri  --  Fresh off winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season title and conference tournament championship, the Dillard women's basketball team earned a No. 5 seed in the Duer bracket when the pairings for the season's NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament were announced Wednesday.

The Lady Bleu Devils (23-5) will face No. 4 seed [14] Montana Western (24-8) in the first round Wednesday, March 14 at 2:45 p.m. CT at the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Montana.

Dillard, which finished the regular season ranked No. 19th in the NAIA Division Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll, is making its first appearance in the tournament since 2004.

This year's field consists of 14 automatic berths, 17 at-large selections and championship host Rocky Mountain (Mont.). Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, regular-season runners-up, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the league. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 poll released today, which can be found HERE.
The NAIA Network – the association's official video streaming home – will broadcast the first 30 games leading up to the championship final on ESPN3. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics, and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be   can be purchased for $9.95, while an all-tournament package is available at $34.95.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

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