PVAMU set to face Texas State in the WNIT

The PVAMU Lady Panthers are set to kickoff a 2008 Women's National Invitational Tournament run

FORT COLLINS, Colo.- The Women’s Invitational Tournament announced its field of 48 teams on Monday, March 17th with Prairie View A&M scheduled for a first round match-up versus Texas State of the Southland Conference.

Prairie View A&M enters the game with a 22-11 overall record while Texas State brings a 20-10 mark into the contest. The Lady Panthers continue to break barriers under the leadership of head coach Cynthia-Cooper Dyke as this mark their first WNIT appearance.

The Lady Panthers had a history making season as they brought home the schools first out right regular season title in women’s basketball. The Lady Panthers also made history by having three of their players selected for All-Conference First Team honors, which marked the most selections the program has ever received.

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MVSU Devils head West to take on UCLA Bruins

Valley faces long odds - 16th seeds are 0-92 against No. 1s

Hours after Mississippi Valley State had earned its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1996, the fourth in school history, coach James Green was on the road.

He decided to just make the 4-hour trek home immediately after winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament - making a quick stop at a Waffle House in Tuscaloosa for bacon, eggs and coffee.

"I felt like I wasn't going to sleep anyway," chuckled Green, who arrived at 3:26 a.m. "It was good. I talked on the phone most of the way."

Little over 14 hours later Green and his team learned they will travel to Anaheim, Calif., to play No. 1 seed UCLA inside the Honda Center at 8:55 p.m. (CDT) on Thursday. The Bruins (31-3) are the Pac-10 champions and have won an NCAA-record 11 men's basketball championships.

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Lucas' free throws cap MVSU 59-58 win over Jackson St.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Carl Lucas swished a pair of free throws with .04 seconds remaining to lift Mississippi Valley State to a 59-58 victory over Jackson State on Saturday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.

The No. 2 Delta Devils (19-15) clinched their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1996 while denying Jackson State a chance for its second straight bid.

"My teammates, they held it down for me because I started slow, and in the end it came down to me and I said I had to win it for them because they held it down for me," said Lucas, who was keeping his MVP trophy close throughout the postgame festivities. "No pressure at all."

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