The men’s and women’s basketball teams each earned a bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament with victories against the University of Chicago Feb. 24 at the Field House. The tournament begins March 2, when the men’s team hosts the NCAA Regionals.
The men’s team won its eighth University Athletic Association (UAA) championship against No. 11 Chicago. The 79-74 win resulted in an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The women’s team took No. 25 Chicago in overtime with an 80-75 victory. The win marked the women’s 10th consecutive and 17th overall UAA championship in the league’s 20 years of existence and secured an automatic bid to the 63-team NCAA Tournament.
The No. 12 men’s team (20-4, 11-3 UAA) will host the NCAA Regionals March 2-3 at the Field House. No. 22 DePauw University and No. 16 Whitworth College will square off in first-round action at 6 p.m. March 2, while WUSTL will face Fontbonne University in the second game at 8 p.m.
The winners of the two first-round games will meet at 7 p.m. March 3 with a chance to advance to the NCAA sectionals. The Bears men’s team is making its 15th NCAA appearance and its 12th appearance as a Division III school. Ticket prices are $6, $3 for students/children and free to WUSTL undergraduate students with ID, courtesy of Student Union.
The No. 12 women’s team (20-5, 12-2 UAA) will face Manchester College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. March 2 in Lake Forest, Ill. The Bears women’s team is making its 18th straight trip to the tournament and 19th overall. Host Lake Forest and Maryville University will meet in the other first-round game at 7 p.m. March 2.
The winners of the two first-round games will meet at 5 p.m. March 3 with a chance to advance to the NCAA sectionals.
The women’s team has totaled four national championships (1998-2001), six trips to the Final Four and a 37-16 (.698) record.
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