The Drury Lady Panthers will join CMSU as Missouri schools represented in the D-II Women's Nat'l Tournament
The Central Missouri Mules learned on Sunday they will be the No. 2 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament and face seventh-seeded Missouri Western in the first round this Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas on the campus of top-seeded Midwestern State University.
This is the 20th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Mules (25-3) and the fifth under Head Coach Kim Anderson. This will be the third meeting of the season with the Griffons, with each team winning on their home floor. MWSU handed the Mules their lone road loss of the season on February 24 by a 55-49 score. UCM won 82-75 on January 16.
The Central Missouri Jennies are the No. 7 seed in the South Central Region of the NCAA Tournament. They will be playing second-seeded Washburn on Friday March 12 in Amarillo, Texas. Game time will be announced on Monday afternoon. A rematch of the MIAA tournament championship game.
Drury’s Lady Panthers, fresh off picking up their second Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship in three years, learned Sunday night they’ll hit the road to Houghton, Michigan for their eighth consecutive NCAA-II Tournament appearance.
The Lady Panthers (26-6) are the third seed in the NCAA-II Midwest Regional and will take on sixth-seeded Southern Indiana (22-8) at 11 a.m. (CST) on Friday on the home court of No. 1 seed Michigan Tech.