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Women’s Basketball Earns Fifth Straight NCAA Postseason Berth
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – For the fifth straight season, the Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team has been rewarded with a berth in the NCAA Tournament, as this year’s seventh seed in the South Regionals, to be held in Saint Petersburg, Fla.
The Sharks (17-11) are one of four Sunshine State Conference schools to earn bids in the eight-team bracket, and will face off against second-seeded West Florida (25-6) this upcoming Friday, March 10. This is the first time the two teams have met since the 2006-07 season. Eckerd, the 2016-17 Sunshine State Conference Champions, is the top seed and host school.
Here is a schedule of the first-round games:
The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, March 11, and the South Region Championship the following Monday night. Stay tuned throughout this week for more coverage leading up to the Sharks’ 2017 NCAA Tournament run right here on NSUSharks.com.