SPALDING WOMEN GET FOURTH SEED IN USCAA NATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Spalding University women’s basketball team will begin defense of their 2009 USCAA National Championship next week in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.  The tournament will be held on the campus of Penn State University-Fayette from March 3-6. 

The Golden Eagles completed their regular season with a record of 13-12 overall and 9-7 in the Saint Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.   Spalding is seeded fourth in the twelve-team tournament and will receive a first-round bye.  The Golden Eagles will play the winner of a first round game between Rochester College (Michigan) and Penn State Fayette on Thursday, March 4 at 6:00 PM.  The winner of that game will advance to the national semifinals.

For additional information on the tournament, log into the USCAA website at www.theuscaa.com.      

Official Women’s Tournament  Seeding (Official Bracket)

1.      Penn State Beaver

2.      Talladega College

3.      Robert Morris University Springfield

4.      Spalding University

5.      Rochester College

6.      Indiana University Northwest

7.      Saint Mary of the Woods College

8.      University of Cincinnati Clermont

9.      St. Joseph’s College – Brooklyn

10.     Penn State Brandywine

11.     Southern Maine Community College

12.     Penn State Fayette