ANDERSON, S.C. - After posting its second consecutive 20-win season, the Anderson University women's basketball team is set to host the quarterfinal round of the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Tournament, which is set to begin on Wednesday at the home sites of the higher seeds.
While claiming their second straight SAC regular-season championship and third in the last four seasons, the Trojans are set to host eighth-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne at the Abney Athletic Center beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday. The winner of the quarterfinal matchup will head to the semifinals against the winner of Game 2 of fourth-seeded Mars Hill and fifth-seeded Lincoln Memorial.
Tickets for Wednesday's quarterfinal games at the Abney Center are $8 for adults, $4 for youth (12 and under), senior citizens, and active and retired military personnel. Admission for college students with college ID is $2, while children under the age of five are admitted free.
The AU ticket window will open at 6 p.m. and tickets may be purchased with cash only. No debit or credit cards will be accepted.
Following the quarterfinals, the remainder of the tournament will be played at Furman University's Timmons Arena with the semifinals being played on Saturday and the championship round slated for Sunday. Tickets for the semifinal rounds on Saturday and at Furman's Timmons Arena are $15 for adults, $8 for youth (12 and under), senior citizens, and active and retired military personnel and college students with college ID, while Sunday's ticket prices range from $12 for adults and $6 for children, senior citizens, and active and retired military personnel and college students with an ID.
Children under the age of five will be admitted free to both the semifinals and finals.
Top-seeded Anderson will be looking for its third victory over the Bears this season, after sweeping the season series with a 57-54 win at Shuford Gymnasium on Jan. 9, followed by a 61-44 victory at the Abney Center eight days ago.
The Trojans are currently the highest ranked team from the SAC in the Southeast Region, coming in the fourth spot in the latest regional poll, and they were ranked 21st nationally in the latest USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches Poll.
The winner of the SAC Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament at a site to be announced later.
Wednesday, March 2 (at Highest Seeds)
Game 1: #1 Anderson vs. #8 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Mars Hill vs. #5 Lincoln Memorial, 7 p.m.
Game 3: #2 Newberry vs. #7 Carson-Newman, 7 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Wingate vs. #6 Catawba, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 (Timmons Arena, Greenville,
S.C.)
Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, Noon
Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 2:30pm
Sunday, March 6 (Timmons Arena, Greenville,
S.C.)
Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 1:00pm
TOURNAMENT
CENTRAL
TOURNAMENT
BRACKET
PURCHASE
TICKETS FOR SEMIFINALS & FINALS
