JCSU enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Glenville State College
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Johnson C. Smith University women's basketball team has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Atlantic Regional Championship. The tournament will be hosted by Edinboro University on March 11-12, and 14 inside McComb Field House in Edinboro, PA. JCSU enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Glenville State College.
After capturing the CIAA Southern Division regular season title, J.C. Smith advanced to the 2011 CIAA Tournament Championship Game with victories over Chowan (71-52) and Bowie State (69-64). However, JCSU came up short to Shaw (62-56) in the title game.
Johnson C. Smith will begin their quest for a national championship against Glenville State out of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).
The Lady Golden Bulls finish the conference post season with the best overall record in the history of the women's program at 24-4; previous mark 22-5 during the 1999-00 season. Reigning CIAA Coach of the Year Vanessa Taylor also set a new career mark for most wins in an individual season; surpassing her mark of 22-5. JCSU last competed in the regional tournament against Indiana PA during the 2009 season (03/13/09).
J.C. Smith will square off in the Atlantic Regional of the 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament hosted by Edinboro on Friday, March 11th. The two teams are scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m.
GAME Times.
Friday, March 11
Game No. 1 12:00pm No. 3 seed West Liberty vs. No. 6 seed Millersville
Game No. 2 2:30pm No. 2 seed Johnson C. Smith vs. No. 7 seed Glenville State
Game No. 3 6:00pm No. 1 seed Edinboro vs. No. 8 seed Shaw
Game No. 4 8:30pm No. 4 seed Charleston(WV) vs. No. 5 seed California(Pa.)
Saturday, March 12
Match No. 1 5:00pm Winner of Game No. 1 vs. Winner of Game No. 2
Match No. 2 7:30pm Winner of Game No. 3 vs. Winner of Game No. 4
Tuesday, March 14
Regional Championship Game – 7:00pm
