The tournament continues this weekend at ONU.
Ohio Northern hosts the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Sectionals this weekend. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for ONU students, seniors and children.
Here's the schedule:
• 5:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Hope (Michigan) vs. Christopher Newport (Virginia)
• 7:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Ohio Northern University vs. Geneseo State (New York)
8 p.m. - Saturday, March 11
• Title game - winner advances to Division III Final 4
The Final Four contests are March 17-18 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Polar Bears (29-0 overall) are making their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the past five seasons and won the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with a perfect 18-0 record.
Northern completed the first undefeated regular season in school history and earned an automatic bid the the NCAA III Tournament after claiming the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title on Saturday afternoon.
ONU then defeated Lakeland (Wis.) 68-36 and No. 15 Trine (Ind.) 55-48 to advance to the Sectionals.
Geneseo State (28-1) received an at-large bid to the tournament after being upset by New Paltz State (N.Y.) in the State University of New York Athletic Conference championship game.
The Knights downed Muhlenberg (Pa.) 65-53 and Rochester (N.Y.) 78-72 to advance to the Sectionals.
A total of 64 teams were selected for the Women's NCAA Division III Tournament.
