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Concordia Team To Beat

Concordia Team To Beat

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Concordia will be the number one seed when the 2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Postseason Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 21.

The second ranked Bulldogs went 19-1 in the GPAC and 29-1 for the season. As the number one seed the Bulldogs have secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Women’s Division II National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, which runs March 7-13 at the Tyson Events Center.

Northwestern is the two seed, Dakota Wesleyan the three seed, and Hastings the four seed. The top four seeds all host first round games.

The semifinals are on Saturday, February 24, at the highest two remaining seeds. GPAC Championship Tuesday will be on Tuesday, February 27.

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