The top four seeds all posted quarterfinal wins on Wednesday night in the 2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Postseason Basketball Tournament.
Top-seeded Morningside defeated #8 College of Saint Mary 82-72, while fourth-seed Briar Cliff defeated fifth-seed Concordia 76-69. On the bottom of the bracket second-seed Mount Marty defeated seventh-seed Northwestern 75-67 and third seed Dakota Wesleyan defeated 6th seed Hastings 75-67.
Saturday’s GPAC Semifinals will have top-seed Morningside hosting #4 Briar Cliff at 3 PM, while third seed Dakota Wesleyan will travel to #2 Mount Marty at 5 PM.
GPAC Championship Tuesday, sponsored by Rawlings, will be on Tuesday, March 1. The GPAC Postseason Tournament Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (top seed Morningside) wins the postseason).
2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament
GPAC Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 24
#1 Morningside 82, #8 College of Saint Mary 72
#4 Briar Cliff 76, #5 Concordia 69
#3 Dakota Wesleyan 75, #6 Hastings 67
#2 Mount Marty 75, #7 Northwestern 67
GPAC Women’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 27
#4 Briar Cliff (22-8, 14-8) at #1 Morningside (29-2, 20-2), 3pm
#3 Dakota Wesleyan (24-7, 15-7) at #2 Mount Marty (22-9, 15-7), 5 pm
GPAC Women’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 1
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA
