South Dakota State was awarded the No. 14 seed in the Spokane region of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and will face third-seeded Oregon State in the first round.
SDSU and OSU square off in Corvallis, Ore., in the tournaments first round Friday, March 20, at approximately 4 p.m. CT in the 9,604-seat Gill Coliseum.
The advancing team will play the winner of No. 6 George Washington and No. 11 Gonzaga Sunday.
South Dakota State (24-8) completed its ninth 20-win season in the last 11 years and makes its sixth appearance in the NCAA Championship. The Jacks are 1-5 in the championship and 2015 is the second time the Jackrabbits earned the No. 14 seed (2010).
The Beavers are the automatic qualifier from the Pac-12, ranked No. 10 and features Jamie Weisner, who led Oregon State, averaging 13.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Two other Beavers average double-digits in scoring.
Oregon State was 26-4 this season and 16-2 in the Pac-12. The Beavers made their first NCAA Championship appearance in 18 years last season, defeating Middle Tennessee State in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 seed South Carolina in the second round.
It will be the first time in postseason play the Jackrabbits will face a Pac-12 conference squad. SDSU is 0-1 all-time against the Beavers, losing 68-65, Nov. 27, 2004, in the Paradise Jam in Turlock, Calif.
Tickets for the SDSU women’s basketball first-round tournament game against Oregon State will be available through the Jackrabbit Ticket Office starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Visit the ticket office on the first floor of Frost Arena or by calling 1-866-GoJacks or 605-688-5422.
