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Trio Heads Women’s Field

Trio Heads Women’s Field

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The 2018 NSIC Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket has been released as the 22-game regular season ended Saturday night.

Northern State, MSU Moorhead and Augustana are NSIC Overall Tri-Champions as each team finished at 19-3 in NSIC play.

Northern State and MSU Moorhead are co-champions in the north division with NSU earning the top seed over MSUM via a better divisional record (teams split during the regular season). Augustana earned the top seed in the south division for the second straight season.

The first round of the tournament is set for Wednesday, February 21. The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship will take place on February 25-27 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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