CollegeDIII Women’s Basketball Tournament: Which Metro Area Teams Are In? by Gregg Snyder February 26, 2019 The NCAA announced the Division III Women’s Basketball Championship bracket on Monday. 10 metropolitan area schools received bids and will participate in the national tournament, all seeking a national championship.Of the 10 entries, eight were automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. Two area schools will host first and second round games: DeSales and SUNY New Paltz. As much as possible, first and second round matchups are paired geographically.Sixteen sites will host four teams for first and second-round competition Friday-Saturday, March 1-2. Second-round winners will advance to one of four sectional-round sites March 8-9. Winners of the four sectional games will advance to the semi-finals and finals March 15 and 16. All games, except the semifinals/final, will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The semifinals/final will be conducted at Cregger Center on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of Salem.The 10 metropolitan area schools are competing in the 2019 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship….DeSales Bulldogs Record: 25-2 (14-0)How they got here: Won the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom ChampionshipHead Coach: Fred RichterLeading Scorer: Senior G Leandra Sterner, 14.1 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: Host School. vs ShenandoahEastern Connecticut State Warriors Record: 19-8 (12-4)How they got here: Won the Little East Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Denise BierlyLeading Scorer: Junior F Mya Villard, 15.9 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs Johns Hopkins at Scranton UniversityHaverford Fords Record: 21-6 (15-5)How they got here: Won the Centennial Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Bobbi MorganLeading Scorer: Senior G Macy Goldbach, 13.6 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs Rosemont at Tufts.Hunter Hawks Record: 18-9 (15-1)How they got here: Won the City University of New York Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: John GarrettLeading Scorer: Senior G Jade Aponte, 19.0 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs host school BowdoinMount Saint Mary Knights Record: 22-5 (18-0)How they got here: Received at-large bid. Skyline Conference regular season champs.Head Coach: Michael CoppolinoLeading Scorer: Senior C Kayla Cleare, 12.4 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs Westfield State at GettysburgRosemont Ravens Record: 24-3 (16-0)How they got here: Won the Colonial States Athletic Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Rayne ReberLeading Scorer: Senior C Ashley Murray, 16.1 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs Mount Saint Mary at Tufts.Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders Record: 16-12 (10-8)How they got here: Won the New Jersey Athletic Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Ashley CieplickiLeading Scorer: Senior G Faith Ashby, 17.6 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs host school SUNY New PaltzSUNY New Paltz Hawks Record: 23-4 (17-1)How they got here: Won the State University of New York Athletic Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Jamie SewardLeading Scorer: Senior G Rachel Simon, 18.8 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: Host school, vs Rutgers-NewarkUnited States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners Record: 22-3 (16-2)How they got here: Won the Skyline Conference ChampionshipHead Coach: Matt DempseyLeading Scorer: Freshman C/F Lauren Hunter, 17.1 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs Smith at BowdoinVassar Brewers Record: 21-6 (14-4)How they got here: Received at-large bid.Head Coach: Candice Signor-BrownLeading Scorer: Junior F Sophie Nick, 15.9 points per gameFirst Round Opponent/Location: vs SUNY Geneseo at Amherst Post Views: 718The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsGregg SnyderLatest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. 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