NSIC / SANFORD HEALTH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET ANNOUNCED

2/17/2018 8:02:36 PM

For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 17, 2018
NSIC Media Relations

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BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2018 NSIC / Sanford Health 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.
 
Winona State (10-12) will be the fourth seed in the south division as they earned the tiebreaker over Minnesota State (10-12) via divisional record (teams split during the regular season).  Winona State will travel to Minot State (11-11) in the S4/N5 matchup as the Beavers have a better overall NSIC record. A rule change in 2018 has the bracket seeded North/South as it has been in recent years, however, hosting rights for the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament went to the team with the best overall conference record.

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.  All rounds of the NSIC/Sanford Health Women’s Basketball Tournament played at the Sanford Pentagon will to aired live on MidcoSN and streamed for free via Stretch Internet. 
 
Wed., Feb. 21 - First Round Time^
(S8) Upper Iowa at (N1) Northern State 6 pm
(S4) Winona State at (N5) Minot State 6 pm
(N7) Minnesota Crookston at (S2) Wayne State 7 pm
(S6) Concordia-St. Paul at (N3) St. Cloud State 6 pm
(N8) Bemidji State at (S1) Augustana 6/7 pm
(S5) Minnesota State at (N4) Minnesota Duluth 7 pm
(S7) SMSU at (N2) MSU Moorhead 7 pm
(N6) UMary at (S3) Sioux Falls 6 pm
^All times subject to change
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