MEDIA COVERAGE PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR FERRIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
News Talk 1460 AM To Air NCAA Regional Coverage Live From Romeoville
Media coverage plans have been announced for the Ferris State University women's basketball squad's appearance in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament slated to be held March 9-12 in Romeoville, Ill.
Local radio station News Talk 1460 AM (WBRN) will broadcast Friday's (March 9) quarterfinal-round outing against second-seeded Northern Kentucky live from Lewis University's Neil Carey Arena in Romeoville. Rob Bentley will provide the play-by-play coverage for the contest, which tips off at 3:30 p.m. (EST). In addition, it will also be webcast at www.ferris.edu/sports and can be found by clicking on the "Bulldog Athletics Webcast" icon.
Both the regional semifinal and/or regional final will also be broadcasted on local radio and streamed to the web should the Bulldogs continue to advance in the regional tournament.
Lewis University will also provide live running internet statistics for each tournament game via the school's official athletics website at www.lewisflyers.com.
Ferris State, which is presently 21-8 overall this season, is the region's seventh seed and will face the second-seeded Norse in Friday's second game of the afternoon quarterfinal session. Friday's contest represents the first meeting this season between the Bulldogs and the Norse. NKU, which is currently 21-7 overall this year, holds a 4-2 all-time series' edge over Ferris State heading into Friday's regional matchup.
In addition to the Bulldogs, defending NCAA-II National Champion Grand Valley State and Gannon of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) also received tourney berths. GVSU is seeded third in the eight-team field and will meet sixth-seeded Gannon in Friday's first afternoon quarterfinal game at 1 p.m. (EST).
The other quarterfinal round games Friday evening feature host Lewis versus eighth-seeded Bellarmine (Ky.) at 7 p.m. (EST) and fourth-seeded Drury (Mo.) taking on fifth-seeded Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in the 9:30 p.m. (EST) nightcap.
The winners of Friday's four quarterfinal round games will advance to Saturday's (March 10) semifinals with the championship game set for Monday, March 12. The winner of the Ferris/NKU game will play the winner of the GVSU/GU game Saturday at 6 p.m. (EST) with the winner of the Lewis/Bellarmine game facing the winner of the Drury/SIUE game at 8:30 p.m. (EST). Monday's title game tips off at 8 p.m. (EST).
The Great Lakes Regional is one of eight regional tournaments that comprise the 64-team NCAA field. The Great Lakes Regional champion will advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight set for March 21-24 in Kearney, Neb.
Advanced tickets for the Great Lakes Regional may be purchased by calling Lewis Athletics at (815) 836-5247 or by visiting the Lewis Athletics office, located adjacent to Neil Carey Arena. Tickets will be sold by session – Friday afternoon, Friday evening, Saturday and Monday – and are $10 for adults and $5 for students. An all-sessions ticket for adults is offered for $25.
More Information on the regional tournament can be found at the link below:
Great Lakes Regional Website
Note: All times listed have been converted to Eastern time. Romeoville is in the Central time zone.
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