BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's basketball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Tournament, announced Monday. The Cru will travel back to Abilene in a tournament-pod hosted by Hardin-Simmons University.
UMHB holds a 21-6 record this season and advanced to the American Southwest Conference title game against Hardin-Simmons. The Cru went 12-4 in conference play and maintained a 16-game win streak this season.
The Cru will face Trinity University Texas in the NCAA First Round on Friday, March 1
st at 5:30 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to face the winner of Hardin-Simmons and Occidental in the NCAA Second Round on Saturday, March 2
nd at 8 p.m. UMHB has a 1-2 record against HSU this season and opened the 2023-24 campaign at Trinity on November 11
th.
This is the program's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first under head coach
Katie Novak-Lenoir.
"We are excited and ready to begin this new season in the national tournament," Novak-Lenoir said. "I'm proud of our team. They have worked so hard to earn this opportunity and we know that anything can happen in March! Heart and hustle got us here and we are going to continue to enjoy the ride and build on this season."
Admission prices for the tournament are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and children. For more information, visit
www.cruathletics.com or ncaa.com.
