University of Northern Colorado Athletics
@UNCBearsWBB To Face Michigan in the NCAA First Round
3/12/2018 7:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Northern Colorado women's basketball will face Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado women's basketball makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 16 as the No. 10 seed against No. 7 Michigan in Waco, Texas at 3 pm MT. Friday's game will air on ESPN2, Watch ESPN and over the airs on 1310 KFKA. The Bears, earned the trip to the NCAA tournament by winning the Big Sky Tournament last Saturday over Idaho 91-69.
"This cannot get old when it's a first time experience. I am looking at this whole situation and so excited for this group. It is just a great opportunity for our program and we have gone through so much this season as a group that I'm excited for this experience for them," head coach Kamie Ethridge said. "We are playing our best basketball of the season and a confident group which will be fun to see how they handle this new experience."
Northern Colorado earned the second highest seed by a Big Sky School behind the 1997 Montana team that was a 9-seed. The Bears are 26-6 on the season and 3-1 against teams that made the field of 64. UNC's strong non-conference schedule helped in earning such a high seed finishing with an RPI of 33.
Michigan is the fourth Big Ten school Northern Colorado will face as a program, last taking on Nebraska in 2014. The Bears are 1-8 against the Big Ten with the lone win coming against Illinois.
Ticket orders for the NCAA Women's Basketball First Round will be available starting at 9 am Tuesday online at UNCBears.com or via phone at 970-351-4849 starting at 10 am. All orders placed by end of the day on Wednesday will receive priority placement based on your support of UNC Athletics through ticket purchases and donations.
To stay up to date on all things UNC women's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsWBB.
"This cannot get old when it's a first time experience. I am looking at this whole situation and so excited for this group. It is just a great opportunity for our program and we have gone through so much this season as a group that I'm excited for this experience for them," head coach Kamie Ethridge said. "We are playing our best basketball of the season and a confident group which will be fun to see how they handle this new experience."
Northern Colorado earned the second highest seed by a Big Sky School behind the 1997 Montana team that was a 9-seed. The Bears are 26-6 on the season and 3-1 against teams that made the field of 64. UNC's strong non-conference schedule helped in earning such a high seed finishing with an RPI of 33.
Michigan is the fourth Big Ten school Northern Colorado will face as a program, last taking on Nebraska in 2014. The Bears are 1-8 against the Big Ten with the lone win coming against Illinois.
Ticket orders for the NCAA Women's Basketball First Round will be available starting at 9 am Tuesday online at UNCBears.com or via phone at 970-351-4849 starting at 10 am. All orders placed by end of the day on Wednesday will receive priority placement based on your support of UNC Athletics through ticket purchases and donations.
To stay up to date on all things UNC women's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsWBB.
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