(CARSON, Calif.) PLNU Women's Basketball earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA West Regional, set to take place March 14-17 in Carson, as announced on Sunday night.
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Point Loma is making its second straight regional appearance, marking the first time in program history the Sea Lions have qualified for the regional in back-to-back seasons.
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PLNU's No. 3 seed is also its highest in program history, as the team was seeded no higher than seventh in its previous three appearances.
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In the first round on Friday at noon, Point Loma (25-5 overall, 18-2 PacWest) will take on sixth-seeded Central Washington (21-7, 14-4 GNAC), who finished third in the GNAC regular season standings.
The Sea Lions won their first ever PacWest regular season and PacWest Tournament titles this year, while setting an NCAA-era program record for wins.
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PLNU and CWU last played each other on Nov. 15, 2013.
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The winner will advance to Saturday's regional semifinal at 5 p.m. against either second-seeded Cal Poly Pomona or seventh-seeded Chico State.
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The other side of the regional bracket features tournament host and No. 1 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 4 seed Alaska Anchorage, No. 5 seed Montana State Billings and No. 8 seed Azusa Pacific.
The regional championship game is scheduled for Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m.
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Point Loma is 1-3 in its previous three regional appearances.
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NCAA West Regional
- Cal State Dominguez Hills (CCAA automatic bid)
- Cal Poly Pomona (CCAA at-large)
- Point Loma (PacWest automatic bid)
- Alaska Anchorage (GNAC automatic bid)
- Montana State Billings (GNAC at-large)
- Central Washington (GNAC at-large)
- Chico State (CCAA at-large)
- Azusa Pacific (PacWest at-large)
