INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 22 Carson-Newman
Lady Eagles have received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division
II Southeast Region Tournament, NCAA officials announced Sunday
night. C-N will participate in the national tournament for the
second straight year and the fourth time since 2005.
Carson-Newman, which earned the fifth seed, (23-6) will face a
familiar opponent in the region quarterfinals in fourth-seeded
Lenoir-Rhyne (21-7). The Bears defeated the Lady Eagles in both
regular season matchups this year.
Lander, which was the last team in the region to be undefeated,
will serve as the host of the tournament as the No. 1 seed. The
Bearcats will face the Trojans of Anderson (S.C.)
Rounding out the tournament field are No. 3 Francis Marion, which
will play the sixth-seeded Newberry, and second-seeded and
defending Southeast Region Champion, Clayton State, which will face
off against 2010 Food Lion SAC Tournament Champion Tusculum.
Tusculum, Anderson (S.C.) and Clayton State each received automatic
bids to the postseason after winning their respective conference
tournaments.
The quarterfinal matchups will take place on Friday, March 12 with
the semifinals on Saturday, March 13. The Southeast Region champion
will be crowned on Monday, March 15 and will receive a bid to the
NCAA Division II Elite Eight, which will be in St. Joseph, Mo.
Game times will be announced early in the week. Please visit
www.cneagles.com for more information on the upcoming tournament.