[Women's Basketball] Mount Mercy draws Southwestern in tourney opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mount Mercy is seeded third in its section of the bracket and will face sixth-seeded Southwestern (Kan.) on Wednesday, March 7, at 9:15 p.m. at the Tyson Events Center in the first round of the 21st Annual NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament.

The winner earns a second round matchup with either second-seeded and fifth-ranked Morningside (25-8) or seventh-seeded Daemen (N.Y.) (23-7) on Friday, March 9, at 5:15 p.m. Morningside and Daemen play at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The other two matchups in Mount Mercy's bracket are top-seeded and fourth-ranked Davenport (Mich.) (29-4) against eighth-seeded California State San Marcos (18-14) on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and fourth-seeded and 12th-ranked Briar Cliff (22-9) versus fifth-seeded and 20th-ranked St. Thomas (Fla.) (24-7) on Wednesday at 5:15 p.m.

Top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan (31-2) is the top overall seed in the tournament and will take on Menlo (Calif.) (16-13) on Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. Mount Mercy's Midwest Collegiate Conference rival, seventh-ranked Grand View (28-5), is the second seed in their portion of the bracket and is scheduled against Saint Mary (Neb.) (22-10) on Thursday at 8:45 p.m.

The national tournament begins with first round action on Wednesday and Thursday, March 7-8, and ends with the national championship game on Tuesday, March 13. The first 30 tournament games will be streamed live by NeuLion, the NAIA's Digital Media Partner, for a fee. The title game will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. by CBS Sports Network.

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