GC Women’s Basketball to Take on Christopher Newport in USA South Tournament

The Greensboro College women’s basketball team will take the #7 seed into the USA South Tournament on Friday. The Pride will face #2 seed Christopher Newport in the first round. All tournament games will be played at Crown Center Arena in Fayetteville, NC.

Greensboro wrapped up the regular season on Sunday with a 12-12 record overall and an 8-10 mark in the USA South. The Captains sport an overall record of 23-2 and went 16-2 in conference play. The game will tip-off at 3 p.m. on Friday.

Christopher Newport took both games from The Pride this season. The Captains grabbed a 62-50 road win on January 4 and beat Greensboro at home 65-53 on February 9.

Please continue to visit the Tournament Website for up-to-date information.

Tournament Website

The 2013 Women’s Basketball Tournament seeding is as follows:

   Seed   Team                   Conf. Record
   #1     Ferrum                 16-2
   #2     Christopher Newport    16-2
   #3     Maryville              16-2
   #4     N.C. Wesleyan          11-7
   #5     Methodist              11-7
   #6     LaGrange               10-8
   #7     Greensboro              8-10
   #8     Averett                 7-11
   ---    Piedmont                6-12
   ---    Meredith                4-14
   ---    William Peace           3-15
   ---    Mary Baldwin            0-18

Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
First Round – Friday, February 22, 2013
#8 Averett vs. #1 Ferrum – 11:00am
#5 Methodist vs. #4 N.C. Wesleyan – 1:00pm
#7 Greensboro vs. #2 Christopher Newport – 3:00pm
#6 LaGrange vs. #3 Maryville – 5:00pm

Semifinals – Saturday, February 23, 2013
#5/#4 Winner vs. #8/#1 Winner – 1:00pm
#6/#3 Winner vs. #7/#2 Winner – 3:00pm

Finals – Sunday, February 24, 2013
Semifinal Winners – 2:00pm