Tigers Earn Top Seed In 2016 SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament
By: Benedict SID
ATLANTA (Benedict SID) — The Benedict College women’s basketball team has earned the top seed in the SIAC East Division and will have a bye until Wednesday in the 2016 SIAC Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament.
The conference office released the official tournament brackets on Friday. The Lady Tigers will play at 1 p.m. on Wednesday against the winner between Paine College, the fifth seed from the East, and Lane College, the fourth seed from the East. Paine and Lane will face off at 12:15 p.m. on Monday.
The tournament will be held at the Bill James Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The Lady Tigers have made three consecutive trips to the championship game, and won the title in 2014.
The 2015-16 Lady Tigers went 14-2 in conference play and are currently ranked 14th in the USA Today Sports Division II coaches poll, and are ranked second in the South Region by the NCAA.
The winner of Wednesday’s game will play at 1 p.m. on Friday in the semifinals. The championship game is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday.
All of Benedict’s games will be broadcast on Stretch Internet.
