Men's Basketball at Ohio Wesleyan College
The Ohio Wesleyan University men’s basketball team will host St. Vincent
(Pa.) in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III tournament at 7
p.m. on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena, it was announced by the NCAA on
Monday.
Admission will be $6 for adults, and $3 for students. Tickets can be
purchased from noon-4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at the Ohio Wesleyan
athletics department in Edwards Gym. Pregame ticket sales will begin at
5 p.m. on Saturday. Ohio Wesleyan students can pick up tickets between
9 a.m.-noon on Thursday and Friday at the Ohio Wesleyan athletics
department in Edwards Gym.
Ohio Wesleyan (22-5) won the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament
championship, defeating 17th-ranked Wooster in the championship game on
Saturday. Ohio Wesleyan was ranked No. 24 in the D3hoops.com poll dated
Feb. 17. Ohio Wesleyan will be making its second consecutive NCAA
Division III playoff appearance and its fourth overall. The Battling
Bishops won the NCAA Division III national championship in 1988 and
advanced to the sectional semifinals (Sweet 16) in 2008.
St. Vincent (23-5) won the Presidents' Athletic Conference championship
with a 15-1 record, then took the PAC tournament with an 81-67 win over
Thomas More in the title game. St. Vincent is making its first NCAA
Division III championship appearance. Ohio Wesleyan and St. Vincent
have met once on the hardwood, with the Bishops taking an 82-77 decision
during the 2010-11 season.
The winner of Saturday's first-round game will face the winner of
Saturday's game between Cabrini (Pa.) and Hampden-Sydney (Va.) in a
second-round game to be played on the campus of one of the competing
institutions.