2014 NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship Tournament - First/Second Rounds
Lebanon Valley vs. Baldwin Wallace
York (Pa.) vs. La Roche
Grumbacher Center - York, Pa. - March 7-8, 2014 - 5/7 p.m.
Lebanon Valley travels to York on Friday evening to take on Baldwin Wallace in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Valley is making its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the winner will face the winner of York (Pa.) and La Roche in the second round on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Tournament ScheduleFriday, March 7Game #1 - Lebanon Valley (21-6) vs. Baldwin Wallce (20-6) - 5 p.m. -
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Live StatsGame #2 - York (Pa.) (25-2) vs. La Roche (23-4) - 7 p.m. -
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Live StatsSaturday, March 8Game #3 - Lebanon Valley/Baldwin Wallace vs. York (Pa.)/La Roche - 5:30 p.m. -
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Live Stats Ticketing InformationGame tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for seniors, students and children per session. There are no advance ticket sales. Tickets will be sold at the door on Friday on Saturday and each team will have a designated seating section.
How They Got HereLebanon ValleyThe Valley enters the 2014 NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 21-6, advancing to its seventh straigth Commonwealth Conference championship game as the top seed. Despite falling to Messiah, 53-47, in the title game, the team's overall resume was deemed impressive enough to earn an at-large bid into this year's field. LVC is led by senior
Caitlin Bach, leading the team in both scoring (11.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg), and junior
Kiely Chaklos, averaging in double figures with 10.7 points per contest. Bach and Chaklos were both named to All-Commonwealth Conference teams with Bach earning first-team honors and Chaklos garnering an honorable mention nod.
Baldwin WallaceThe Yellow Jackets are making their 12th trip to the NCAA Tournament and were co-champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the regular season. The top-seed in their conference tournament, they were upset by fourth-seeded Capital in the semifinals. Entering the tournament with a 20-6 overall mark, junior All-OAC honoree Audrey Smolik leads the way with 12.2 ppg and four rpg, also adding 26 three-pointers, good enough for fourth in the conference rankings. Baldwin Wallace scores 78.4 ppg and 63.2 ppg for a plus-15.2 differentional. The Yellow Jackets grab 40.8 rpg and allow 35.9 rpg for a plus-4.9 differential.
York (Pa.)The Spartans, champions of the Capital Athletic Conference, will be host for this pod's first and second rounds. York enters the tourney with a mark of 25-2, including going undefeated on home court at 15-0 on the year. The Spartans are led by Brittany Hicks who averages 16.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, and Aja Wallpher, who averages 6.6 assists per contest. York boasts one of the stronger defenses in the nation, ranking third in opponent shooting percentage, 13th in scoring margin, and 16th in scoring defense.
La RocheThe Redhawks come into the tournament with a mark of 23-4 after winning the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate conference tournament championship. La Roche downed Pitt-Bradford, 80-67, in the AMCC Tournament semifinals and captured the titlke with a 91-55 blowout of Mt. Aloysius. Casie Cygan leads the Redhawks with 18.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg. Mackenzie O'Donnell is adding 12.3 ppg and 6.5 rpg, while LaShauna Brothers chips in with 11.6 ppg and 5.8 rpg. La Roche is averaging 79 ppg and allowing 57.7 points per contest.
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