#7 Shepherd (16-11) vs. #2 Seton Hill (22-6) 1:00 p.m.
Head Coaches: SU-Melanie Ford, SHU-Ferne Labati.
How They Got Here: Shepherd got a last-second basket by Jerica Hewett to edge Concord 59-57...Seton Hill blasted overmatched Bluefield State 92-44.
Key Players: SU: C-Camille Wilmer (14.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg), F-Carrie Saunders (12.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg), G-Jerica Hewett (10.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.2 apg). SHU: F-Katie Lintner (14.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg), F-Jordan Burkes (13.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.2 apg), G-Orit Farchi (6.7 ppg, 4.2 apg).
Regular Season Meetings: Seton Hill won both matchups...The Griffins won at home 67-51 on January 28 to start their current 13-game win game win streak...Shepherd was limited to 24.9 percent shooting in the defeat...Seton Hill won at Shepherd 69-62 on February 22...Jordan Burkes' 23 points and 9 rebounds paced SHU...Carrie Saunders scored 20 in defeat for the Rams.
Notes: Seton Hill has not lost since an 80-66 setback to Lake Erie (OH) on January 26...Shepherd is the WVIAC's top rebounding squad at plus-8.8 boards per game.
#3 Charleston (20-8) vs. #6 Fairmont State (19-9) 3:00 p.m.
Head Coaches: UC-Sherry Winn, FSU-Steve McDonald.
How They Got Here: Charleston got 28 points from Lindsey Kentner to skip past Ohio Valley 80-53...Fairmont State received 22 points from Ashley Vavrek as the Falcons wiped out an 18-point second half deficit to eliminate West Virginia State 62-57.
Key Players: UC: G-Lindsey Kentner (18.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg), G-Kaitlyn Arick (14.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg), C-Tarenna Dixon (12.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg). FSU: G-Ashley Vavrek (20.9 ppg, 2.3 apg), G-Kaitlin Snyder (10.8 ppg, 2.8 apg), C-Rachel Murray (9.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg).
Regular Season Meeting: Lauren Streicher tallied 23 points, while Rachel Murray had 13 points and 17 rebounds as Fairmont State downed visiting Charleston 86-76 on February 25...FSU shot 53 percent from the field to become only the third team to shoot over 50 percent against UC in 2009-10.
Notes: The past two WVIAC Tournament champions meet in the quarterfinals...FSU won the 2008 WVIAC Tournament, while Charleston won last season's event...The league's top two rebounders will be on the court in this one...FSU's Rachel Murray pulled down 20 rebounds against WV State and leads the league at 9.8 boards per game...UC's Tarenna Dixon ranks second at 9.2 rebounds per game...All five UC starters average scoring in double figures.
#1 West Virginia Wesleyan (19-8, 17-5) vs. #8 Wheeling Jesuit (14-14) 6:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: WVWC-Steve Tierney, WJU-Katie Hine.
How They Got Here: West Virginia Wesleyan earned a first round bye after winning the WVIAC regular season title....Wheeling Jesuit received a double-double of 17 points and 15 rebounds from Megan Stuvek to edge Pitt Johnstown 70-63.
Key Players: WVWC: G-Lydia Bridenbaugh (17.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg), G-Danae Hill (11.2 ppg, 3.8 apg), C-Angela Tassari (9.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg). WJU: G-Kourtney Booth (14.8 ppg, 3.0 apg), G-Chrissy Pavlik (11.3 ppg, 3.3 apg), F-Kim Mueller (9.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg).
Regular Season Meeting: Cassy Sanderson poured in 28 points, while Kourtney Booth chipped in 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists as Wheeling Jesuit took a home overtime victory 84-74 on January 9.
Notes: Wesleyan's regular season conference title was the first in school history...WJU owns wins this season over each of the top seeds in the tournaments...WVWC owns a seven-game win streak after falling 84-46 at Charleston on February 11...The top seed has won 17 of the 30 WVIAC Women's Basketball Tournament titles.
#4 Glenville State (18-9) vs. #5 West Liberty (19-8) 8:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: GSC: Bunky Harkleroad, WL: Lynn Ullom.
How They Got Here: Glenville State raced past Alderson-Broaddus 119-86 behind Kristen Golden's career-high 35 points...2010 WVIAC Player of the Year Donita Adams added 25 points for GSC...West Liberty got a WVIAC Tournament record-tying 14 assists to go with 14 points from Jenni Robbins in a 97-87 triumph against Davis & Elkins...2009 WVIAC Player of the Year Tori Hansen had 33 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds for the Toppers.
Key Players: GSC: G-Donita Adams (22.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg), C-Kristen Golden (12.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg), G-Autumn Davis (13.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg). WL: G-Tori Hansen (22.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.7 apg), G-Laura Malernee (14.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg), G-Jenni Robbins (11.4 ppg, 6.5 apg).
Regular Season Meeting: Tori Hansen tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds as West Liberty defeated visiting Glenville State 98-89 on January 9...Donita Adams registered a game-high 27 points for GSC...West Liberty owned a 66-42 rebounding edge to offset a minus-21 turnover margin (WL 28, GSC 7).
Notes: West Liberty has won in the WVIAC quarterfinals in 15 of the past 16 seasons...The lone loss came against Glenville State two seasons ago...The combined 205 points in Glenville State's first round game against Alderson-Broaddus are the most in WVIAC Tournament history...GSC also established new tournament records with 100 attempted field goals and 49 three-point field goal tries.
WVIAC Women's Basketball Tournament
March 1-6
Monday, March 1 (first round---campus sites, 7:30 p.m. unless indicated)
G1: #7 Shepherd 59, #10 Concord 57
G2: #2 Seton Hill 92, #15 Bluefield State 44
G3: #3 Charleston 80, #14 Ohio Valley 53
G4: #6 Fairmont State 62, #11 West Virginia State 57
G5: #8 Wheeling Jesuit 70, #9 Pitt Johnstown 63
G6: #4 Glenville State 119, #13 Alderson-Broaddus 86
G7: #5 West Liberty 97, #12 Davis & Elkins 87
Wednesday, March 3 (quarterfinals---Charleston Civic Center)
G8: Shepherd (16-11) vs. Seton Hill (22-6) 1:00 p.m.
G9: Charleston (20-8) vs. Fairmont State (19-9) 3:00 p.m.
G10: #1 West Virginia Wesleyan (19-8) vs. Wheeling Jesuit (14-14) 6:30 p.m.
G11: Glenville State (18-9) vs. West Liberty (19-8) 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 5 (semifinals---Charleston Civic Center)
G12: Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 1:00 p.m.
G13: Winner G10 vs. Winner G11 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 6 (championship---Charleston Civic Center)
G14: Winner G12 vs. Winner G13 6:00 p.m.