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February 24, 2003

 

Ferrum Women Top Seed in Dixie Basketball Tournament

Panthers Share Regular Season Conference Title

 

Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College women's basketball team garnered the top seed for this weekend's Dixie Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.  The Panthers finished the season tied with Christopher Newport University for the regular season conference title with a record of 10-4.  Ferrum takes an 18-7 overall record into the Dixie Tournament, the champion of which will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.  

 

By virtue of a pair of wins this season over Christopher Newport, Ferrum earned the top seed for the tournament.  This is Ferrum's first regular season Dixie title since joining the league in 1986-86.  The Panthers won the Dixie Tournament and advanced to the NCAA playoffs in 1995.  Ferrum also advanced to the Dixie Tournament title game one other time in 1992, losing to Methodist College.

     Women's Tournament Bracket
     Men's Tournament Bracket

The tournament kicks off Thursday, Feb. 27, in Fayetteville, N.C. at Methodist College.  Ferrum (18-7, 10-4 Dixie) will face eighth seeded Averett University (1-24, 1-13) at 2 p.m.  The men's tournament is being hosted by Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.  Ferrum (7-18, 4-10), seeded #7, will face #2 Methodist (16-9, 12-2) at 4 p.m. Thursday.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.

 

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