Vikings Get Send-off to City of Brotherly Love for NCAA Tournament
The CHASE is ON! Vikings head to the City of Brotherly Love for a little dancin' at the NCAA Tournament
Cheers and enthusiasm echoed throughout the Wolstein Center atrium as fans and supporters clad in green and white gathered Thursday afternoon to show their support and admiration for the Cleveland State Women鈥檚 Basketball team as they departed for Philadelphia.
What鈥檚 all the fuss about? Oh, you know, just a Saturday afternoon date with the Villanova Wildcats in round one of the NCAA Women鈥檚 Basketball Tournament.
It's been 13 years since 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 has participated in the "big dance," and it was such a momentous occasion that even Rune (老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 therapy dog and, judging from the reception, de facto team good luck charm) got in on the action.
After defeating Green Bay on March 7 to capture the Horizon League championship, the women seeded 13, will look towards bigger and better things against a Wildcats squad that comes in with a 28-6 record. The matchup between the two schools will be the first-ever meeting in the NCAA Tournament. At 30-4, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 set the program record for wins in a season and is led by Horizon League Player of the Year, Destiny Leo and Deja Williams, who won Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year.
鈥淚 came here five years ago and envisioned this happening,鈥 said fifth-year 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 coach Chris Kielsmeier of the tournament bid.
鈥淚 never wavered from it at any point in time in my head as long as I knew we had the continuing support of so many others... stuff like this doesn鈥檛 happen without the support of a lot of people. I really couldn鈥檛 be more proud of our players and our program.鈥
Note: For those unable able to make it to the game, it will be broadcast on and on starting at 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 18.