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Women's Basketball

Owls Head to Henderson Tenn. To Face No. 1 Freed-Hardeman in AMC Semifinals

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The top-four seeds of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) women's basketball postseason tournament, will compete in the semifinals on Friday.
The semifinals round will be hosted at the higher seeds – Freed-Hardeman and Columbia. The winners of the two semifinal games will move on to the championship game on Monday, March 4.
Freed-Hardeman (regular-season champions) has earned the AMC's first automatic bid to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Women's Basketball National Championship in Billings, Mont. The second automatic berth from the AMC will go to the tournament champion. If Freed-Hardeman wins the tournament, the second automatic bid will go to the tournament runner-up.  
 
Game 5: No. 1-seed Freed-Hardeman Lady Lions vs. No. 4-seed William Woods Owls
Brewer Sports Center | 7:00 PM | Henderson, Tenn.


 
  • The Lady Lions swept the season series over William Woods, winning 78-47 on Dec. 13 on their home court and 55-53 on Jan. 31 in Fulton.
  • In game one, the Lady Lions forced 20 turnovers.
  • Sandrea Sylman has played well against the Owls this season. In two games she has a total of 36 points, ten rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
  • Freed-Hardeman enters the game after defeating 8-seed Harris-Stowe, 74-49.
  • The Owls held off Williams Baptist comeback attempt in the quarterfinals, winning 72-66.
Tournament Schedule:
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, Feb. 28
Game 1: (1) Freed-Hardeman vs. (8) Harris-Stowe Freed-Hardeman wins, 74-49
Game 2: (2) Columbia vs. (7) Central Baptist Columbia wins, 86-66
Game 3: (3) Lyon vs. (6) Lindenwood-Belleville Lyon wins, 68-58
Game 4: (4) William Woods vs. (5) Williams Baptist William Woods wins, 72-66
Semifinals - Friday, March 1
Game 5: (1) Freed-Hardeman vs. (4) William Woods 7:00 PM Henderson, Tenn.
Game 6: (2) Columbia vs. (3) Lyon 7:00 PM Columbia, Mo.
Championship – Monday, March 4
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 7:00 PM TBD
 
Courtesy of the American Midwest Conference.
 
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