Eagles Head To Rochester Friday For NCAA Opening Round

NASHUA, N.H.-The Daniel Webster College women's basketball team recently wrapped up their first-ever date with the NCAA tournament thanks to Saturday's NECC tournament championship. Now they have an opponent.

The Eagles, fresh off winning their first ever conference title, will travel to Rochester, N.Y. on Friday, March 4th to take on the regional host University of Rochester. The game tips off at 8:00 p.m.

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In the second matchup of the four-team bracket, Williams College will face Muhlenberg College. Friday winners will meet on Saturday to advance to the round of 16 at 7:00 p.m.

The Eagles will have a stiff opening round test in a Yellow Jackets squad that has posted a 20-5 overall record which included a 10-4 mark in University Athletic Association (UAA) play, good for third place overall. The UAA does not conduct a postseason championship tournament.

Friday's game marks the second time a Daniel Webster team will make an NCAA appearance this season and third time overall. The Eagles men's soccer team reached the tourney this past fall while the men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA regional in 2008.