KANSAS CITY -- The 18th-ranked Siena Heights women's basketball team was one of the 32 teams announced in the 29th annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) DII Women's Basketball Championship bracket that is set to take place from March 11-17 at the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Saints were given a five seed and will face fourth-seeded Bryan (Tenn.) in the Liston Bracket on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 5:15 p.m., EST.
This year's field consists of 25 automatic berths and seven at-large spots. Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, regular-season runners-up, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the league. At-large teams were determined by the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 Poll that was released earlier today.
This is the Saints' fifth time qualifying for the NAIA National Championship tournament. The last time Siena Heights made the tournament was in 2017. The 2020 NAIA National Championship tournament games will be broadcasting the first 28 games on the NAIA Network (www.NAIANetwork.com). The semifinal and championship games will be broadcasted on ESPN3. Fans can view the games on Stretch Internet for a single-day pass price of $9.95 or an all-tournament package price of $34.95.
