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Seattle U To Open NCAA Tournament At Oregon
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The 2018 WAC Tournament Champion Seattle U women's basketball team will take on Oregon in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 16 in Eugene, Ore.

The Redhawks (18-14) earned the WAC's automatic bid and will be a No. 15 seed in the program's first ever trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament. SU is led by first team All-WAC honoree Alexis Montgomery, who averages 18.9 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. WAC Freshman of the year Kallin Spiller averages 9.2 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Redhawks while Tournament MVP Kamira Sanders averages 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds to go with 3.4 assists per game.

Oregon, the No. 2 seed in the Spokane Region, punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning the Pac-12 Tournament with a 77-57 win over Stanford. The Ducks are led by Sabrina Ionescu, who averaged 19.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. Ruthy Hebard averages 17.5 points while leading the team with 8.8 rebounds. Teh Ducks rank second nationally in three-point field goal percentage at .406, including .473 from Lexi Bando.

First Round - Friday, March 16
Spokane Region
Matthew Knight Arena - Eugene, Ore.
No. 2 Oregon (30-4) vs. No. 16 Seattle U (18-14)