Seawolves to host 2017 NCAA West Regionals at Alaska Airlines Center, March 10-13

Fresh off its third straight league regular-season and tournament titles, the nationally 2nd-ranked Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team has been selected as the top seed and host for the NCAA Division II West Region Championships, as the NCAA unveiled the 64-team national field and regional host sites Sunday. The Seawolves will host the eight-team West Regional tournament March 10-13 at the Alaska Airlines Center.

The Seawolves (29-1)-who earned the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid-will play their opening-round game Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. against No. 8 seed Hawaii Pacific (21-6). The defending NCAA Div. II national runners-up are making their fourth consecutive NCAA appearance and will serve as the regional host for the second time in three seasons.

In addition to the UAA-HPU game, Friday's other first-round match-ups will be No. 3 seed Western Washington (25-5) vs. No. 6 seed Cal State East Bay (22-8) at noon, No. 2 seed California Baptist (31-2) vs. No. 7 seed Point Loma (24-5) at 2:30 p.m., and No. 4 seed UC San Diego (23-6) vs. No. 5 seed Simon Fraser (24-7) at 5 p.m.

Saturday's semifinal contests will be held at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Monday's title game will be at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the NCAA Div. II Elite Eight, March 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio.

All games from the NCAA Div. II West Regional Championships will feature live stats and video stream at portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa.

Tickets can be purchased one of three ways-in person at the Terry Ann Homan Box Office at the Alaska Airlines Center (3550 Providence Dr.), online at alaskaairlinescenter.com (fees apply), or charge by phone at (907) 891-7410 (fees apply).

All seating will be general admission, with doors opening one hour before the first game each day.

Full-tournament passes can be purchased for $30 (adult) or $18 (student/youth/seniors*), while single-day passes will be $12 (adult) and $7 (student/youth/seniors*). Group rates are also available for parties of 10 or more. For group rates, contact Chris Gerace at (907) 786-7811.

*Student=Any college student with current valid college ID; Youth=Ages 3-18; Seniors=Age 60 and older.

2017 NCAA Div. II West Region Women's Basketball Championships March 10, 11 and 13 / Alaska Airlines Center

Friday, March 10 - Quarterfinals Noon - #6 Cal State East Bay (22-8) vs. # 3 Western Washington (25-5) 2:30 p.m. - #7 Point Loma (24-5) vs. #2 California Baptist (31-2) 5 p.m. - #5 Simon Fraser (24-7) vs. #4 UC San Diego (23-6) 7:30 p.m. - #8 Hawaii Pacific (21-6) vs. #1 Alaska Anchorage (29-1)

Saturday, March 11 - Semifinals 5 p.m. - CSUEB/WWU winner vs. PLNU/CBU winner 7:30 p.m. - SFU/UCSD winner vs. HPU/UAA winner

Monday, March 13 - Championship 7 p.m. - Semifinal winners (winner advances to NCAA DII Elite Eight, March 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio)

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