OFFICIAL BRACKET FOR 2019 NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 10, 2019) -- The University of the Sciences women's basketball team received great news on Sunday night, as the team has been selected as the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, which will be staged next weekend (March 15-18) in Philadelphia, Pa. The Devills will serve as the host school for the regional at the ARC on their campus. The announcement was made on the NCAA's official selection show at NCAA.com(.)

In addition to USciences, fellow Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) member Jefferson earned the No. 3 seed in the East Region. Both teams played in an epic contest on Sunday in the CACC Championship Final, ultimately won by Jefferson in overtime by a score of 74-73. Jefferson earned the CACC's automatic bid to the regional, while USciences collected the No. 1 seed in an at-large spot.

USciences will take on eighth-seeded NYIT in Friday's first round, while Jefferson will face sixth-seeded Stonehill. NYIT hails from the East Coast Conference (ECC), while Stonehill checks in from the NE-10. The Skyhawks enter this year's tournament as the defending regional champions.

The schedule of games for the NCAA Regional is listed below.

2018-19 NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EAST REGION TOURNAMENT
at University of the Sciences (March 15-18, Philadelphia, Pa.)
First Round (Friday, March 15)
#1 USciences vs. #8 NYIT
#2 Bentley vs. #7 Saint Anselm
#3 Jefferson vs. #6 Stonehill
#4 Le Moyne vs. #5 St. Thomas Aquinas

Regional Semifinals (Saturday, March 16)
USciences/NYIT Winner vs. Le Moyne/STAC Winner
Bentley/St. A's Winner vs. Jefferson/Stonehill Winner

Regional Final (Monday, March 18)
Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner

The winner of the NCAA East Region Tournament will advance to the Division II Elite Eight, which will be staged in late March in Columbus, Ohio.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.