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IPFW Draws Wichita State in 2013 Preseason WNIT Action
6/18/2013 11:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Official Release
2013 WNIT Bracket
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The pairings for the 2013 Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament were announced today and the IPFW Mastodons will play at Wichita State on Friday, Nov. 8. Game time is set for 1:05 p.m. ET.
The Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) features a three-game guarantee format. The event opens on Friday, Nov. 8 with first-round games and second-round games follow from Nov. 10-11. Location sites for second round games will be announced following the first-round results.
Semifinal action will be played on Nov. 14 and the championship game will be nationally televised LIVE in HD on CBS Sports Network at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 17. Teams that lose in the first two rounds will play consolation games on the second weekend, Nov. 15-16. All games are hosted by participating schools.
Regarding consolation games, the bracket will be re-drawn to form new matchups based on the geography of teams involved, who can/cannot host, recent history of teams, etc. The consolation bracket will be released Nov. 10 after all of the Round 1 games are complete.
Here is a look at the first-round schedule:
First-Round Games (2012-2013 team records)
Nov. 8, 2013
IPFW (13-17) at Wichita State (24-10), 1:05 p.m. ET
North Carolina A&T (22-10) at Quinnipiac (30-2), 5 p.m. ET
Mount St. Mary's (15-16) at Saint Joseph's (23-8), 7 p.m. ET
Stetson (24-9) at Oklahoma (24-11), 8 p.m. ET
Stephen F. Austin (14-17) at LSU (22-12), 8 p.m. ET
Georgia State (13-16) at Tennessee-Martin (19-15), 8 p.m. ET
Idaho (17-16) at Gonzaga (27-6), 9 p.m. ET
Nov. 9, 2013
Loyola Chicago (17-15) at Louisville (29-9), time TBA
The Mastodons return a majority of their players from last season after posting a 13-17 overall record. Summit League Player of the Year, Amanda Hyde highlights the senior class by averaging a team-high 18.6 points per game during her junior campaign.
Hyde became the 16th player in IPFW women's basketball history to reach 1,000 career points. She tied the IPFW single-game scoring record last year with 43 points at Southern Illinois and scored in double figures in 27 of IPFW's 30 games. Hyde's scoring totals never took a hit as she reached 20 or more points in 12 contests.
Wichita State is coming off the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament behind a school-record 24 wins. The Shockers captured the school's first ever regular season and conference tournament championships last year and return MVC Tournament MVP Alex Harden.
Harden averaged 11.7 points per game a year ago by shooting 46 percent from the field and 75 percent from the charity stipe. The 5-11 G/F averaged 34 minutes of playing time and also chipped in with five rebounds per contest.
The Preseason WNIT began in its modern form in 1994. It is organized and produced by Triple Crown Sports, a national sports event company based in Fort Collins, Colo. For more information on the WNIT please visit: www.womensnit.com.
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