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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With the regular-season complete, the second-ranked Davenport women's basketball team turns its attention to the eight-team Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament starting with Madonna in the quarterfinal on a rare Thursday evening showdown at 7:30 p.m. Although the Panthers took one of the conference's two automatic bids to the NAIA National Championship by winning the regular-season title, they will seek their fifth straight conference tournament crown to improve their resume for seeding purposes at the national tournament.
 
vs. Madonna
Date: Thursday, February 27
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
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WHAC Tournament Begins
Davenport enters the WHAC Tournament with the top seed and has home court advantage. Eighth-seed Madonna will visit the Student Center to start the quarterfinal with the winner facing the winner between fourth-seed Indiana Tech and fifth-seed Aquinas. Second-seed Cornerstone hosts seventh-seed Concordia and third-seed Siena Heights welcomes sixth-seed Northwestern Ohio. The winner of the tournament except Davenport earns the conference's second bid to the NAIA Division II National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. The Panthers are already heading to Iowa after punching their ticket with the regular-season crown. Should Davenport reach the WHAC Tournament final the team they would face earns the second bid.
 
A Quick Look at Madonna
The Crusaders have been on a bit of a downfall lately, having lost four of their last five games. Most recently, they suffered a 105-74 defeat on the road last Saturday. First-team All-WHAC selection Rachel Melcher led the effort with 22 points and six rebounds. Melcher is averaging 16.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season.
 
The Last Time vs. Madonna
Davenport had a bit of a scare when the Crusaders visited the Student Center Feb. 1. Tiesha Stokes scored 23 points and brought down eight rebounds and Alex Law matched her career marks of six 3-point field goals and 20 points as the two sophomores helped the Panthers make a huge turnaround after trailing 32-31 at halftime to hold off Madonna 80-67. Davenport had trouble finding the bucket at on its home floor, shooting 12-for-43 (27.9 percent) from the field in the first half but the turnaround in the second half bumped the percentage to 37.2.
 
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