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Women's Basketball By Rick Hoskin | @hoskin22

National Tournament Preview: No. 2 Women’s Basketball vs. No. 7 Hastings

Game Notes | Tournament Bracket | Live Stats | Live Video | The DAN
 
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Coming off a 110-77 win over No. 15 Purdue Calumet in the second round of the NAIA Division II Tournament Friday evening, the second-ranked and top seeded Davenport women's basketball team returns to Tyson Events Center for a top 10 battle as it takes on No. 7 and second-seed Hastings (Neb.) Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT in the quarterfinals. The game can be heard on the Davenport Athletics Network with Ken Clemens and Ed Keating behind the microphone.
 
vs. Hastings (Neb.)
Date: Saturday, March 15
Tipoff: 7 p.m. EDT
Location: Sioux City, Iowa (Tyson Events Center)
Internet Coverage: Live Stats| Live Video | The DAN (Audio)
Announcers: Ken Clemens (Play-by-Play) | Ed Keating (Analyst)
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A Quick Look at Hastings
In a back-and-forth battle with Indiana Wesleyan in the second round, the second-seeded Broncos did serious damage in overtime to take a 73-63 to knock out defending national champions. Two Hastings players finished in double-doubles, Cami Bruckman had 25 points and 10 rebounds while Laurel Zwiener had 18 points and 13 boards. The lead changed 14 times between the two schools.
 
Davenport vs. the GPAC
The Panthers have a history with the Great Plains Athletic Conference as they are 6-7 against its members. The last meeting against a GPAC school was Northwestern Iowa in the Fab Four last year. The Panthers overcame a roaring crowd to dethrone the then-three-time defending national champions 74-68.
 
Keep on Dancing
Davenport got its 10th consecutive appearance in the NAIA Division II Tournament underway in an another impressive win as an early offensive run helped the Panthers roll past 15th-ranked Purdue Calumet 110-77 Friday. The Panthers improved to 15-9 in the national tournament and have reached as far as the championship game (2011, 2013).
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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