URIAW Dominates Alabama 105-92 to Secure Elite Eight Glory!
The Rams were selected as a No. 11 seed, and will face the Crimson Tide on Saturday, March 21 in Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The first NCAA Tournament appearance for the University of Rhode Islan d and women’s basketball in the state at large for three decades will come against the powerful SEC. The Rams were drawn against Alabama in Regional 3 and will play Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
in Louisville. The host Cardinals headline a four-team portion of the bracket as the No. 3 seed and will be on their home floor at the KFC Yum!
Center against No. 14 seed Vermont. No.
11 seed URI punched its ticket by sweeping Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament titles – it was more celebration than nervousness in the air during a watch party on campus at the Soloviev Practice Facility on March 15. A roar went up from the crowd when the Rams saw their name appear opposite the sixth-seeded Crimson Tide, who finished 23-10 overall and won two games to reach their conference tournament quarterfinals. “We didn’t really care about who we played,” senior captain Ines Debroise said.
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