Shaw to host Women's Regional

March 7, 2005

Shaw University will host the 2005 NCAA Women's South Atlantic Regional March 11,12 and 14. This will be the second-straight year that Shaw will host the regional and all games will be played in Spaulding Gymnasium.

The Shaw Lady Bears (29-1), the number one seed in this year's South Atlantic Regional Tournament will play eighth-seeded S.C.-Aiken of the Peach Belt Conference in the first round of the tournament.

Other match-ups in tournament include: second-seeded Clayton College and State University of the Peach Belt Conference taking on seventh-seeded Newberry of the South Atlantic Conference; third-seeded Carson-Newman of the South Atlantic Conference taking on sixth-seeded seeded Fayetteville State of the CIAA; and fourth-seeded Columbus State of the Peach Belt Conference taking on Wingate of the South Atlantic Conference. All game times will be announced within the next few days.

For ticket information on the 2005 South Atlantic Regional Tournament, please call the Shaw ticket office at (919) 546-8392. Tickets are $3 for students w/I.D. and $7 general admission, per session and will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 8 at 9:00 a.m. The ticket office is located on the third floor in Tyler Hall. There are two sessions on Friday. Saturday's semifinal games are 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. and Monday's championship game will be at 7:00 p.m.