March 7, 2005

Lopers to play Coyotes

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney-South Dakota NCAA Tournament game will tip off this Saturday, March 12th, at 1:00 p.m. CST.

The Lopers (23-6) are the 6th seed in the eight-team regional with USD (25-5) the third seed.

Second-seeded UNO (23-5) will play Winona State (23-10) after the Loper-Coyote game at approximately 2:30 p.m.

The UNO-WSU winner will plays the UNK-USD winner Sunday at 6:00 p.m. CST.

On the other side of the bracket, top seeded Metro State (26-3) will play 8th seeded Northern State (21-9) at 7:00 p.m. CST, followed by 4th-seeded Minnesota State Mankato (23-7) and 5th-seed Fort Lewis (22-5) at 9:30 p.m. CST.

The region championship game will be held Tuesday, March 15th, at 8:00 p.m. CST.