ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — In a season where they were picked to finish eighth in their own conference, Griffon Women's Basketball is still dancing all the way down south to the Elite Eight in Birmingham, Alabama.
With their Central Region Championship win over No. 1 seed Fort Hays State, Missouri Western finds itself in the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals for the third time ever. Coming into the new bracket as a No. 7 seed once again, MWSU plays No. 2 seed Grand Valley State on Monday, March 21 at 2:30 p.m. CST at Bill Harris Arena. This will be the Griffons' second-straight game against a top-10 team with the Lakers currently pinned as the No. 6 team in the country and the Tigers of FHSU falling as the No. 4.
The only two other times MWSU made the Elite Eight was during the span of 1994-95. The Griffons made it this year with a gutsy 21-point comeback against Fort Hays led by Jaelyn Haggard and Corbyn Cunningham. Haggard came through with 19 overall and 17 in the second half while Cunningham was cooking early with 19.
You can watch this year's Elite Eight matchup at NCAA.com. Tickets can be purchased at ETix.com. Follow along with live stats by clicking here.
Tommy Rezac, Brett Esely and Danielle Sachse will be on the call for the games on 680 KFEQ AM / 95.3 FM St. Joseph and online at 680KFEQ.com. You can also download the 680 KFEQ app
Ticket Prices
All Game Pass: $30
Session Passes: $9 for youth, $15 for adults.
View the bracket here. Stay tuned to GoGriffons and NCAA for updates and information.
2022 NCAA Elite Eight
#1 North Georgia
#2 Grand Valley State
#3 Glenville State
#4 Valdosta State
#5 Western Washington
#6 West Texas A&M
#7 Missouri Western
#8 Pace
