March 8, 2004

The West Texas A&M University women's basketball team will compete in the NCAA-II South Central Regional Tournament beginning Friday, March 12 and running through Monday, March 15. The Lady Buffs drew the No. 6 seed and will face third-seeded Emporia State University in the quarterfinals on Friday at 1 p.m. WTAMU head coach Bob Schneider's son, Brandon Schneider is ESU's head coach.

The tournament will be hosted by Drury University at Springfield, Mo. Drury's Weiser Gymnasium is the site of the tournament, with a capacity of 2,200.

Ticket prices are:
$10 - reserved seats
$6 - general admission
$4 - students
$36 - All-Tournament reserved ticket

For more ticket information, contact the Drury Ticket Office at 417-873-7363 and request to sit in the WTAMU section. WTAMU has a block of 100 general admission tickets set aside, with reserved seating available Wednesday.

The Tournament Schedule:
Friday, March 12
1 p.m. 6-WTAMU vs. 3-Emporia State
3 p.m. 2-Angelo State vs. 7-Northeastern State
6 p.m. 1-Drury vs. 8-Missouri Western
8 p.m. 4-Northwest Missouri vs. 5-Washburn

Saturday, March 13
6 p.m. WTAMU/ESU winner vs. ASU/NSU winner
8 p.m. DU/MWSC winner vs. NWMSU/WU winner

Monday, March 15
7 p.m. Regional Championship game - Saturday's winners

More information will be released when available, here on wwww.gobuffsgo.com.

-WT-