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

Hotel list for the NCAA Tournament in Springfield Missouri
Courtyard by Missouri - 417-869-6700
Red Roof Inn - 417-831-2100
Econo Lodge South - 417-882-2220
Howard Johnson Express - 417-869-5600
American Inn - 417-831-1080
Battlefield Inn - 417-883-1340
Days Inn East - 417-882-9484
Dogwood Park Inn - 417-865-6681
Extended Stay America - 417-823-9100
Hotel 7 - 417-833-0880
Merigold Inn - 417-881-2833
Motel 6 - 417-833-0880
Ozark Inn - 417-865-6565
Springfield Suites - 417-520-7300
Super 8 I-44 - 417-833-9218
Super 8 South - 417-889-7313

Bed & Breakfast in the area:
Walnut Street Bed & Breakfast - 417-864-6346
Mansion at Elfindale - 417-831-5400

Surrounding area hotels:
Super 8 in Strafford - 417-736-3883 (7 miles from Springfield)
Super 8 in Ozark - 417-581-8800 (10 miles from Springfield)
Super 8 in Nixa - 417-725-0880 (10 miles from Springfield)
Country Inn in Bolivar - 417-326-8004 (25 miles from Springfield)
Holiday Inn Express in Marshfield - 417-859-6000 (30 miles from Springfield)
Quality Inn at Shepard of the Hills Expressway in Branson - 417-335-6776 (35 miles from Springfield)

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

-WT-