INDIANAPOLIS (March 10) – For the sixth time in school history, the California (PA) men's and women's basketball teams will BOTH be appearing in the NCAA Tournament in the same year.
The Cal women's team received the fifth seed and will be facing Lock Haven in a rematch from yesterday in the semifinals of the PSAC Tournament. The Bald Eagles and Vulcans will be meeting for the third time this season with Lock Haven winning the previous two times. The game will be played on Friday, March 15, in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Hagerty Family Events Center, as Gannon secured hosting rights for the subregional.
On the men's side, the Vulcans will be hosting a subregional as the second seed. Cal will face West Virginia State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 16, at the Convocation Center. The Vulcans and Yellow Jackets last met in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Cal will also serve as host of Charleston (W.Va.) versus Concord, both Mountain East Conference (MEC) programs, on Saturday.
Additional information will be available later.
CALIFORNIA (March 10) – The California (PA) men's and women's basketball teams are candidates to receive at-large berths to the NCAA Tournament with the selections and pairings announced tonight, Sunday, March 10, at NCAA.com.
The women's selection show is set for 10:30 p.m. EST. The Vulcans have been slotted sixth in the regional rankings in each of the last two weeks. Cal bolstered its post-season candidacy with a road win at regionally-ranked IUP in the quarterfinals of the PSAC Tournament before losing to regionally-ranked Lock Haven on the road in the semifinals.
The men's selection show will follow at 11 p.m. EST. Cal has been positioned second in the regional rankings over the last two weeks. The Vulcans earned a pair of victories in the PSAC Tournament, including a win over regionally-ranked Lock Haven, before falling in the PSAC Championship to the top seed in the region.
Visit NCAA.com later tonight for the links to the Selection Show.
