Fresh off its second straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament championship, Western Washington University women’s basketball is set as the No. 3 seed in its fourth consecutive NCAA Division II West Regional tournament appearance.
Western (23-6), which received an automatic bid to the tournament following its 54-52 GNAC title game victory over Montana State Billings, will face No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona (20-9) in the quarterfinals at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 15 at the Felix Event Center in Azusa, California. Top-seeded Azusa Pacific (28-3) is hosting the tournament.
A quarterfinal win would send the Vikings to a 5 p.m. semifinal the next day against either No. 2 Cal State San Marcos (23-6) or No. 7 Point Loma (18-12). Montana State Billings (26-6) is the only other GNAC school that received an at-large bid, and the Yellowjackets are the No. 4 seed.
West Regional games will be available to watch at NCAA.com via the Championships Pass ($29.95) — a paid webcast that is new this season. Alternatively, fans can purchase single-game streams for $9.95.
The full schedule for the West Regional tournament is below.
Friday, March 15: Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 3 Western Washington (23-6) vs. No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona (20-9), 12 p.m.
Game 2: No. 2 Cal State San Marcos (23-6) vs. No. 7 Point Loma (18-12), 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 Azusa Pacific (28-3) vs. No. 8 Cal State LA (17-12), 5 p.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Montana State Billings (26-6) vs. No. 5 Chico State (21-9), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 16: Semifinals
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 18: West Regional Final
Championship: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m. (winner to Elite Eight in St. Joseph, Missouri, March 25–29)
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date of Western’s regional game. The Vikings play on Friday, March 15. The story was updated to reflect this change at 3:40 p.m. on March 12, 2024. Cascadia Daily News regrets the error.
Connor J. Benintendi is a former CDN sports reporter, send tips and information to newstips@cascadiadaily.com.
