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Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton College women's basketball team has been selected as an at-large participant in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament that begins this weekend. Wheaton (22-5) will face Hope College (26-1) in a First Round game in Holland, Michigan on Friday at 7:30 PM EST. The winner of Friday's First Round game will advance to the Second Round on Saturday at 6:30 PM EST and will face the winner of Friday's other First Round game at Holland between Ohio Northern University (26-1) and Hanover College (21-7).

Tickets will be available at 11 AM (CST) on Tuesday and can be purchased online at https://tickets.hope.edu/ticketing.

"I'm just really pleased that we have the opportunity to get into the NCAA Tournament and play a team of Hope's quality," said head coach Kent Madsen. "You're always excited to see your seniors rewarded, especially when they've invested so much into our program over the last four years."

Wheaton enters the tournament with a 22-5 record this season. The Thunder finished second during the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin's (CCIW) regular season schedule with an 11-3 record during the league's regular season.

This is Wheaton's eighth postseason appearance and the first time Wheaton has appeared in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament since 2006-07

Friday's game will be the 10th meeting in women's basketball between Wheaton and Hope. Hope tallied a record of 26-1 this year and earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament by winning the automatic bid from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).