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Davidson Earns 4th Invite into the Preseason WNIT
5/2/2019 10:21:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off its most successful season in the Atlantic 10, the Davidson women's basketball team has been invited to be part of the 16-team 2019 Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament as the event enters its 26th season. Davidson is one of 12 teams which advanced to postseason play this past year to be invited.
This will be the Wildcats' fourth appearance in the preseason tournament, with their most recent invite coming during the 2012-13 season in which they played at North Carolina (L, 59-70), and then against Northern Illinois (L, 61-64) and Kennesaw State (W, 64-54).
"We are thrilled to have been selected to the 2019 Preseason WNIT Tournament," said head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. "It's a testament to the growth we have shown over the last two seasons. We have an experienced team returning and feel that this tournament is going to be a challenge our team is excited and ready for, and we also look forward to releasing the rest of our schedule over the next few months."
Davidson is coming off a 17-win campaign this past season and went a program-best 10-6 in A-10 play, tying for fourth in the league standings. It also won the program's first A-10 tournament game, taking a first-round win at home against St. Bonaventure. The Wildcats will return four of its five starters and 10 letterwinners in all.
The Preseason WNIT features a three-game guarantee for all teams, with first-round matchups and the bracket to be announced later this spring. All games are hosted by participating schools, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network.
Joining the 'Cats in this year's field includes Boise State (Mountain West), DePaul (Big East), Drexel (Colonial Athletic), Miami OH (Mid-American), Missouri State (Missouri Valley), Oklahoma (Big 12), Oregon State (Pac-12), Pacific (West Coast Conference), Portland State (Big Sky), Prairie View A&M (Southwestern Athletic), South Alabama (Sun Belt), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland), UAB (Conference USA), UC Irvine (Big West) and UMKC (Western Athletic).
The 2018 Preseason WNIT champion was Iowa State, featuring second-round WNBA draftee Bridget Carleton. In 2017, eventual Final Four participant Louisville won the Preseason WNIT, slipping past Oregon (which ended up reaching the NCAA Elite Eight that season and the Final Four in 2019). In 2016, Notre Dame claimed the Preseason WNIT with a core of players who keyed the Fighting Irish's run to the 2018 NCAA Championship and the 2019 NCAA title game.
For more information on the Preseason WNIT you can visit the website at womensnit.com.
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off its most successful season in the Atlantic 10, the Davidson women's basketball team has been invited to be part of the 16-team 2019 Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament as the event enters its 26th season. Davidson is one of 12 teams which advanced to postseason play this past year to be invited.
This will be the Wildcats' fourth appearance in the preseason tournament, with their most recent invite coming during the 2012-13 season in which they played at North Carolina (L, 59-70), and then against Northern Illinois (L, 61-64) and Kennesaw State (W, 64-54).
"We are thrilled to have been selected to the 2019 Preseason WNIT Tournament," said head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. "It's a testament to the growth we have shown over the last two seasons. We have an experienced team returning and feel that this tournament is going to be a challenge our team is excited and ready for, and we also look forward to releasing the rest of our schedule over the next few months."
Davidson is coming off a 17-win campaign this past season and went a program-best 10-6 in A-10 play, tying for fourth in the league standings. It also won the program's first A-10 tournament game, taking a first-round win at home against St. Bonaventure. The Wildcats will return four of its five starters and 10 letterwinners in all.
The Preseason WNIT features a three-game guarantee for all teams, with first-round matchups and the bracket to be announced later this spring. All games are hosted by participating schools, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network.
Joining the 'Cats in this year's field includes Boise State (Mountain West), DePaul (Big East), Drexel (Colonial Athletic), Miami OH (Mid-American), Missouri State (Missouri Valley), Oklahoma (Big 12), Oregon State (Pac-12), Pacific (West Coast Conference), Portland State (Big Sky), Prairie View A&M (Southwestern Athletic), South Alabama (Sun Belt), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland), UAB (Conference USA), UC Irvine (Big West) and UMKC (Western Athletic).
The 2018 Preseason WNIT champion was Iowa State, featuring second-round WNBA draftee Bridget Carleton. In 2017, eventual Final Four participant Louisville won the Preseason WNIT, slipping past Oregon (which ended up reaching the NCAA Elite Eight that season and the Final Four in 2019). In 2016, Notre Dame claimed the Preseason WNIT with a core of players who keyed the Fighting Irish's run to the 2018 NCAA Championship and the 2019 NCAA title game.
For more information on the Preseason WNIT you can visit the website at womensnit.com.
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