WEST POINT, NY - The Army West Point women's basketball team learned Monday evening that it will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., as a No. 13 seed to face No. 4 Syracuse on Friday, March 18 in the NCAA Tournament's Sioux Falls Region. Army's first-round contest at the Carrier Dome will be aired live on ESPN2 at 2:30 p.m. Click here to watch the video.
The Black Knights will make their third trip to the Division I NCAA Tournament this season, following appearances in 2014 and 2006. Army was seeded No. 13 in 2014 and faced No. 4 Maryland, and drew a No. 15 seed in 2006 and played No. 2 Tennessee. Friday's meeting will be the fifth between Army and Syracuse, with the schools last playing during the 1982-83 season. The Orange have won all four games in the series. Tickets in Army's allotment for the first two rounds can be ordered by Army A Club members at the Major Level and higher and basketball season ticket holders beginning Tuesday, March 15 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Read More