Deena Applebury, coach of the women’s basketball team, is the Atlantic Region women’s basketball coach of the year. Applebury led the Eagles to a 30–1 record and a trip to the NCAA Division III tournament’s Elite Eight.
UMW Eagles to Host NCAA Sectionals This Weekend
The undefeated UMW women’s basketball team will host the sectional rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in Fredericksburg on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10. On Friday, George Fox University will take on Bowdoin College at 5 p.m., with Mary Washington facing Lebanon Valley College at 7 p.m. On Saturday, March 10, the two winners will meet with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
The seventh-ranked UMW team beat Messiah College in the second round of the tournament on Saturday, March 3.
Tickets for each day will cost $7 for adults and $4 for students. Senior citizens and all UMW faculty, staff and students with a valid I.D. will be admitted free of charge.