Daily News | Matchups set for Penn, Drexel and St. Joe’s in the women’s NIT
STEVEN M. FALK / Staff PhotographerVillanova is the only local team going dancing in the women’s NCAA Tournament bracket, but three more City 6 women’s squads will see postseason action in the WNIT.
”[This is an] awesome accomplishment for a team that has worked incredibly hard,” Penn coach Mike McLaughlin said. “Postseason basketball is every team’s goal.”Though there were some rumblings that the Palestra would be home to postseason hoops, Penn will travel to Virginia to take on Richmond on Thursday. The Spiders finished fifth in the Atlantic 10 this season.
”This is a great opportunity for our young players to experience [the] postseason [and] continue [to] grow and also for our seniors to lead this group and put their final stamp on the program,” coach Amy Mallon said.Seton Hall made it to the championship game in the WNIT last year. Though they didn’t get one of the Big East’s five bids to the NCAA Tournament, the Pirates should pose a serious threat to the Hawks.
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