By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Monday, March 7, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host the third and fourth rounds of the 2022 NCAA Division III Championship this Friday and Saturday at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater.
Third-round games will be played Friday and the second-round game will be played Saturday.
The Warhawks (25-4 overall) will take on Smith (Mass.), winner of the Northampton (Mass.) Regional, in the Round of 16 contest at 7:30 p.m. Friday’s other third-round game, which tips off at 5 p.m., features Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), winner of the Gettysburg (Pa.) Regional, and UW-Oshkosh, winner of the Indianola (Iowa) Regional.
The advancing teams from the third-round game will play in Saturday’s sectional championship with a trip to the Final Four at stake. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
UW-Whitewater topped Ripon and Illinois Wesleyan over the weekend to earn the program’s fourth trip to the Sweet 16 since 2008.
Friday’s game will be the first-ever meeting between the Warhawks and Smith (25-2). The Pioneers earned the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) automatic bid and have won 10 straight games entering this weekend’s sectional.
See below for the complete weekend schedule.
Friday, March 11
Game 1: Baldwin Wallace vs. UW-Oshkosh, 5 p.m.
Game 2: UW-Whitewater vs. Smith, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
