Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Among Field For 2005 Preseason WNIT
July 06, 2005 | Women's Basketball
July 6, 2005
Fort Collins, Colo. -- Boston College is part of the 16-team field for the 2005 Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament, as announced by WNIT Executive Director Brent Amick.
The field for the prestigious tournament that kicks off the women's college basketball season includes nine teams that played in the postseason last year: Boston College, Chattanooga, Connecticut, Indiana State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Richmond and SMU.
Boston College will be making its second appearance in the Preseason WNIT. In the 1999-2000 tournament, the Eagles went 3-2, beating Maine, Duke, and Davidson.
This year's single-elimination tournament opens November 11. On that date, the Eagles will host Drexel in a first-round match-up. Second-round games will be held on November 13 and 14. The semifinals will be November 16-17 and the championship will be decided on Sunday, November 20. All games will be played on home campuses, which are determined after each round.
In last year's Preseason WNIT, Notre Dame defeated Ohio State and went on to a 27-5 season. Visit www.womensnit.com for this year's bracket, last year's results, and history of the event.
FIRST ROUND GAMES (all game times TBD): Friday, November 11 Drexel at Boston College Hampton at Richmond Chattanooga at Indiana State Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Oklahoma Louisiana-Lafayette at SMU Eastern Washington at California Oral Roberts at New MexicoSaturday, November 12 Marist at Connecticut
