Central Michigan University Athletics
Chippewa Women To Open At Notre Dame
6/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Central Michigan women’s basketball team will open the 2016 season on Friday, Nov. 11, at Notre Dame in the Preseason WNIT. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Chippewas finished 22-11 last season, winning the Mid-American Conference West Division and finishing runner-up in the MAC Tournament. They advanced to the postseason WNIT.
Notre Dame is one of the giants in women’s college basketball, having made the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament five consecutive years before falling in 2016 to Stanford in a Sweet Sixteen matchup.
The Irish won the regular season ACC title in 2015-16 and finished 33-2. Notre Dame’s only other loss came at No. 1-ranked and eventual national champion Connecticut during the regular season.
The CMU-Notre Dame will will play either Fordham or Furman in a second-round game on Nov. 13 or Nov. 14. All games will be played on campus sites.
The championship game of the 16-team tournament is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 20.
Each school is guaranteed at least three games. Teams losing games will go into the consolation bracket.
The Chippewas are making their first appearance in the event, which began in 1994.
