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COLUMBUS – The seventh-seeded Columbus State University women's basketball team begins NCAA Tournament play on Friday against second-seeded Wingate. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn.
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Last Time Out
Columbus State (19-9) fell 91-83 against Lander in the semifinal round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament last Saturday.
Machala Raymonville led the Lady Cougars with 21 points, while
Tatiana Wayne pitched in 18.
Howard on the Matchup
"Wingate is an extremely well-coached team. They have a great post player that was co-Player of the Year and they have really good players around her. We saw them compete in our building last year and we know they're going to be tough."
Series History
Columbus State and Wingate are meeting for the fifth time overall and third in the NCAA Tournament. The series is even at two apiece and the two teams have split the two NCAA matchups.
Last Meeting
CSU opened the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 victory over Wingate in Gaffney, S.C. Michelle Mitchell had a game-high 25 points and was one of four Lady Cougars in double figures.
About Wingate
Wingate (25-5) finished second in the South Atlantic Conference during the regular season and lost in the SAC Tournament final.
Like CSU, the Bulldogs are also making their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
WU owns three regional championships in its 16 NCAA appearances, with the last coming in 2008.
Senior post player Marta Miscenko was the SAC co-Player of the Year and is averaging 16.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
CSU Notes
The Lady Cougars are in a rare underdog role in the NCAA Tournament, having been the higher seed in each of its last eight NCAA contests.
CSU's last NCAA Tournament game in which it wasn't the higher seed came in 2014 as the fifth seed against fourth-seeded North Georgia.
Columbus State has won its opening round game in each of the last three seasons, all against SAC opponents with wins over Carson-Newman, Wingate and Anderson.
In their previous 10 NCAA appearances, the Lady Cougars are 6-2 in the first round with byes in 2000 and 2001.
