ROCK HILL, S.C. --- The Tusculum College women's basketball team is the fourth seed in next week's Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament and will host fifth-seeded Catawba College in Wednesday's quarterfinal round, announced the league office Saturday. (Printable Bracket)

Tusculum (17-9, 10-6 SAC) swept the regular season series with the Catawba Indians (15-12, 8-8 SAC), while winning its final three games in conference play, including a buzzer-beating victory over second-seeded Newberry on Feb. 17.

No. 24 Lenoir-Rhyne University (20-6, 13-3 SAC) is the top seed in the tournament after claiming the SAC regular season championship for the second year in a row. The Bears will host eighth-seeded Brevard College (9-18, 3-13 SAC) on Wednesday as the Tornados clinched the final spot in the tournament with a win over Catawba on Saturday.

Newberry College (19-7, 12-4 SAC) is the second seed, and will face seventh-seeded Lincoln Memorial University (8-18, 6-10 SAC) on Wednesday. The matchup is a rematch of Saturday's regular-season finale, which Newberry won 82-74.

No. 20 Carson-Newman College is the third seed in next week's SAC Tournament, and will host sixth-seeded Wingate University on Wednesday in a rematch of Saturday's regular season finale, which Carson-Newman won 76-65.

Quarterfinal winners advance to the tournament semifinals, which will be held at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C. on Saturday, with games at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday's women's championship will be at 4 p.m.

Tickets for quarterfinal games are $6 for adults, $3 for children, students and college students with ID. Tickets for semifinal and championship rounds are $10 for adults and $5 for children, students and college students with ID.

The men's and women's winners of the tournament will earn automatic bids to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

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Wednesday, March 3
Food Lion SAC Tournament, Quarterfinals, Home of Higher Seed
No. 8 Brevard at No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 pm
No. 7 Lincoln Memorial at No. 2 Newberry, 7 pm
No. 6 Wingate at No. 3 Carson-Newman, 7 pm
No. 5 Catawba at No. 4 Tusculum, 6 pm

Saturday, March 6
Food Lion SAC Tournament, Semifinals, CVCC Arena, Hickory, NC
Brevard/Lenoir-Rhyne winner vs. Catawba/Tusculum winner, 5:30 pm
Lincoln Memorial/Newberry winner vs. Wingate/Carson-Newman winner, 8 pm

Sunday, March 7
Food Lion SAC Tournament Championship, CVCC Arena, Hickory, NC
Semifinal winners, 4 pm