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Maryland earns number one seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament

WASHINGTON — Four local women’s basketball teams received their NCAA seeds Monday evening, with one earning home games as top-four seeds in their regions.

Maryland (30-2) was named the top seed in its region and will host 16-seed New Mexico State on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the XFinity Center in College Park.

Despite a 29-3 record, George Washington  failed to earn a top four seed and will have to travel cross country to Corvallis, OR as a six seed to face 11 seed Gonzaga on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

After also posting a 29-3 season, James Madison will be a 12 seed and take on 5 seed Ohio State in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

American University rode an 11-game winning streak to the Patriot League Conference Tournament Championship and will play as a 14 seed at 3 seed Iowa. The Eagles tip at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Iowa City.

Basketball out, football in at the newly renovated University of Maryland Cole Field House (Photos)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The storied Cole Field House at the University of Maryland has been completely transformed from an iconic basketball arena into a cavernous new football practice facility. University and state leaders celebrated the opening of the full-sized turf football field Wednesday as work begins on other pieces of the project, such as the football team’s new locker room and new medical research and athletic treatment facilities that are set to include a significant focus on concussions and other brain injuries often associated with football.
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