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Belmont Receives Invitation To WNIT

Date Posted: 3/13/2006

Macon, Ga. -- Belmont women's basketball team will extend its postseason as they play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament preliminary round on March 15 at 7 p.m.

Belmont (22-7) will be a part of the first 40-team field in the history of the WNIT when they play at Tennessee Tech Wednesday night. Top-seeded Tennessee Tech (22-8) fell to Southeast Missouri in the OVC Championship game.

Tennessee Tech holds a 19-12 advantage in the all-time series, but the teams have not met since 1984.

The Bruins took the Atlantic Sun regular season title and No. 1 seed going into the A-Sun Tournament, but were stunned by a 72-60 loss to Gardner-Webb in the semifinals.

Atlantic Sun Player and Freshman of the Year Alysha Clark will work down low while Tonisha Jones and Jenny Conkle will work the perimeter for the Bruins. In only her rookie season, Clark has been a dominant force, ranking second in the nation only to Courtney Paris in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles among freshmen.

Wednesday's matchup will be held at the Hooper Eblen Center on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn. If the Bruins win, they will advance to the first round at Western Kentucky.

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