USC Aiken to Face Tusculum at 1 p.m. Friday in NCAA Southeast Regional

MORROW, Ga. – The game time has been set for USC Aiken's NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Southeast Regional contest on Friday, March 11.

The third-seeded Pacers will be playing sixth-seeded Tusculum at 1 p.m. at the Athletics and Fitness Center on the campus of regional host Clayton State.

Tickets for the game are $8 for general admission. Students will be admitted to the contest for $3.

The winner of USC Aiken-Tusculum will advance to the semifinals of the regional to square off against the winner of the second-seeded Lander-seventh-seeded Wingate contest. Lander and Wingate will play at 3 p.m. on Friday.

Clayton State as the host and No. 1 seed will play host to eighth-seeded Francis Marion in the opening round at 6 p.m. on Friday. The winner of the game will play the winner of the fourth-seeded Georgia College and fifth-seeded Barton game, which will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday.

It will be the second meeting between USC Aiken and Tusculum this season.

The Pacers picked up a 61-48 victory early in the 2010-11 season against then national No. 3 Tusculum in Greenwood, S.C. at the Lady Bearcat D-2 Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 14.

USC Aiken will be making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament overall. The Pacers have now made the field in 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2011.

USC Aiken begins the 2011 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional owning a school-record 26-5 mark in the 2010-11 season. The Pacers have won 21 of their last 24 games.

The Pacers had a 10-game winning streak snapped in Sunday's Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship game loss to Georgia College.

The Pacers are still searching for their first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament.

USC Aiken begins the Southeast Regional with a 4-4 record against teams in the upcoming regional.

The Pacers are the only team to knock off regional No. 1 Clayton State as the Pacers bested Clayton State, 73-72, in a PBC Tournament semifinal on Saturday, March 5.

USC Aiken and Lander both concluded the PBC regular season with identical 16-2 marks in league action to tie for the PBC East Division. USC Aiken is 1-1 in 2010-11 against the Bearcats.

Georgia College is the only team in the field to have a winning record against the Pacers as they are 2-1 against USC Aiken in 2010-11.

2011 NCAA Division II Tournament
Southeast Regional

Friday, March 11

Game One: #3 USC Aiken vs. #6 Tusculum, 1 p.m.

Game Two: #2 Lander vs. #7 Wingate, 3 p.m.

Game Three: #1 Clayton State vs. #8 Francis Marion, 6 p.m.

Game Four: #4 Georgia College vs. #5 Barton, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 12

Semifinal #1 (Winner of Game One and Game Two), 5 p.m.

Semifinal #2 (Winner of Game Three and Game Four), 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 14

Championship Game, 7 p.m.