FAIRFIELD, Ala. — The
Miles women's basketball team has won back-to-back Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament titles and now knows its opponent for its automatic berth in the NCAA Division II South Region tournament.
Miles, the No. 8 seed, will face top-seeded Union in the opening round. The Lady Bulldogs, winners of the Gulf South Conference, will host the tournament, with play beginning Friday, March 14. The game schedule, as well as ticket and live-streaming information, will be released by the host institution and made available at
milesgoldenbears.com.
As in last year’s regional, this will be the first meeting between Miles and its opponent. Union is 15-0 since 2001 against teams currently in the SIAC and has not lost to a Historically Black College and University in 55 games during that span. The Lady Bulldogs enter the tournament at 29-3, riding a 15-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 12 in the most recent WBCA poll. Union is No. 2 in Division II in scoring (85.0) and get it done shooting the 3-pointer. It is the only school in Division II to shoot more than 1,000 3-pointers this season and are among the best teams in converting those attempts (34.8 percent). The Lady Bulldogs are also No. 5 in forcing turnovers.
But Miles (22-6) has the second-most single-season wins in program history and has won its last nine games by an average of 19.6 points. The Lady Golden Bears rank in the top five nationally in defending the 3-point shot and overall defensive field goal percentage. They are also among the top 25 in the country in allowing points, rebounding, and forcing turnovers.
2025 NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION – FIRST ROUND
Matchup: Miles (No. 8) vs. Union (No. 1)
Date: Friday, March 14, at 6 p.m. EDT
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium
Address: 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
Tickets |
Live Stream |
Live Stats
FOLLOW THE SIAC
Stay connected by following the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on
Facebook,
Instagram and
X @TheSIAC.
SIAC NEWS
Sign up for
SIAC News to be among the first to receive media releases, updates and more!
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.