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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Making its sixth appearance in the last seven years, William Paterson (20-7, 12-4 NJAC) will play Gettysburg (21-6, 16-4 Centennial) in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Friday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa.  The winner will advance to the second round Saturday, March 2, at 6:00 p.m. in Grantham, and will face the winner of the Messiah (23-4, 16-2 MAC) vs. Lancaster Bible (24-4, 16-2 NEAC) first-round contest to be played March 1 at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $6.00 for general admission, $3.00 for students and senior citizens.

The Pioneers are making their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance overall (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), all under the direction of 20th-year head coach Erin Monahan.  WP has earned victories in 10 of its last 12 outings, with the two losses during that stretch coming against undefeated No. 5/7 Montclair State (27-0), including a 75-54 decision in the championship game of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament Feb. 23.  In fact, five of the team's seven losses this winter were against teams currently ranked in the national polls (three times against MSU, once against both No. 6 Amherst and No. 10 Catholic).  William Paterson earned an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, despite losing two all-Americans to graduation a year ago and playing without a senior on its current roster.

A first-team all-conference selection, junior 5-9 guard Floriana Borova (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) is averaging a league-best 20.1 points (19th in Division III), 5.0 assists (27th nationally) and 4.1 steals (eighth in Division III) per game, adding 5.7 rebounds per contest. Junior 5-11 forward Dana Jeter (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert), a member of the All-NJAC Second Team, is posting 11.0 tallies, 8.8 rebounds (fifth in conference), 3.3 assists (fourth in conference), 2.5 steals (seventh in conference) and a team-leading 1.8 blocks (second in NJAC) per game. Sophomore 6-1 forward Ashley Marfo (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) is adding 7.0 points and 8.1 rebounds (seventh in conference) per contest.

William Paterson was 26-3 overall and 12-1 in league play last season, winning the 2012 NJAC Tournament title and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

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