The Mount Vernon Nazarene College women's basketball team won its second straight National Christian College Athletic Association East Region Tournament title as the Lady Cougars posted road victories at second-seeded Nyack (NY) College and top-seeded Roberts Wesleyan (NY) College.
With the victories, MVNC (15-12) earned its second straight trip and third overall to the NCCAA National Tournament which will be held March 11-13 at Oakland City (IN) University. The Lady Cougars have now won five straight games for the first time since the 1993-94 season when the team won its only NCCAA national championship.
MVNC will be the fourth seed when the eight-team tournament gets under way on Thursday. The Lady Cougars will face fifth-seeded Indiana Wesleyan University (16-16) in the second game of the tournament on Thursday. Each team will play three games in the tournament.
The rest of Thursday's schedule features #1 Lee (TN) University vs. #8 Northwest (WA) College, #2 Oakland City (IN) University vs. #7 East Texas Baptist, and #3 Bethel (IN) College vs. #6 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) University.
| #1 | Lee (TN) University | 27-6 | South Region Champ |
| #2 | Oakland City (IN) University | 19-6 | Mid-East Region Champ |
| #3 | Bethel (IN) College | 19-14 | North Central Region Champ |
| #4 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) College | 15-12 | East Region Champ |
| #5 | Indiana Wesleyan University | 16-16 | Mid-West Region Champ |
| #6 | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) University | 15-12 | Central Region Champ |
| #7 | East Texas Baptist University | 24-2 | At-Large Selection |
| #8 | Northwest (WA) College | 13-17 | West Region Champ |
