Third-seeded Ravens face sixth-seeded Dominican Friday at 3 p.m.

RINDGE, N.H. (March 10, 2008) – The schedule for the 2008 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Northeast Regional has been set and Franklin Pierce University, ranked 17th in the most recent USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, will face Dominican College (N.Y.) on Friday at 3 p.m.

Franklin Pierce (24-5, 18-4 NE-10) is seeded third in the eight-team Northeast Regional, hosted by top-seeded and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) champions Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pa., this weekend. The Ravens will face CACC runners-up Dominican (22-8, 14-3 CACC) in the second of two opening round games at Campus Center Gymnasium. It will mark the second meeting this year between the two as Franklin Pierce posted a 70-59 win over the Chargers in Blauvelt, N.Y., on December 30.

Admission for each session of the regional is $8.00 for general admission, $5.00 for senior citizens, $3.00 for students with valid ID and children under age 2 are free.

Franklin Pierce is making its sixth trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament in program history and its first since 1999. The Ravens also made NCAA appearances in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1998. The Ravens, who finished second in the Northeast-10 Conference regular season standings, have matched the program record for wins set in 1991-92 and also matched in 1997-98.


2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional
Hosted by Holy Family University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Friday, March 14
First Round
#7 Bryant (20-11) vs. #2 Stonehill (26-4), 1 p.m.
#6 Dominican (22-8) vs. #3 Franklin Pierce (24-5), 3 p.m.
#8 Molloy (19-11) vs. #1 Holy Family (30-0), 6 p.m.
#5 Assumption (21-9) vs. #4 Bentley (19-10), 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 15
Second Round
Bryant/Stonehill winner vs. Dominican/Franklin Pierce winner, 6 p.m.
Assumption/Bentley winner vs. Molloy/Holy Family winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, March 17
Regional Final
Second Round winners, 7 p.m.
(winner advances to NCAA II Elite Eight, Kearney, Neb., March 26-29)