SAN FRANCISCO - Per the West Coast Conference's announcement today, the University of San Francisco men's and women's basketball programs' seeds for the WCC Championship Tournament have been finalized with both teams within the top five. Head Coach Kyle Smith and his roster are positioned in fourth set to face Pacific (5) in the first round, while head coach Molly Goodenbour and her squad are fifth in the brackets and scheduled to play Loyola Marymount (4).

Both the men's (17-14, 9-9 WCC) and women's (15-14, 10-8) programs finished with overall winning records. The women, led by seniors Anna Seilund and Michaela Rakova, also earned a winning record in WCC play. Previous to the loss against San Diego on Saturday, the men were on a 3-0 winning streak that was sparked by a huge win over a ranked Saint Mary's group. The women are also entering the tournament with some momentum, going 2-0 in their last week of conference play. 

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT INFO
The Dons are slated to take on the LMU Lions (19-10, 11-5 WCC) in the opening round of play at the WCC Championships. USF most recently fell to the southern California team, 60-65, splitting the season series after a 78-60 win earlier in the season. 

Coach Goodenbour had a few words on the upcoming week. "This is the culminating week for all of the teams. Each team will be ready to play and take their shot at making it to the NCAA tourney. Win-loss records don't matter starting on Thursday, anyone can win. It's definitely an exciting time of year. For us we need to be focused and play with great purpose. This should be a good game and I know our players are excited to have another opportunity to go against LMU."

Date/Time: Thursday March 1, 2018 - 8 p.m.
Opponent: Loyola Marymount Lions
Site: Las Vegas (The Orleans Arena) 
Radio Broadcast: Livestream.com
Talent: George Devine and Amy Touli
Live Stream: The W.Tv
Live Stats: TBA
Twitter: @usfdonswbb

Highlights from USF v LMU at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center:


MEN'S TOURNAMENT INFO
As stated, the Dons will square up with Pacific (14-17, 9-8). In regular season play, Coach Smith's group swept the Tigers. In the first contest, USF edged out UOP by two points. Last week, the two teams had their second meeting where the Dons captured a double-digit win. 

"We are excited about earning the 4th seed in the 10th ranked league in the country," said Coach Smith. "We had two hard fought games with Pacific and we expect another one down in The Orleans."

Date/Time: Saturday March 3, 2018 - 3 p.m.
Opponent: Pacific Tigers
Site: Las Vegas (The Orleans Arena)
TV: NBCSA
Radio Broadcast: Livestream.com
Talent: Pat 
Live Stream: The W.Tv
Live Stats: TBA
Twitter: @usfdonsmbb

Highlights from USF v UOP at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center:


WCC CHAMPIONSHIPS INFO
For more information on game information, ticketing, hotel accommodations, etc., please visit the WCC website.