By Alex Boggis, UT Martin Assistant Sports Information Director
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The field for the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship presented by TicketSmarter is set. The tourney will take place March 2-5 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
Belmont won the regular season title and the No. 1 seed while Tennessee Tech is the No. 2 seed. Both the Bruins and the Golden Eagles will have byes into the semifinals. Murray State is No. 3 seed while Austin Peay is No. 4. The Racers and Governors have byes into the quarterfinals.
Eastern Illinois is the No. 5 seed while UT Martin claimed the No. 6 seed. SIUE earned the No. 7 seed while Tennessee State is the No. 8 seed.
With the sixth seed, the Skyhawks will open the tournament field on Wednesday, March 2 in the first round against seventh seed SIUE at 3:30 p.m.
The entire tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+.
2022 OVC Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter Schedule
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday, March 2
Game 1 – # 5 Eastern Illinois vs. #8 Tennessee State – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 2 – #6 UT Martin vs. #7 SIUE – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
QUARTERFINALS – Thursday, March 3
Game 3 – #4 Austin Peay vs. Game 1 winner – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 4 – #3 Murray State vs. Game 2 winner – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
SEMIFINALS – Friday, March 4
Game 5 – #1 Belmont vs. Game 3 winner – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 6 – #2 Tennessee Tech vs. Game 4 winner – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
CHAMPIONSHIP – Saturday, March 5
Game 7 – Semifinal winners – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Graphic courtesy of UT Martin Sports Information