After claiming the program's third MIAC regular season title with a 17-1 conference record, the Bethel University women's basketball team is set to host No. 5th-seeded Saint Benedict on Thursday, February 27 at 7 p.m. BU claimed the top seed after winning the coin flip over Gustavus Adolphus in the final tiebreaker.
The winner advances to the MIAC Championship game set for Saturday, March 1 at 3 p.m.
Tentative Schedule
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
No. 5 Saint Benedict 68, No. 4 Concordia 64 | Box Score |
No. 3 Hamline 73, No. 6 Saint Mary's 61 | Box Score |
Semifinals | Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
No. 5 Saint Benedict at No. 1 Bethel | 7:00 PM
No. 3 Hamline at No. 2 Gustavus | 8:00 PM
Championship | Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 | 3:00 PM
High-seed Host
Ticket Prices
MIAC Admission
$12 - General Admission
$3 - Students with ID
Free - Children 5 and under
* MIAC passes accepted
Purchase ticket's for Thursday's semifinal by clicking here!
PLAYOFF HISTORY
• It's the third straight season the Royals and Bennies meet in the postseason after CSB defeated BU in the quarterfinals last year 72-69 in Arden Hills and 73-55 in Saint Joseph in the 2023 quarterfinals.
• Making 11th straight appearance and 15th overall in the MIAC Playoffs.
• The Royals hold an 8-13 all-time playoff record.
• It's the second time in the tournament history the Royals are the one seed. The other time coming in 2020.
BETHEL NOTES
• The Royals are ranked No. 24th in the d3hoops.com Top 25 poll.
• Bethel is ranked No. 15 in the latest NPI.
• BU leads the MIAC and ranks seventh nationally at 5.5 blocks per game.
• Connecting from three-point range 32.8 percent of the time, BU is second in the MIAC behind Hamline's 34.6 percent.
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Elly Schmitz leads the MIAC with 49 blocks and also ranks 32nd nationally.
HOW TO WATCH
All the action can be streamed live on the MIAC Sports Network which is available on the web (
https://miacsportsnetwork.com/) along with streaming apps for television and mobile devices, including Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku (TV), iOS, Android (mobile), and Amazon Fire Tablet. The app can be found and installed free of charge by searching for the MIAC Sports Network.
