From NYU Athletics

The New York University women's basketball team, which ended the regular season with a 21-4 overall record and a third-place (10-4) mark in the University Athletic Association (UAA), has been chosen as one of eight schools to host the first and second rounds of the 2015 NCAA Division III Championship.

The announcement was made on Monday afternoon, March 2.

The Violets have now earned a bid to the NCAA Championship in two consecutive seasons and will face Virginia Wesleyan College (19-9, 10-6 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) on Friday night, March 6, at 7:00 pm. Prior to NYU's contest against the Marlins, Amherst College (23-3, 8-2 New England Small College Athletic Conference) will face Eastern University (22-5, 13-1 Freedom Conference) at 5:00 pm.

Both matchups will take place at NYU's Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

This is the first-ever meeting between NYU and Virginia Wesleyan. The winner of that contest will face the winner of the game between the Jeffs and Eagles on Saturday, March 7, at 5:00 pm.

"I'm so excited for the opportunity and I know NYU will do a fabulous job hosting this tournament," said NYU Head Coach Lauren Hall-Gregory. "The people that that work here are incredible. I know our kids are really excited about this opportunity and they deserve it. Our players have put in a lot of hard work, and to go from 10-15 three seasons ago to sitting at 21-4 and hosting an NCAA Tournament is a great feeling. So much credit goes to those players and assistant coaches who have put in so much effort."

The last time NYU hosted the NCAA Championships was back on March 6-7, 2009. The Violets defeated Salve Regina University 80-55 on March 6 and Stevens Institute of Technology 71-57 on March 7 at Coles before falling to Amherst on the road on March 13, 2009, in the Sweet 16.