The Grand View women's basketball team's Sweet 16 national championship game against Hastings will be broadcast live on Friday at 12 p.m. on www.gvcradio.com

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Grand View notched a 63-53 win over Minot State (N.D.) in first-round action Wednesday at the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena.

Grand View jumped out to an early lead due to strong inside play by Bailey Schechinger and Danielle Ballard and aggressive play by guard Jennifer Jorgensen. The Vikings build a 31-19 midway through the first half. Minot State finished the half with a 13-1 run and the score was tied 32-32 at the break.

The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced its women's basketball all-conference honors for the 2009-10 season. Twenty-one athletes were recognized as part of the all-conference teams as voted by the coaches, including 10 to the First Team and 11 to the Honorable Mention Team.

Grand View had four players named to the All-MCC team. Senior forward Bailey Schechinger (Manilla, Iowa) and freshman guard Jennifer Jorgensen (Dayton, Iowa) earned First Team honors. Senior guard Jamie Sickles (Readlyn, Iowa),and freshman forward Amy Vos (Newton, Iowa) were voted to the Honorable Mention Team.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the 32-team bracket for the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship, held March 10 - 16 at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa. Tickets can be purchased by calling (712) 279-4850.

No. 17 Grand View (25-8) will face No. 15 Minot State (21-8) of North Dakota at 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. The Vikings are seeded fourth in their pool; Minot State is a five seed.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 32 teams for the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship, held March 10 - 16 at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa.

No. 17 (25-8) Grand View received an at-large bid to the NAIA Championships and will make its fourth appearance at the championships; its second appearance under Head Coach Garey Smith. The Vikings' last national appearance was in 2003.

The 32-team field is comprised of 20 automatic qualifiers from NAIA affiliated conferences and Association of Independent Institutions and 12 at-large selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on Feb. 22.