MELBOURNE, Fla. - [PDF Bracket | WBB Tournament Page] - The opening round of the Sunshine State Conference Women's Basketball Championship presented by S3 Design will tip-off on Tuesday, March 16th. All games throughout the tournament will be hosted on campus sites and broadcasted by member institutions on the
SSC Digital Network.
Seeds for the 2021 season were drawn at random. Rollins College receives the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the postseason tournament. Barry University (No. 2), the University of Tampa (No. 3), and Palm Beach Atlantic University (No. 4) will host a quarterfinal game in the 2021 championship. Florida Tech (No. 5), Florida Southern College (No. 6), and Saint Leo University (No. 7) round out this year's tournament field.
No fans are permitted to attend any games in the 2021 Sunshine State Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. All games will be live-streamed at no cost on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network. You can access the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network by visiting sunshinestateconference.tv or via Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku by searching "SSC Digital Network." Fans can find more information about the SSC Digital Network here.
QUARTERFINALS AT A GLANCE...
#2 Barry vs. #7 Saint Leo - 5:00 PM [
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2020-21: Barry hosted and defeated Saint Leo, 80-77, in overtime on March 3rd. Alex Button (SLU) led all scorers with 22 points, while Harriet Swindells (BU) dropped in 20 points. Trinity Bosecker (BU - 14p/12r) and Tori Lesko (SLU - 18p/12r) tallied double-doubles.
Tournament History:
Barry: 15-25 record - 1x champion - 3x runner up
Saint Leo: 8-29 record - 1x runner up
Tournament Series: 2-1 in favor of Barry
Last Meeting: #3 BU 68, #6 SLU 51 in the 2010 quarterfinals.
NOTES: Barry looks to breaking a 29-year tournament championship drought. The Buccaneers' only tournament victory came in 1991 but played for the title as recently as 2015. Saint Leo is aiming for the program's first-ever tournament championship. The Lions reached the title game in 2013 as the #7 seed, where they fell to Rollins.
#3 Tampa vs. #6 Florida Southern - 5:00 PM [
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2020-21: Florida Southern and Rollins did not play in the 2020-21 regular season.
Tournament History:
Tampa: 37-32 record - 5x champions - 6x runner up
Florida Southern: 51-27 record - 12x champion - 8x runner up
Tournament Series: 9-0 in favor of Florida Southern
Last Meeting: #1 FS 79, #8 UT 63 in the 2012 quarterfinals.
NOTES: Tampa last hoisted the trophy in 2016 as the #5 seed, ending a six-year championship drought. Florida Southern was the two-time defending SSC champion heading into the 2020 event, where they fell in the semifinals.
#4 PBA vs. #5 Florida Tech - 6:00 PM [
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2020-21: Palm Beach Atlantic and Florida Tech did not play in the 2020-21 regular season.
Tournament History:
Palm Beach Atlantic: First Tournament Appearance
Florida Tech: 31-27 record - 4x champion - 8x runner up
Tournament Series: First Meeting
NOTES: PBA looks to become the third #3 seed to reach the title game and the second to win it all (Rollins - 2012). FT is currently riding an 18-year title drought. The Panthers last won the title in 2002 and last played for the title in 2017.
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Following Tuesday's quarterfinal round, the tournament semifinals will be held on Thursday, March 16th, and the championship final will be played Sunday, March 21st.