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ISU women to try out MVC tourney site

The Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament debuts in Moline on March 10 at the iWireless Center.

Illinois State gets a peek at the new surroundings Sunday at 3:30 p.m. when the Redbirds take on Northern Illinois in the MVC/MAC Challenge.

In the 1 p.m. opening game featuring the Valley against the Mid-American Conference, Northern Iowa faces Akron.

"We are very excited about playing at iWireless," ISU coach Barb Smith said. "We have a lot of alumni in the (Quad Cities) area. This will give them a sneak preview of our team, and we hope they come back in March.