MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's heads to the postseason for the 10th-consecutive season as they were selected to host Hawaii in the opening round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Friday, March 22.
Saint Mary's has a 20-11 record thus far this season and have successfully achieved their eighth-consecutive 20-plus win season. A week ago, the Gaels faced No. 14 Gonzaga in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament and took the Bulldogs to double overtime. However, SMC fell by one point after the Zags scored a buzzer-beating layup as time expired.
Saint Mary's had yet another run in the West Coast Conference regular season, finishing fourth with a 12-6 record.