INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) released Saturday night the bracket for the 2024 GLVC Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Regular Season Champion Lewis University earned the No. 1 overall seed, while McKendree University gleaned the second seed, Drury University was tabbed as the 3-seed, and Maryville University claimed the 4-seed. The Tournament is being held in St. Charles, Mo., at Hyland Arena for the second time from Thursday, Mar. 7 through Sunday, Mar. 10.
University of Illinois Springfield and Rockhurst University earned seeds 5-6, while Upper Iowa University and University of Missouri-St. Louis filled spots No. 7 and 8. The eight-team tournament is seeded 1-8 based on the GLVC Point Rating System (PRS) rankings.
Quarterfinal 1: #1 Lewis vs. #8 Missouri-St. Louis | Thursday, Mar. 7, 12 PM CT
- Lewis went 20-8 overall and 19-3 in GLVC action with a 4.23 PRS during the regular season to win the GLVC Regular Season crown.
- UMSL went 13-15 overall and 11-11 in GLVC action with a 3.02 PRS during the regular season.
- The Flyers swept the Tritons this season with a 70-66 road win Jan. 20 and a 61-56 home win earlier this afternoon, Mar. 2.
- Lewis is making its league-best 38th appearance in the GLVC postseason and 16th in a row with five Conference titles to its name.
- UMSL is making its 19th appearance in the GLVC postseason.
Quarterfinal 2: #2 McKendree vs. #7 Upper Iowa | Thursday, Mar. 7, 2:15 PM CT
- McKendree went 20-8 overall and 16-6 in GLVC action with a 3.93 PRS during the regular season.
- McKendree earned the 2-seed over Drury in a tiebreaker due to going 1-1 against top-seeded Lewis, including a 71-69 OT win at Lewis Jan. 18, while Drury went 0-1 with a 72-69 road loss at Lewis Nov. 30.
- Upper Iowa went 14-12 overall and 11-11 in GLVC action with a 3.11 PRS during the regular season.
- The Bearcats and Peacocks split their home-and-home, as UIU won 84-75 in Lebanon on Jan. 3 and McKendree won 99-95 in Fayette on Feb. 3.
- McKendree is making its sixth appearance in the GLVC postseason.
- Upper Iowa is making its first appearance in the GLVC postseason in its first year as a league member.
Quarterfinal 3: #4 Maryville vs. #5 Illinois Springfield | Friday, Mar. 8, 12 PM CT
- Maryville went 18-10 overall and 15-7 in GLVC action with a 3.80 PRS during the regular season.
- Illinois Springfield went 15-13 overall and 13-9 in GLVC action with a 3.41 PRS during the regular season.
- The Prairie Stars won the lone meeting with the Saints on the road Nov. 30, 79-74.
- Maryville is making its 11th appearance in the GLVC postseason and claimed a Conference title in 2012 during its first year of league membership.
- Illinois Springfield is making its second appearance in the GLVC postseason, following the first in 2022.
Quarterfinal 4: #3 Drury vs. #6 Rockhurst | Friday, Mar. 8, 2:15 PM CT
- Drury went 23-5 overall and 18-4 in GLVC action with a 3.93 PRS during the regular season.
- Drury earned the 3-seed due to losing a tiebreaker against McKendree after going 0-1 versus top-seeded Lewis, including a 72-69 road loss at Lewis Nov. 30, while McKendree went 1-1 versus Lewis, including a 71-69 OT win at Lewis Jan. 18.
- Rockhurst went 15-11 overall and 12-10 in GLVC action with a 3.16 PRS during the regular season.
- The Panthers swept the Hawks with wins on Jan. 6 (77-49) at home and Feb. 8 (85-67) on the road.
- Drury is making its 18th appearance in the GLVC postseason, having qualified every year since 2006 with a league-high 10 GLVC Championship Tournament titles, including the last seven in a row.
- Rockhurst is making its fifth appearance in the GLVC postseason.
The four quarterfinal winners will compete in the semifinals on Saturday, March 9, at 12 and 2:15 PM, while the semifinal winners will compete for the 2024 trophy on Sunday, Mar. 10 at 1 PM.
For the third year in a row, all GLVC Championship Tournament action will be streamed live for $10 per game or $35 for the full tournament on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. More broadcast details will be shared the week of the event.
All spectators attending in person will be required to pre-purchase tickets online at
GLVCsports.com/tickets. No cash will be accepted on site.
For further information regarding the Conference Championship Tournament, visit
GLVCsports.com/2024wbb and follow along via the league’s official Twitter/X accounts at @GLVCsports and @GLVCSN, as well as the hashtags #GLVCwbb and #GLVCchamps. Additional coverage can be found on the GLVC’s Instagram account, @glvcsports.