West Virginia edges Marist
to vault into WNIT semifinal
 
November 16, 2009 – West Virginia held on for a 55-50 victory Monday night over Marist in a Round 2 matchup of the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

West Virginia advances to play No. 3-ranked Ohio State in a semifinal at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at Ohio State. Marist will host Bowling Green in a consolation game on Saturday at a time to be announced.

The other semifinal features Oklahoma State at New Mexico in The Pit. That game will start at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday. The Preseason WNIT championship is set for Sunday and will be hosted by one of the participating schools.

Round 2 Preseason WNIT Games
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

Ohio State 91, Bowling Green 72
Oklahoma State 70, Georgia Tech 64
New Mexico 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64
Monday, Nov. 16
West Virginia 55, Marist 50

Semifinal Games
Wednesday, Nov. 18

Oklahoma State at New Mexico, 9 p.m. ET
Thursday, Nov. 19
West Virginia at Ohio State, 7 p.m. ET

Consolation Rounds 1&2
Friday, Nov. 20

North Carolina A&T vs. Chicago State at Towson, 5 p.m. ET
Eastern Illinois vs. UTEP at Arkansas-Little Rock, 6 p.m. ET
Winthrop at Towson, 7:30 p.m. ET
Northern Colorado at Arkansas-Little Rock, 8:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Nov. 21
NCA&T-Chicago State loser vs. Towson-Winthrop loser at Towson, 5 p.m. ET
Eastern Illinois-UTEP loser vs. UALR-Northern Colorado loser at UALR, 5:30 p.m. ET
NCA&T-Chicago State winner vs. Towson-Winthrop winner at Towson, 7:30 p.m. ET
Eastern Illinois-UTEP winner vs. UALR-Northern Colorado winner at UALR, 8 p.m. ET

Consolation Round 3
Saturday, Nov. 21

Bowling Green at Marist, 1 p.m. ET
Florida Gulf Coast at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m. ET