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¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s basketball teams will compete in the Southern Conference tournament this weekend in Charlotte, N.C.

The ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ women earned the No. 2 seed and will open play Friday (March 5) at 9 a.m. against the winner of Thursday’s game between No. 7 seed Wofford College and No. 10 seed Elon University.

The ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ men are seeded fifth in the North Division and will play No. 4 seed The Citadel at 6 p.m. Friday.

Because of the timing of the men’s game, an alumni, parents and prospective students event scheduled for Friday night in Charlotte has been postponed until a later date, according to David B. Goodwin, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s director of alumni and parents programs.

The first two rounds of the tournament will be held at Bojangles Coliseum. The semifinals and finals are scheduled at Time Warner Arena. Tickets are still available through the Southern Conference website: www.soconsports.com.

All ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ games will be broadcast live on WVSU-91.1 FM and on the Internet at www.samford.edu/wvsu. Fans can also follow the teams in Charlotte through ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ's SoCon tournament blog.

The women’s and men’s semifinals and the women’s championship game will be televised on SportSouth. The men’s championship game Monday night will be televised on ESPN.

The Southern Conference tournament is the oldest in the U.S., dating from 1921. This is ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ's second year to compete in the tournament as a SoCon member.

Additional reporting by the ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ sports information department.