HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's basketball team is going dancing in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season as Big South Champions. The Panthers have been selected as the No. 15 seed and will play No. 2 Vanderbilt University in the First Round on Saturday, March 21 in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
"My initial thought was I'm happy we weren't a 16-seed," Head Coach Chelsea Banbury said. "I think we put together a good non-conference showing this year. Our goal every year is to move up in the NCAA Tournament and put ourselves in as good of a position to win a game. The fact we're a 15-seed, I'm excited. We're not going too far to play Vanderbilt in Nashville. Obviously, they're a good team, but we'll have a game plan, we'll be ready."


 
GAME INFORMATION
No. 15 seed High Point vs No. 2 seed Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium | Saturday, March 21 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Tickets | Watch Live on ESPNEWS
 
NCAA Tournament/Big South History

• HPU has been to the NCAA Tournament three times, all under HPU Head Coach Chelsea Banbury (2020-21, 2024-25, & 2025-26).
• HPU's No. 15 seed is the highest seeding in program history.
• One year ago, the Panthers faced No. 16 William & Mary in the First Four in Austin, Texas.
• High Point secured its second straight Big South Conference championship and the third in program history (2020-21, 2024-25, & 2025-26).
• High Point has won the Big South Regular Season Title six times (2006-07, 2013-14, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25, & 2025-26).