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CITY, IA  (NewsDakota.com)–The Viking women start their second run at the NAIA Division II Womens Basketball national tournament this afternoon, meeting #3 College of the Ozarks, MO in Sioux City.

Valley City State advanced to their second ever national tournament appearance with a runner-up finish at the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) tournament two weekends ago in Madison, SD.  They are 19-14 this season.

The Lady Bobcats of Ozarks are the tournament’s third-overall seed, one of four number-one seeds in four eight-team brackets.  The Vikings are an eight-seed. 

College of the Ozarks has won 20 straight games, and is 29-3 overall.  They captured the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) title with a 69-58 win over Saint Mary, NE for an automatic bid into the tournament.  They are making their 11th straight national tournament appearance.

Gametime is scheduled for 1:45 p.m.  At the time of this report, the tournament was behind schedule by about 10 minutes.  Coverage of the game will be presented on Q101 KQDJ-FM, with pregame coverage starting at approximately 1:00 p.m.