KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Benedictine women’s basketball team moved up to No. 19 earlier in the day on Wednesday and then learned of their opening-round opponent Wednesday night.

The Ravens will take on No. 14 Wiley (Texas) at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Independence Event Center in the first round of the 2015 NAIA Div. I Women’s Basketball Championship.

Benedictine, who enters tournament play with an overall record of 25-8, qualified for their second trip to the NAIA Tournament by way of earning the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament championship bid on Monday night.

Wiley is making their fourth appearance in the NAIA Tournament and enters the tournament with an overall record of 22-4. They qualified for this year’s tournament as the No. 5 at-large selection. The are from the Red River Athletic Conference where they 15-5 this season.

Benedictine is one of three teams from the Heart to earn a berth into the 32-team field. MNU earned the conference’s other automatic berth while Baker University recieved an at-large berth as well.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students, children 5-11 are $5 and five and under are free. Tickets are available through TicketMaster but will cost more than purchasing at the Independence Event Center on the day of the game.

— BC Sports Information —