LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2014 women's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 28 in San Antonio, Texas. Tournament Bracket | Official Tournament Website | Hoops Weekly - Tournament Edition

Trinity University, the SCAC defending champions, will serve as host school for the 12th annual event.

Women's quarterfinal action gets underway at 2 p.m. CT Friday afternoon in Sam's Gym as Texas Lutheran University (12-2 SCAC / 20-5 overall) takes on the No. 8 seed Centenary College (0-14 SCAC / 0-23 overall). The top-seeded Bulldogs, who are making their SCAC tournament debut, have already posted the most wins since the program moved to Division III in 2002-03 and are currently riding an 11-game win streak.

The second quarterfinal pits the No. 4 seed Austin College (9-5 SCAC / 14-10 overall) vs. No. 5 seed Schreiner University (9-5 SCAC / 14-11 overall) in what should be an evenly matched contest. The two teams split their regular season contests with both squads defending their home court. This will also be Schreiner's first SCAC postseason appearance.

In Friday's third quarterfinal contest, the host school and defending conference champion, Trinity University, (10-4 SCAC / 18-7 overall) will take on the No. 7 seed Colorado College (2-12 SCAC / 2-23 overall). The second-seeded Tigers are ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA South Region poll and is seeking its second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.

The final quarterfinal contest of the evening will match Southwestern University (9-5 SCAC / 13-12 overall) against the No. 6 seed University of Dallas (5-9 SCAC / 13-12 overall). The third-seeded Pirates played in the SCAC title game a year ago.

Southwestern University, Austin College, Schreiner all ended the season with identical 9-5 conference marks. Southwestern earned the No. 3 seed because the Pirates had the better combined mark (3-1) against the other two. Austin College earned the No. 4 seed over Schreiner because of its better record against a top-seeded team while working down the standings (2-0 vs. Trinity compard to Schreiner's 1-1 mark).

Friday - Quarterfinals at Trinity University (Sams Gym)
2 p.m. CT - #1 Texas Lutheran vs. #8 Centenary
4 p.m. CT - #4 Austin College vs. #5 Schreiner
6 p.m. CT - #2 Trinity vs. #7 Colorado College
8 p.m. CT - #3 Southwestern vs. #6 Dallas

Saturday - Semifinals at Trinity University (Sams Gym)
5 p.m. CT - Winner of 2 p.m. Quarterfinal vs. Winner of 4 p.m. Quarterfinal
7 p.m. CT - Winner of 6 p.m. Quarterfinal vs. Winner of 8 p.m. Quarterfinal

Sunday - Finals at Trinity University (Sams Gym)
2 p.m. CT - Winner 5 p.m. Semifinal vs. Winner 7 p.m. Semifinal

For more information on the 2014 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament, click here for the official website.