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The Menlo College women's basketball team received a No. 5 seed in its quadrant and will meet No. 4 Jamestown in the first round of the State Farm NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship next Thursday at 11:45 a.m. (PT) in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Event Center.

The winner of the Menlo (26-3) and Jamestown (26-5) contest will meet either No. 1 Eastern Oregon or No. 8 Southwestern in the second round.

The teams have one common opponent in Johnson and Wales. The Lady Oaks beat them at home, 96-67, and beat them again, 90-72, on the road.

Johnson and Wales beat the Jimmies, 78-76, at home.

Jamestown is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the nation and Carly Jensen is one of the most accurate.

The Jimmies have attempted 672 long-range shots. Jensen leads with 183 attempts, and she has made 79 of them, a .432 success rate. Jensen is also a 90 percent free throw shooter.

Jolise Limcaco is Menlo's top 3-point shooter, making 47 of 133 attempts. She's also the Oaks' leading scorer, averaging 16.9 points a game.

Laurel Donnenwirth is close to averaging a double-double for Menlo at 12.5 points and 9.6 rebounds. Lauren Adamek averages 12.9 points.

The championship tournament opens at 6:30 a.m. PST on the first three days of competition, with eight games scheduled each day.

Quarterfinal action tips off at 1 p.m. on March 9 with the semifinal round slated for March 11 at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The championship final, which will be televised live on CBS Sports Network, will start at 4 p.m. on March 12.

— Rick Eymer

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