Women’s basketball team to host second round WBI game Saturday

The Phoenix will take on McNeese State in Alumni Gym March 23 at 2 p.m.

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The fourth-seeded Elon women’s basketball team will host eighth-seeded McNeese State in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational on Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. in Alumni Gym.

The Phoenix defeated fifth-seeded Eastern Kentucky, 68-61, on Wednesday, while the Cowgirls knocked of the one-seeded Mercer, 82-70, in Macon, Ga., on Thursday.

Tickets for Saturday’s game can be purchased through the Elon Ticket Office at elonphoenix.com or over the phone at 336-278-6750.