MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's basketball team will visit Susquehanna University on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the first round of the Landmark Conference championship tournament.

The Rangers (14-11, 9-9 LC) earned the No. 5 seed in the conference playoffs while the River Hawks (15-10, 12-6 LC) captured the No. 4 seed. The winner of the game will advance to take on No. 1-seeded University of Scranton in the semifinals on Thursday.
 
In the other first-round game, No. 6 seed Goucher College will visit No. 3 Catholic University, with the winner visiting No. 2 Elizabethtown College on Thursday.
 
The semifinal winners will meet in the conference final on Saturday at the highest remaining seed. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championship.

Under ninth-year Head Coach John Olenowski, the Rangers will be making their third Landmark Conference playoff appearance in the last four seasons.
 
The two sides will be meeting for the second time in four days, as Susquehanna edged the Rangers 55-52 on a 3-pointer at the buzzer this past Saturday on the final day of the regular season.
 
For the season, junior forward Gianna Pica has been Drew's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Amy Rachilla has added 11.1 points per game and a team-leading 3.8 assists per game while junior guard Maddie Beyer has added 7.3 points per night. Sophomore guard Alice Altomare is the team leader in 3-pointers (40) while junior center Brenna Hezel is tied for the conference leader in blocks (1.5 bpg).
 
Tickets may be purchased online at https://landmarkconference.org/sports/2022/4/25/championships-tickets.aspx?path=champs&_ga=2.185740129.970898000.1704123399-904138300.1697666904.