Nine Lone Star Conference basketball teams, with five on the women’s side and four on the men’s, were selected to continue their seasons at the South Central Regional basketball tournament the NCAA announced tonight.

   Northeastern State will host the women’s tournament March 11, 12 and 14 at Jack Dobbins Field House. Joining the top-seeded RiverHawks in the field are No. 3 seed Tarleton State, No. 5 Central Oklahoma, No. 6 Southeastern Oklahoma and No. 7 Texas Woman’s, who earned the LSC’s automatic qualification after winning the LSC Championship Saturday night.

   NSU will play No. 8 seed Texas-Permian Basin in the first round, while Tarleton faces SE, UCO matches up with No. 5 Washburn, and TWU plays No. 2 Northwest Missouri.

   The regional champion will advance to the Women’s Elite Eight March 22, 23 and 25 at St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo.

   The men’s regional will be hosted by Central Oklahoma, who won the men’s LSC title and automatic qualification Sunday afternoon, in Edmond, Okla., March 12, 13 and 15.

   Joining top-seed UCO in the field is No. 3 Tarleton, No. 5 West Texas A&M and No. 6 Midwestern State. The Bronchos play No. 8 Texas A&M International in the opening round, while the Tarleton plays MSU and WTAMU takes on No. 4 Fort Hays State. No. 2 Missouri Southern goes against No. 7 Washburn in the other quarterfinal match-up.

   The men's tournament culminates with the quarterfinals through finals being played at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., March 23, 24 and 26.