The Hope College women's basketball team will face a new opponent in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Flying Dutch will open against Ripon College (Wis.) on Friday, March 1, at DePauw University's Neal Fieldhouse in Greencastle, Ind. Tipoff is 6 p.m.

The Hope-Ripon winner will face either DePauw or Berea College (Ky.) on Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. in the second round. DePauw and Berea square off on Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased in advance with a credit card in advance or at the door through cash sales on Friday beginning at 5 p.m. 

Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and children ages 3 and up. Children under 2 are admitted free. No refunds or exchanges will be issued.

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This is Hope's 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 24th overall. The Flying Dutch (24-3) received an at-large berth after winning the MIAA regular-season championship but finishing runner-up in the MIAA Tournament.

Hope last tipped off an NCAA Tournament on the road in 2019, when the Flying Dutch defeated Wheaton College (Ill.) by a 67-55 score at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

All-time, Hope is tied for second in Division III with three national titles: 2022, 2006 and 1990. Amherst College (Mass.) also has won three. Washington University in St. Louis leads with five national titles.

Ripon (19-8) qualified by winning the Midwest Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeating Knox College (Ill.), 84-70, on Saturday.

DePauw (21-7) earned its berth by winning the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and topping Ohio Wesleyan, 56-53, on Saturday.

DePauw moved ahead of Hope for the No. 1 spot in the final NCAA regional rankings.

Berea (24-3) repeated as the Collegiate Conference of the South champions as the No. 1 seed by downing Belhaven University (Miss.) by an 80-60 margin on Saturday.