By Ron Smith
February 24, 2022
 
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) For the first time in its history, Westmont Women's Basketball will host national championships games on its home court. Westmont has been named a host site for one of 16 NAIA National Championship Opening Round Tournaments to be held on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12.
 
Two semifinal games will take place on Friday, March 11 in Murchison Gymnasium with the winners advancing to the Opening Round final on Saturday. The tournament winner will advance with the winners of the other Opening Round Tournaments to the NAIA Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa where the balance of the championship will be played. Play in Sioux City will commence on March 17 and concluded with the national championship game on March 22.
 
The entire 64-team bracket, including the other three teams assigned to the Santa Barbara Opening Round Tournament, will be announced on Thursday, March 3.
 
The 16 Opening Round sites are:
 

	Location	Host
	Alexandria, La.	LSU Alexandria (La.)
	Billings, Mont.	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
	Bowling Green, Ky.	Mid-South Conference/Campbellsville (Ky.)
	Crestview Hills, Ky.	Thomas More (Ky.)
	Dayton, Tenn.	Bryan (Tenn.)
	Indianapolis, Ind.	Marian (Ind.)
	Lakeland, Fla.	Southeastern (Fla.)
	Marion, Ind.	Indiana Wesleyan
	New Orleans, La.	Loyola, La.
	Newhall, Calif.	The Master's (Calif.)
	Omaha, Neb.	Omaha Sports Commission
	Park City, Kan.	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
	Plainview, Texas	Wayland Baptist (Texas)
	Santa Barbara, Calif.	Westmont (Calif.)
	Sioux City, Iowa	Morningside (Iowa)
	Wichita, Kan.	Visit Wichita/Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

 
Westmont (23-3), the second-ranked team in the NAIA, begins play today (Thursday) in the Golden State Athletic Conference championships. The top-seeded Warriors will take on San Diego Christian at 5:00 p.m. in a quarterfinal game. The tournament is being hosted in Santa Clarita by The Master's University.