The UT Tyler Patriots will face a familiar foe in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday in Denton.

The Patriots, the No. 3 seed with a 25-4 record, will take on No. 6 seed West Texas A&M (18-12) at noon in Kitty Magee Arena on the campus of Texas Woman’s University. The arena is inside Pioneer Hall.

All ticket sales will be online, and will be $10 each. One ticket will get you access to the entire day’s worth of contests. Texas Woman’s also has a clear bag policy. Fans can park in the lot South East of Pioneer Hall or in the lot North of Pioneer Hall. Please be advised construction is going on campus.

The South Central Regional will take place Friday, Saturday and Monday. The quarterfinal round will be on March 14, with the two semifinal games taking place on March 15. The regional championship will be on March 17.

UT Tyler is one of five Lone Star Conference programs in this year’s regional tournament, joined by No. 1 Texas Woman’s, No. 2 Lubbock Christian, No. 5 Eastern New Mexico, and No. 6 West Texas A&M. Rocky Mountain Conference members selected include No. 4 Colorado Mesa, No. 7 Colorado-Colorado Springs, and No. 8 Adams State.

Other first round games scheduled for Friday include: No. 2 Lubbock Christian (29-4) vs. No. 7 UC-Colorado Springs (19-11), 2:30 p.m.; No. 1 TWU (31-1) vs. No. 8 Adams State (19-11), 5 p.m.; and No. 4 Colorado Mesa (25-5) vs. No. 5 Eastern New Mexico (20-9), 7:30 p.m.

The winner of UT Tyler vs. West Texas A&M will play in the semifinals against the winner of Lubbock Christian and UC-Colorado Springs at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The regional championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday.

The Patriots hold a 4-3 series lead over West Texas A&M, including a UT Tyler 76-57 victory on Jan. 25 at the Herrington Patriot Center.

The winner of Monday’s regional championship advances to the Elite Eight, which will be held at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, March 24, 26 and 28. Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion, and SportsPITTSBURGH will serve as hosts.