{"id":109136,"date":"2026-03-10T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=109136"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:17:14","slug":"umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Levels Up in March With Third Round Game on March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_109141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109141\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1109\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-109141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"109141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772932132&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW hosts Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men&amp;#8217;s Basketball Tournament Saturday, March 14 at 6 p.m. in Ron Rosner Arena on the Fredericksburg campus. Photo by Carly Rehberg.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a basketball on the court\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1109-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Washington hosts Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament, Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m., in Ron Rosner Arena on the Fredericksburg campus. Photo by Carly Rehberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of Mary Washington men\u2019s basketball team will host the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday, March 14, welcoming the University of Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse to Ron Rosner Arena in Fredericksburg. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Washington enters the third round as the fourth overall seed in the tournament and is ranked fifth nationally. The Eagles carry a 26\u20133 record, the most wins in program history, and are undefeated at home this season (15\u20130).<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s contest marks the first time since 2014 that UMW has hosted a third-round NCAA Tournament game. It is also the program\u2019s fifth NCAA Tournament appearance, including its third in four years, and the second time the Eagles have hosted NCAA Tournament action.<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets will be available in person only at the Ron Rosner Arena ticket booth beginning 90 minutes before tipoff.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket pricing is as follows:<br \/>\n\u2022 UMW EagleOne Card: Free<br \/>\n\u2022 Adults: $15<br \/>\n\u2022 Senior Citizens\/Veterans: $10<br \/>\n\u2022 Students (with ID): $10<br \/>\n\u2022 Children under 12: $10<br \/>\n\u2022 Children under 2: Free<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umweagles.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/9\/ncaa-mens-basketball-3rd-round-microsite.aspx\"><em>Additional information is posted as it becomes available at UMWEagles.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/10\\\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 254px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"254\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 379px; height: 254px;\" data-original-width=\"379\" data-original-height=\"254\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1098\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"375\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"250\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"109137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772931180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-scaled.jpg?w=375&#038;h=250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1098-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"375\" data-original-height=\"250\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Photo of UMW junior guard Kaden Bates driving to the basket.\" style=\"width: 375px; height: 250px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW junior guard Kaden Bates drives to the basket during the Eagles\u2019 NCAA Division III Tournament run at Ron Rosner Arena. Mary Washington enters the third round with a 26\u20133 record and an undefeated home record this season. Photo by Carly Rehberg. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 171px; height: 254px;\" data-original-width=\"171\" data-original-height=\"254\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1159\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"167\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"250\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"109143\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1706,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772932652&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;10000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-scaled.jpg?w=167&#038;h=250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-scaled.jpg 1706w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-200x300.jpg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-683x1024.jpg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-768x1152.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1159-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"167\" data-original-height=\"250\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Photo of UMW basketball players celebrating and placing their team name on the tournament bracket.\" style=\"width: 167px; height: 250px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Players on the University of Mary Washington men\u2019s basketball team celebrate after defeating Amherst College, 81\u201364, in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at Ron Rosner Arena, advancing the Eagles to the third round on March 14. Photo by Carly Rehberg. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 379px; height: 254px;\" data-original-width=\"379\" data-original-height=\"254\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1088\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"375\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"250\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"109140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772930698&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-scaled.jpg?w=375&#038;h=250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1088-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"375\" data-original-height=\"250\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Photo of UMW basketball players standing on the sideline.\" style=\"width: 375px; height: 250px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW players stand along the sideline during NCAA Division III Tournament action at Ron Rosner Arena, where the Eagles improved to 26\u20133 and advanced to the tournament\u2019s third round. Photo by Carly Rehberg. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 171px; height: 254px;\" data-original-width=\"171\" data-original-height=\"254\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\/umwvsamherst-1121\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"167\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"250\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"109142\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772932583&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;10000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-scaled.jpg?w=167&#038;h=250&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-scaled.jpg 1707w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-200x300.jpg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-683x1024.jpg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-768x1152.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/UMWvsAmherst-1121-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"167\" data-original-height=\"250\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Photo of UMW basketball players celebrating with fans in the stands.\" style=\"width: 167px; height: 250px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW players celebrate with fans following the Eagles\u2019 second-round NCAA Division III Tournament victory over Amherst College at Ron Rosner Arena. Photo by Carly Rehberg. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington men\u2019s basketball team will host the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday, March 14, welcoming the University of Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse to Ron Rosner Arena in Fredericksburg. 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