{"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":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><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='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1772932132\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"200\",\"iso\":\"8000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0003125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW hosts Wisconsin&ndash;La 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&ndash;La Crosse in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men&rsquo;s Basketball Tournament, Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m., in Ron Rosner Arena on the Fredericksburg campus. Photo by Carly Rehberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The University of Mary Washington men&rsquo;s basketball team will host the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday, March 14, welcoming the University of Wisconsin&ndash;La Crosse to Ron Rosner Arena in Fredericksburg. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.<\/p><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&ndash;3 record, the most wins in program history, and are undefeated at home this season (15&ndash;0).<\/p><p>Saturday&rsquo;s contest marks the first time since 2014 that UMW has hosted a third-round NCAA Tournament game. It is also the program&rsquo;s fifth NCAA Tournament appearance, including its third in four years, and the second time the Eagles have hosted NCAA Tournament action.<\/p><p>General admission tickets will be available in person only at the Ron Rosner Arena ticket booth beginning 90 minutes before tipoff.<\/p><p>Ticket pricing is as follows:<br>\n&bull; UMW EagleOne Card: Free<br>\n&bull; Adults: $15<br>\n&bull; Senior Citizens\/Veterans: $10<br>\n&bull; Students (with ID): $10<br>\n&bull; Children under 12: $10<br>\n&bull; Children under 2: Free<\/p><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><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/10\\\/umw-levels-up-in-march-madness-with-third-round-game-on-march-14\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":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='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1772931180\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"70\",\"iso\":\"8000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.000625\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' 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&amp;h=250&amp;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&rsquo; NCAA Division III Tournament run at Ron Rosner Arena. Mary Washington enters the third round with a 26&ndash;3 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='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1772932652\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"35\",\"iso\":\"10000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0004\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' 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&amp;h=250&amp;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&rsquo;s basketball team celebrate after defeating Amherst College, 81&ndash;64, 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='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1772930698\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"79\",\"iso\":\"8000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.000625\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' 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&amp;h=250&amp;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&ndash;3 and advanced to the tournament&rsquo;s 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='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1772932583\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"35\",\"iso\":\"10000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0005\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' 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&amp;h=250&amp;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&rsquo; 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><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington men&rsquo;s basketball team will host the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday, March 14, welcoming the University of Wisconsin&ndash;La Crosse to Ron Rosner Arena in Fredericksburg. 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