Carthage Men and Women in Sweet Sixteen

Carthage is one of only three schools with teams still competing in both the NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball tournaments. Here are the details of the coming weekend's tournament action.

Watch the Red Men and Lady Reds on the Web

Follow these links to watch the Carthage Red Men and Lady Reds in NCAA Basketball Tournament Play.

Carthage Red Men
vs. Illinois Wesleyan
5:30 p.m. in Stevens Point
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Carthage Lady Reds
vs. George Fox
5 p.m. in St. Louis
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RED MEN in Stevens Point

On Friday, the Red Men (24-5) face College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin rival Illinois Wesleyan (22-7) at 5:30 p.m. at Quandt Fieldhouse in Stevens Point. If Carthage wins Friday, the Red Men will face the winner of Pointers (25-4 vs. Texas-Dallas (24-5) at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Two wins would send the Red Men to Salem, Va., for the Division III Final Four for the second time in history.

Carthage has played Illinois Wesleyan three times this season. IWU's Titans won the first game, 79-69, on Jan. 9 in Bloomington, Ill. The Red Men won 80-55 on Jan. 30 at Tarble Arena, and defeated IWU, 70-67, in the title game of the CCIW tournament at Tarble Arena.

Tickets are $7 for adults, and $4 for students with IDs, and may be reserved by calling (715) 346-4100. There are separate tickets for each game Friday; the fieldhouse will be cleared after Carthage's game.

Alumni Relations will sponsor a pizza reception in Stevens Point from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday at the campus food court. This event is open to alumni, students and Carthage community fans.

Friday's game will be broadcast on WRJN (1400 AM) in Racine, with pregame programming starting at 5:10 p.m. WRJN will also broadcast if Carthage plays Saturday, starting at 6:40 p.m.

Audio and video streaming information will be available on Friday. Visit this page again for updated instructions on how to listen to or watch the games via the Web.

LADY REDS in St. Louis

This year's team has won more games than any previous Lady Reds squad, and posted the first post-season wins ever for Carthage women's basketball. The Lady Reds (24-4) will face defending national champion George Fox (27-2) in a sectional semifinal game at 5 p.m. Friday at Washington University in St. Louis. The winner of that game will play at 7 p.m. Saturday against either host Washington (25-2) or Mount Union (26-4), for a berth in the Division III Final Four at Bloomington, Ill.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for students with IDs, and are good for admission to both games on Friday. There are no advance ticket sales.

Audio and video streaming information will be available on Friday. Visit this page again for updated instructions on how to listen to or watch the games via the Web.

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