Center Valley, PA (February 23, 2011) – It is very tough to repeat, even harder to have the words three-peat attached to your team, but to four-peat, that is very rare in the world of college athletics but the DeSales University women's basketball team has a chance to do so as they enter the Freedom Conference playoffs this week as the three-time defending conference champions and looking for a shot at the impossible.

The Bulldogs (17-8, 10-4 Freedom) ended the regular season tied for first with Manhattanville College and King's College and after all the tiebreakers were broken, ended up as the #2 seed and will host the third seeded Lady Monarchs, while the Valiants earned the top seed for the second straight year and will host Misericordia University, the fourth seed, in the other semifinal. Game time in Billera Hall on Wednesday night will be at 6:00 pm.

Admission for the event will be $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens (65+), and $2.00 for students w/ID. DeSales students (with ID) will be admitted free into the game and all children under the age of six are FREE.

Here is all you need to know about the game:

Where to watch/follow:
If you are unable to get to Billera Hall for the game you have two options to follow the game from the comfort of your home. LIVE Video will be available FREE of charge to all viewers and can be accessed by clicking HERE and/or you can also follow along via LIVE stats HERE.

DeSales/King's Series:
DeSales owns a 27-22 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, while King's holds a slim 4-3 advantage in games played in the Freedom Conference playoffs. The last playoff meeting came during the 2008-09 season, a 71-45 DSU win in the opening round in Billera Hall. This season the home team won each game in the season series. King's took the first game, 62-54, snapping a seven-game losing streak to DeSales as four Lady Monarchs reached double figures including Paige Carlin with 16 points. Senior Lori Lidlow led the Bulldogs with 22 points and junior Cherelle Simmons registered a double-double with 13 points and 17 boards. In the second game in Billera Hall, DSU earned some revenge with a 72-48 win. King's shot just 27.0 percent from the floor and the Bulldogs used a 23-4 run to start the second half to pull away. Freshman Sondrine Glovas led the way with 16 points and Simmons had another double-double with 12 points and 15 boards. Overall DeSales has won eight of the last nine meetings between the two teams.

DeSales in the Freedom Playoffs:
The Bulldogs are making their 14th straight Freedom Conference playoff appearance. DSU joined the Freedom Conference at the start of the 1997-98 season. Since joining, DeSales has won five conference titles, including each of the last three. DSU has a 16-8 overall record in the Freedom post-season and is 10-1 at home.

King's in the Freedom Playoffs:
King's is making their 15th Freedom Conference Tournament appearance in the last 16 years and the fifth trip in six years under current head coach Brian Donohue. Since the Freedom post-season became just the Freedom Conference teams in 2000-01, King's has posted a 7-7 record. Overall the Lady Monarchs have won two Conference titles (2000-01 and 2002-03).

About the Bulldogs:
DeSales enters the post-season with a 17-8 overall record, having won three straight, and seven of its last eight games. DSU is an impressive 12-2 on the year at home and was a perfect 7-0 at home in Freedom Conference games. Lidlow, a Freedom Conference First-Teamer, leads the team in scoring at 16.9 points per game and is also second in assists with 63. She ranks fourth in the Freedom Conference in scoring. Glovas earned Rookie of the Year honors on Tuesday afternoon and is second on the team in scoring at 10.4 per game. She averaged 12.1 points per game in the 14 Freedom Conference games this season and is averaging 15.8 points over her last eight games. Sophomore Colleen Gavin is third in scoring at 9.6 per game and second in rebounding at 7.5 per game. She has four double-doubles on the year and is shooting 41.4 percent from the field. Simmons, a Freedom Conference Second-Teamer this season, leads the Freedom Conference in rebounding (10.0 RPG) and is second in blocked shots (1.4 BPG). She is also averaging 8.8 points per game and is third on the team in steals with 46. Sophomore Hannah Smith starts at the point guard spot and ranks third in the Freedom Conference in both assists (4.5 APG) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6). Freshman Faith Gilbert has also been playing well as of late, shooting 46.9 percent from three-point land on the season and averaging 9.7 points per game over the last three games. As a team, DSU is among the conference leaders in scoring defense (54.5 – 2nd), scoring (64.8 – 3rd), free throw percentage (72.3 – 2nd), field goal percentage defense (33.2 – 1st), and steals (13.5 SPG – 1st).

About the Lady Monarchs:
King's enters the extra season with a 16-9 overall record, having won two straight and four of its last five games. The Lady Monarchs were 5-6 on the road during the season and 4-3 in Freedom Conference games away from their home court. KC boasts a balanced offensive attack with five players averaging more than 7.5 points per game. Leading the scoring attack is sophomore and All-Freedom Conference Second-Teamer Celia Rader at 13.4 points per game. She has a team-high 60 made three-pointers and is first in the Freedom Conference in three-point shooting percentage at 37.0 percent. Junior Paige Carlin also averages double digits at 10.6 per game, while sophomore Katlin Michaels is third in scoring at 9.2 points per game and has a team-high 52 steals. Junior Brittany Muscatell averages 7.8 points per game, leads the team in assists (76), and ranks first in the Freedom Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9). Sophomore Lindsay Atchison is fifth in scoring at 7.5 per game and is the top rebounder, pulling down 6.4 boards per game. As a team, King's is second in scoring (65.9) and second in offensive rebounding.