NCAA announces St. Joseph as host site of women's D.II Elite Eight for 2023 and 2024 (10-14-20)

NCAA announces St.

Joseph as host site of women's D.II Elite Eight for 2023 and 2024 (10-14-20)

National championship game being played right here in st.

Joseph... just think about it... you don't have to think about it too hard because it's happened before... in fact, between sports across division ii... with today's announcement... 17 times... because missouri western announcing the return of a national tournament to town... <<(nat sound: inside sold out civic arena)st.

Joseph has played hosts to basketball national championships before...(nat sound: emporia state)most recently in 2010 and 2011...(sot, brett esely: "it's awesome to host that.") and st.

Joe, missouri western, and civic arena will play hosts yet again...(sot, brett esely: historic and awesome any time that you can bring an ncaa national championship to your community.")the ncaa announcing today..civic arena will be the site of the 2023 and 2024 division ii women's basketball elite national championship... (sot, josh looney: "one of our community engagement priorites is bringing basketball back downtown with a great community for national and great basketball history.")the national championships will bring exposure to st.

And with events like title games... crowds...(nat sound: sell out) economic impacts for downtown st.

Joseph and the community at-large...(sot, brett eseley: embraces these championships and we have the facilities to do so.")and with hosting a future national championship... it brings a little bit more your own program that will fight for a chance that title...(sot, candi whitaker: "i think it could be awesome for our community.") wednesday's announcement gives basketball fans across the area something to look forward to...simple, but profound message as to championship will come back esely serves as a senior associate athletic director at missouri western..

And the chairman of the st.

Joseph sports commission... the two groups responsible for the return of the national tournaments... the 2023 national title game will not be held in st joe, so that's why a two-year bid to also host 2024 was put in the first place... how