Rockhurst will make its first-ever appearance in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament on Sunday at Missouri-St. Louis. The 12th-seeded Hawks (9-17) will face the fifth–seeded Tritons (20-6) in a 1 p.m. tipoff.

The winner will advance to the quarterfinals on March 6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The tournament will conclude with the GLVC Women's Championship on Sunday, March 9.

Rockhurst earned the league's final GLVC Tournament bid by winning three of its final four games, capped by an 87-80 win over William Jewell on Thursday night. The Hawks finished 4-14 in conference play.

The Hawks are led by freshman guard Mary Dineen with a 14.7 scoring average. Dineen ranks 11th in the GLVC in points per game and leads all GLVC freshmen in scoring. Sophomore guard Lauren Meyers is averaging 10.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Sophomore guard Kendall Hart sports a 9.9 scoring average.

Missouri-St. Louis has won six straight in the series and holds a 14-7 advantage in the all-time series. The Tritons rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half to edge Rockhurst, 60-57, earlier this season in St. Louis.

2014 Deaconess GLVC Women's Basketball Tournament
First Round
Sunday, March 2
#12 Rockhurst at #5 Missouri-St. Louis, 1:00 pm
#10 William Jewell at #7 Truman State, 1:00 pm
#11 Missouri S&T at #6 Southern Indiana, 1:00 pm
#9 Bellarmine at #8 Maryville, 1:00 pm
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
#4 Indianapolis vs. #5 seed, 12:00 pm
#1 Drury vs. #8 seed, 2:30 pm
#2 Lewis vs. #7 seed, 6:00 pm
#3 Quincy vs. #6 seed, 8:30 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
12:00 pm and 2:30 pm
Finals
Sunday, March 9
1:00 pm