NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The sixth-seeded St. Olaf College women's basketball teams heads to St. Paul to face third-seeded Hamline University in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

After winning a "win-and-in" game on Saturday to get into the six-team field, St. Olaf (14-11, 11-11 MIAC) travels to Hutton Arena to take on Hamline (17-8, 14-8 MIAC) in a 5 p.m. quarterfinal. Tuesday night's game will mark the Oles' first appearance in the tournament under the six-team format since 2014.

Per MIAC policy, admission will be charged for all postseason games. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $2 for students (children five and under are free) and are available for purchase online here. There is no senior discount and MIAC passes will be honored. For those unable to attend in-person, the game will be streamed online and live stats will be available.

The other quarterfinal on Tuesday night sees the fourth-seeded College of Saint Benedict play host to fifth-seeded Bethel University at 7 p.m. in St. Joseph. Regular-season champion and top-seeded Gustavus Adolphus College and second-seeded Concordia-Moorhead will host semifinal games on Friday, Feb. 24, as the lowest remaining seed will face the Gusties in St. Peter and the highest remaining seed will head to Moorhead to face the Cobbers. The championship game is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

Any updates to the schedule based on the forecast for inclement weather in the Twin Cities area will be posted at athletics.stolaf.edu and on the @stolafathletics Twitter and Instagram accounts.

St. Olaf is making its fifth appearance in the MIAC Playoffs, previously appearing in 2002, 2012, 2014, and 2022 (all teams qualified last year). The Oles are in search of their second-ever victory in the tournament after earning their first win in the opening round last season and are 1-4 all-time in the MIAC Playoffs. St. Olaf was also the No. 6 seed in its first appearance in 2002, falling at No. 3 Carleton College in the quarterfinals.

Hamline is in the MIAC Playoffs for the seventh time in program history and the third year in a row (not counting 2021 when the tournament was not held). Like the Oles, the Pipers claimed their first-ever victory in the tournament last season with a 78-61 quarterfinal win over Saint Ben's before falling, 75-72, to top-seeded Augsburg University in the semifinals.

Tuesday night's matchup will be the first meeting between St. Olaf and Hamline in the MIAC Playoffs, as the Oles will face their fifth different opponent over their five playoff appearances. The two teams split their two head-to-head meetings during the regular season, with both teams winning on their home floor. Hamline maintained its unbeaten start to the season with a 58-46 win in St. Paul on Dec. 3 before St. Olaf outscored the visitors by a 25-16 margin in the fourth quarter to rally for a 60-56 victory on Jan. 21 in Northfield.