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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball team, which closed out the regular season winning three straight and 11 out of 12, will be the No. 2 seed in the 2010 MEAC Championships, which will be held March 8-13 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Lady Pirates (17-11, 12-4 MEAC) will face the winner of Tuesday's No. 7 Maryland-Eastern Shore-No. 10 Delaware State matchup on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hampton beat UMES 64-48 on Feb. 1 and swept both meetings with Delaware State during the regular season – beating the Lady Hornets 62-43 in Dover, Del. on Jan. 30 before taking a 47-41 win at the HU Convocation Center on Feb. 27.

Hampton won its third straight game to close out the regular season on Thursday, beating Howard 55-43 behind a career-high 21 points from Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) and 10 points from Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas).

North Carolina A&T clinched the regular-season title by going 14-2 in conference play; the Lady Aggies didn't lose a MEAC game until Hampton handed them a 90-80 loss at the HU Convocation Center on Feb. 15. The Lady Aggies will play their first game on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., taking on the winner of the No. 8 South Carolina State-No. 9 Coppin State contest in the quarterfinals.

The 2010 MEAC Women's Basketball Championships will start on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with an opening round contest between UMES and Delaware State.

For more information on the MEAC Championships, please visit www.meachoops.com. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.