SEATTLE -- The Seattle Pacific Falcons, newly crowned West Region women's basketball champions, will open the NCAA Division II Elite Eight against Fort Lewis College of Durango, Colo., on Tuesday, March 23. The game in St. Joseph Civic Arena will tip off at 10 a.m. PDT (noon St. Joseph time) and will be the first of the day's four quarterfinal games.

A fan information packet has been put together for Falcon fans planning to make the trip. It contains game times, ticket information, driving directions from Kansas City International Airport to St. Joseph, and to the arena. Lodging and restaurant information also is included.