TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (March 9, 2020) – The No. 18 Salt Lake Community College women's basketball team will be making its seventh-consecutive appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament next week and Monday, the Bruins learned their opponent in the NJCAA's 'Selection Monday' show.

As the No. 18 overall seed, Salt Lake will face off against No. 15 Butler in the opening round of the NJCAA tournament on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m., traveling to play in the Lubbock, Texas-hosted tourney. The Bruins, who have fallen in the first round of the tournament in consecutive years, will try to earn their first tournament win since 2017, when they finished fourth in the country.
 
SLCC coach Marcilina Grayer, who is the first Bruins coach to lead the women's program to the national tourney in her first season, said it is an honor to return to Lubbock for national competition.
 
"We are looking forward to a tough battle next week against Butler," she said. "Our players have worked hard for this moment and we're excited to return to the national tournament."
 
While this is her first year as a head coach, Grayer has been part of many national runs as an assistant under former SLCC coach Betsy Specketer, including serving the team during back-to-back runs to the NJCAA Women's Final Four. This is Salt Lake's ninth-overall appearance in the national tournament.
 
Butler finished the 2019-20 regular season at 25-8 overall, finishing with a mark of 15-5 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The Grizzlies had an 84-52 win over Barton in the Region VI championships. 
 
Salt Lake will play No. 15 Butler in the second round of the tournament. If the Bruins prevail, they would play Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. CST against the tourney's No. 2 overall seed.