(LEBANON, Ill., March 12)--The pairings are set for the 2008 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship. The 32-team tournament will be held March 19-25 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.

The American Midwest Conference had two schools qualify for this year's tournament, and both will see first-round action on Wednesday, March 19. McKendree University, which won the AMC regular-season and tournament championships, will face Lewis-Clark State College in the final game of the day at 9:45 p.m. Harris-Stowe State University, which earned an at-large bid to Jackson, will square off with Oklahoma City University on March 19 at 10:15 a.m.

McKendree enters the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship riding a 13-game win streak. The Bearcats are 24-8 overall and posted a 13-1 mark in AMC play. McKendree is led by a pair of All-Conference performers in junior forward Emily Best (13.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG) and senior forward Heather Elders (11.6 PPG).

Harris-Stowe takes a record of 22-9 into the national tournament. The Hornets were second in the AMC at 12-2. Senior guard Chanel Ross, who was named the 2007-08 AMC Player of the Year, leads NAIA Division I in both assists (8.0 APG) and steals (6.7 SPG) and is third in scoring at 20.6 PPG.

Fans can watch all the national tournament action live on their computer this year. Visit www.watchnaia.com for more information. To view the complete NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship bracket, click here.