INDIANAPOLIS – The Eastern New Mexico women's basketball team's season will continue as the Hounds were selected as the South Central Region's No. 8 seed in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament on Sunday night.

The Hounds will be competing in the their second NCAA Tournament in three years as they will face a familiar foe in the first round in top-seeded and regional host West Texas A&M.

The Greyhounds were selected after finishing with an 18-9 record in Division II, all in-region games, and were one of five Lone Star Conference teams that will compete in the regional. The Hounds faced a challenging 2018-19 schedule as they've played five of the seven selections in the field and were victorious against three of them.

Eastern returns to the NCAA Tournament field two years removed from their last appearance. The Hounds made their first ever NCAA Tournament during the 2016-17 season after finishing 20-9 overall record (19-7 against DII opponents) and were the LSC regular season champions with a 16-4 mark in conference play.

The Hounds will take on the Lady Buffs at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas on Friday.