SALEM, Ore. – The Corban University women's basketball team embarks on a brand new season on Tuesday, February 24, with this new campaign having the stakes raised tremendously. The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Women's Basketball Tournament begins with a matchup between the third-seeded Warriors taking on the sixth-seeded Northwest Christian University Beacons.

Tuesday's matchup, set for a 7 p.m. tipoff at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center features two teams that split the 2014-15 regular-season series, and is also a rematch of Saturday night's contest in which the Beacons won by 10 points. The first time these two teams met back in December, it was a different story, as the Warriors won by 32 points in Eugene.

Tuesday's game will be a special 'White-Out' Night, with all Corban Warrior fans receiving a free Warrior 'White-Out' t-shirt with the price of admission. T-shirts will be given to all Warrior fans until they run out.

For all Corban students who received a 'White-Out' t-shirt at one of the previous 'White-Out' Athletic events this year, wear that t-shirt and receive free admission to the game. For Corban students who have not yet received a 'White-Out' t-shirt, admission will be just $2 with a complementary Warrior 'White-Out' t-shirt.

For those attending the contest, be sure to note the following ticket prices mandated by the CCC Office for CCC Tournament games:

-Reserved Seating:                                                     $10

-General Admission:                                                   $5

-Senior Citizens:                                                          $5

-Corban Students with White-Out t-shirt:                   Free

-Corban Students w/out White-Out t-shirt:                $2       

-Youth (Child under 12):                                             $1

-Warrior Club members and NAIA Pass holders       Free    

All tickets purchased to Tuesday's contest can only be purchased at the front gate. Besides Corban students wearing a Warrior 'White-Out' t-shirt, only those who are members of the Warrior Club and those with official NAIA passes will receive free admission to Tuesday's contest.

Corban enters Tuesday's game with a 17-13 overall record and an 11-7 mark in CCC play. Senior center Tara Van Weerdhuizen (Spokane, Wash.) leads the way for the Warriors, averaging 13.5 points-per-game to go along with 9.8 rebounds-per-contest. She also leads the Warriors with 102 blocks defensively. Junior guard Jade Lowery (Oregon City, Ore.) also provides the Navy and Gold with some offensive firepower, scoring 12.5 points-per-game, while also dishing out a team-best 101 total assists on the year.

Northwest Christian enters Tuesday's game with a 12-14 overall record and an 8-10 mark in CCC action. The Beacons are riding a bit of a hot streak, however, as they have won five of their last eight games, including Saturday's victory in Salem over the Warriors, 63-53. Melyssa Weber leads the way offensively for NCU, averaging 10.5 points-per-game to go along with 5.0 rebounds. On the season, the Beacons are just 4-8 when not playing on their home court. Additionally, NCU is definitely a second-half team, as they've scored 933 total second-half points throughout the campaign, while scoring just 760 points in the first half.

If you can't make it to the game, be sure to follow the action via live stats and the live video broadcast.

The complete schedule for the CCC Tournament is as follows:

2015 CCC Women's Basketball Championship presented by U.S. Bank Schedule

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