Kierra Wheeler scored 19 points, Diamond Johnson had seven points in the decisive third quarter and top-seeded Norfolk State beat No. 2-seed Howard 68-56 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship title game to clinch its third straight trip

Kierra Wheeler poured in 19 points as the No. 1-seeded Spartans outlasted a pesky second-seeded Howard team 68-56 Saturday afternoon at Norfolk Scope to clinch their third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament title and an automatic bid to the big dance. Wheeler was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

The Norfolk State women's basketball team has earned a No. 13 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament and will take on No. 4 seed Maryland in the first round on Saturday, March 22. This marks the highest NCAA Tournament seeding in the history of the program.