WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State carries the No. 3 seed into the Lone Star Conference Tournament when the 2012 women's tournament opens on Thursday in Allen.
 
The Mustangs (19-7, 15-5) face the sixth seed Incarnate Word (14-12, 9-11) in the first game of the women's tournament at noon on Thursday at the Allen Event Center.
 
Following MSU in the afternoon quarterfinal session on Thursday is third seed West Texas A&M and seventh seed and defending LSC Champ Texas Woman's at 2:30.
 
The evening quarterfinal session Thursday pits fourth seed Cameron against fifth seed Angelo State at 6 p.m., while top seed and 2012 LSC Champion Tarleton State takes on eighth seed Eastern New Mexico at 8:30.
 
The tournament's semifinals are Saturday afternoon with the winner of the MSU-UIW game meeting the winner of the WT-TWU contest at noon.  The CU-ASU winner faces the TSU-ENMU winner at 2:30.
 
The 2012 LSC Tournament Championship Game is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. featuring the semifinal winners.
 
Tickets are $15 dollars a session or $60 for an all-session ticket that includes admission to the four men's sessions as well.  Student tickets are $10 a session or $32 for an all-session admission.  Tickets are available through Ticketmaster outlets, at Ticketmaster.com or at the Allen Event Center box office.
 
All games in the tournament will also be web streamed live on FoxSportsSouthwest.com at no charge.

All MSU games in the tournament will be broadcast live on 100.9 BOB-FM.


Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
SESSION THREE:
Game 5: Women's Quarterfinal, (3) Midwestern State vs. (6) Incarnate Word, Noon
Game 6: Women's Quarterfinal, (2) West Texas A&M vs. (7) Texas Woman's, 2:30 pm
SESSION FOUR:
Game 7: Women's Quarterfinal, (4) Cameron vs. (5) Angelo State, 6:00 pm
Game 8: Women's Quarterfinal, (1) Tarleton State vs. (8) Eastern New Mexico, 8:30 pm
 
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
SESSION SIX:
Game 11: Women's Semifinal, Winner G5 v Winner G6, Noon
Game 12: Women's Semifinal, Winner G7 v Winner G8, 2:30 pm
 
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
SESSION EIGHT:
Game 14: Women's Championship, Winner G11 v Winner G12, 1:00 pm