GEICO Nationals girls bracket announced, with New Hope Academy headlining as top overall seed

The tournament, televised on ESPN Networks, is set to take place March 31 through April 2 at Suncoast Credit union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida

New Hope Academy of Maryland was announced as the top overall seed in the GEICO Nationals girls field on Tuesday.

New Hope, which won the event in 2019, receives a first round bye in a five-team field that also includes DME Academy (Fla.), Montverde Academy (Fla.), IMG Academy (Fla.) and Bishop McNamara (Md.).

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New Hope Academy (27-2) won the National Association of Christian Athletes championship in Tennessee in February and will look to win GEICO Nationals for the second time in its fifth year as a program.

The national tournament is set to take place from March 31 to April 2 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. All games are scheduled to be televised on ESPN Networks. 

Two McDonald's All-Americans will be a part of the girls field: Montverde's Janiah Barker, a Georgia commit, and Oregon pledge Grace VanSlooten of IMG Academy. Last year, Westlake (Ga.) became the first school from Georgia to ever win the event. 

Here is the schedule:

March 31 (ESPN+)

10 a.m. ET: No. 5 Bishop McNamara (Md.) vs. No. 4 IMG Academy (Fla.)

April 1 (Both games on ESPNU)

10:30 a.m. ET: No. 3 Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 2 DME Academy 

12:30 p.m. ET: No. 1 New Hope (Md.) vs. No. 3 Montverde Academy (Fla.)/No. 2 DME Academy winner

April 2 (ESPN2)

10 a.m. ET: Championship game

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