When Washington defeated Lynchburg, 12-9, on Sunday in an NCAA tournament Division III second-round contest, that set up a quarterfinal meeting between the Shoremen (14-3) and Gettysburg (16-2) at Gettysburg on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Those teams have faced each other twice this season with the Bullets winning in the regular season (17-10 on April 5) and the Centennial Conference championship final (12-7 on May 4).

"Someone said to me today that in the South, you have to win two or three national championships just to get to the national championship game," Washington coach J.B. Clarke joked. "Would I have preferred to play somebody other than Gettysburg? I don't know. It's easy to prepare for them because we know them so well. We have to beat teams of that caliber to get where we want to go anyway. So I think our guys are looking forward to the challenge."

The Shoremen are making their fifth quarterfinal appearance since Clarke became the head coach prior to the 1999 season. Although they have advanced to the semifinals just once, Washington is 2-0 against the Bullets in the postseason.

"They like the challenge," Clarke said of his players. "They know that Gettysburg has gotten the best of them a couple times, and I think they're ready to try and turn the tide a little bit."