The Portland State Vikings are back in the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, but they drew a difficult first-round opponent in the No. 2 seed Oregon Ducks.

Portland State (25-7) earned a No. 15 seed in the Portland Regional of the tournament on Monday, and the champions of the Big Sky tournament will head to Eugene to take on the powerhouse Ducks (29-4) at 6 p.m. PT Friday.

The other teams playing in the four-team Eugene pod are No. 7 seed Texas (23-9) and No. 10 seed Indiana (20-12).

The Vikings knocked off top-seeded Idaho in the Big Sky semifinals before narrowly edging Eastern Washington in the tournament title game to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. PSU is in the NCAA field for the second time in program history.