NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee Selects Additional First- and Second-Round Sites for 2009 and 2010

Tuesday, February 12, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected 17 additional first- and second-round sites for the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and those sites have been approved by the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.

The sites were added after the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced in the summer of 2007 that the championship would be expanding to 16 pre-determined first- and second-round sites beginning in 2009.

Additional cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2009 include Bowling Green, Kentucky; Chattanooga, Tennessee; East Lansing, Michigan; Iowa City, Iowa; Notre Dame, Indiana; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington and Storrs, Connecticut.

The additional first and second rounds of the 2010 championship will be played in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ames, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; Norman, Oklahoma; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tallahassee, Florida and Seattle.

“The committee was pleased with the amount of interest generated when we announced that we were going to 16 pre-determined sites again in 2009 and 2010,” said Judy Southard, senior associate director of athletics at Louisiana State University and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “To be able to get a good blend of cities that have past hosting experience in combination with a number of new cities and venues is good for the continued growth of the game of women’s basketball and our championship.”

The following first- and second-round sites have been added to host games either Saturday, March 21, and Monday, March 23 or Sunday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 24, 2009:

Site Host

E.A. Diddle Arena Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

McKenzie Arena University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Jack Breslin Student Events Center Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Carver-Hawkeye Arena University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Joyce Center University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

Cox Arena San Diego State University
San Diego, California

Bank of America Arena University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 20, and Monday, March 22 or Sunday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 23, 2010:

Site Host

The Pit/Bob King Court University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

James. H. Hilton Coliseum Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Cintas Center Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Freedom Hall University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Lloyd Noble Center University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Petersen Events Center University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Donald L. Tucker Center Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Bank of America Arena University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

The exact dates for the sites will be announced at a later date.

2009
First and Second Rounds

March 21 & 23 and March 22 & 24

The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host

Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State University, host

E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Western Kentucky University, host

McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, host

Comcast Center
College Park, Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, host

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University, host

Arena at Gwinnett
Duluth, Georgia
University of Georgia, host

Jack Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Michigan
Michigan State University, host

Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, Iowa
University of Iowa, host

United Spirit Arena
Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University, host

Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame, host

Galen Center
Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California, host

Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
Rutgers University, host

Cox Arena
San Diego, California
San Diego State University, host

Bank of America Arena
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington, host

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Connecticut
University of Connecticut, host

Regionals

March 28 & 30

Berkeley Regional

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

Raleigh Regional

RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, host

March 29 & 31

Oklahoma City Regional

Ford Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Conference, host

Trenton Regional

Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, New Jersey
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider University, hosts

Women’s Final Four

April 5 & 7

Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Valley Conference, host

2010
First and Second Rounds

March 20 & 22 and March 21 & 23

The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host

James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University, host

Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
University of Texas, Austin, host

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

Cintas Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Xavier University, host

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
Duke University, host

Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host

Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
University of Louisville, host

Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host

Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Virginia
Old Dominion University, host

Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma, host

Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame, host

Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh, host

Bank of America Arena
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington, host

Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State University, host

Wells Fargo Arena
Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University, host

Regionals

March 27 & 29 and March 28 & 30

DaytonRegional

University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
University of Dayton, host

Kansas City Regional

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Big 12 Conference, host

Memphis Regional

FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tennessee
University of Memphis, host

Sacramento Regional

ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California
University of the Pacific, host

Women’s Final Four

April 4 & 6
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
University of Texas at San Antonio, host

Source: NCAA

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