by By: Joey Daniels
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) –Green Bay (28-4) will enter the 2015 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the Spokane Region and meet No. 8 seeded Princeton (30-0) in the first round in College Park, Md.
The contest will take place at the XFINITY Center on Saturday, March 21 at 10 a.m. CST., with the winner facing the winner of No. 1 Maryland and No. 16 New Mexico State on Monday, March 23. Sitting at 30-2, Maryland is ranked third nationally and will serve as the host of the games.
Green Bay, which has now won 11 games in a row after capturing its 13th Horizon League Tournament title, will be making its 15th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the ninth time under head coach Kevin Borseth. The Phoenix will be making its sixth appearance in the last seven seasons, and has won at least one game in the tournament in three of those five berths.
Princeton, ranked 13th in the country, is the lone unbeaten women’s basketball team in the country after winning the regular season title in the Ivy League. The Tigers are led by Ivy League Coach of the Year Courtney Banghart and senior Blake Dietrick, the unanimous pick as Ivy League Player of the Year. Princeton’s balanced attack features four double-digit scorers, with all four earning All-Ivy League honors.
Tesha Buck (Mdewakanton Sioux) will play in her first NCAA tournament of her career with the Phoenix. Last season, the Phoenix participated in the WNIT post-season tournament.
For information on tickets to the First and Second Rounds, click here or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP. More information on tickets will be available in the near future.
Green Bay has now made 18-straight postseason appearances, its most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2012-13 when it earned an 11 seed and traveled to LSU. The Phoenix fell in the first round to the Tigers 75-71.
ESPN to Air All 63 NCAA Championship Games
The Selection Monday specials will tip off ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship March 20-April 7, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, WatchESPN and ESPN FULL COURT. ESPN will also provide additional NCAA Championship content across multiple platforms, including espnW.com, SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and ESPN International.
All 63 games of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will air on ESPN networks for the 10th consecutive year. ESPN and ESPN2 will present regionalized telecasts with home market protection through the first two rounds. ESPN3 and ESPN FULL COURT, the pay-per-view package, will offer first- and second-round games in their entirety as a supplement to ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage. The final 15 games, beginning with the Regional Semifinals, will have national telecast windows on ESPN or ESPN2. The complete schedule will be revealed following the selection show.
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