Oct. 29, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected Baylor as one of its first- and second-round host sites for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship it was announced today. The sites have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.

Waco is one of 16 cities selected to host first- and second-round games, the other cities include: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Auburn, Alabama; Charlottesville, Virginia; Cincinnati, Ohio; College Park, Maryland; Columbus, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Washington; Shreveport, Louisiana; Stanford, California; Storrs, Connecticut; University Park, Pennsylvania; and Wichita, Kansas.

This will mark the second occasion for Baylor to serve as a host for NCAA Women's Basketball Championship games. The second-seeded Lady Bears hosted first- and second-round contests in 2002 and defeated Bucknell in the first round and were upset by Drake in the second round. That contest ranks as the Lady Bears' fourth-highest Ferrell Center crowd with 10,074 fans attending. In fact, the two games accounted for 19,918 of the program's 93,909 fans that season.

"We consider it a great privilege to host the NCAA opening round games. Baylor is blessed with the best women's basketball fans in the country and Lady Bear nation will fill the Ferrell Center to create an unparalleled experience for the participating teams," said Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw.

Tickets for this event will go on sale next summer. 2009-10 Lady Bear season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase seats before tickets go on sale to the general public.

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 19, and Monday, March 21 or Sunday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (dates to be determined in June, 2010):

SITE - HOST(s)
The Pit/Bob King Court
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Auburn Arena
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

John Paul Jones Arena
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

Cintas Center
Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

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

St. John Arena
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

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

Jon M. Huntsman Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

McCarthey Athletic Center
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington

CenturyTel Center
Louisiana Tech University
Shreveport, Louisiana

Maples Pavilion
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Bryce Jordan Center
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Ferrell Center
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

The following regional sites will host games on the dates indicated:

SITE - HOST(s)
March 26 and 28, 2011
University of Dayton Arena
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Washington State University
Spokane, Washington

March 27 and 29, 2011
American Airlines Center
Big 12 Conference
Dallas, Texas

Liacouras Center
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania