Here is a press release from the UConn Huskies department of athletics concerning UConn and Gampel Pavilion being named as one of 16 hosts for the first and second rounds of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Connecticut has been selected as one of the 16 first- and second-round regional sites for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, which were announced today by the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee.
Those sites, along with the four regional hosts, have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.
The University of Connecticut will host first and second round NCAA Tournament games in 2011 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. The selection will mark the 17th time that UConn has hosted NCAA Tournament games at Gampel Pavilion, with the most recent coming in 2009. The Huskies boast an all-time record of 28-2 in NCAA Tournament games played at Gampel.
Cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2011 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; Waco, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas.
The four selected regional sites are Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; and Spokane, Washington.
“The committee was pleased with the level of interest in our championship that we found from cities, institutions and conferences across the country,” said Jane Meyer, senior associate director of athletics at the University of Iowa and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “Of the 20 preliminary sites for 2011, we have 11 different conferences represented, with Wichita and Shreveport hosting for the first time.”
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):
2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Round 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:
2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional 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
