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    Auburn To Host 2011 Women's NCAA Tournament First And Second Rounds Auburn Arena will host NCAA post-season event in its first year of operation



    Oct. 29, 2009

    AUBURN, Ala. - The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected Auburn University to serve as a first- and second-round host for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship, the NCAA announced Thursday. The games will take place in the new Auburn Arena, which will be in its first year of operation.

    Auburn will host games either Saturday, March 19, and Monday, March 21 or Sunday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The dates will be determined in June, 2010.

    Tickets information for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship First and Second Round contests at Auburn will be available in January, 2010. Please continue to check www.NCAA.com and www.AuburnTigers.com for updated information on ticket prices and release dates.

    "We are excited about our selection as a host site for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in 2011," said Jay Jacobs, Auburn Director of Athletics. "The new Auburn Arena will be one of the finest basketball facilities in the nation and will be an ideal venue for the tournament. It is an honor for Auburn to host this event and is an outstanding opportunity to showcase the new arena before a nationally televised audience."

    The 2011 event will mark the first time for Auburn to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament under its current bid format. The Tigers hosted NCAA Tournament games on nine occasions between 1983 and 1993, posting an 11-0 record over that time. Auburn last hosted on March 21, 1993 when the Tigers downed Louisville, 66-61.

    "I am very excited and proud of the hard work our administration put forth in securing this bid," said Auburn women's basketball head coach Nell Fortner. "We will have a great new arena to showcase and we have a community that is supportive of women's basketball. It will be a tremendous showcase of women's basketball."

    Auburn will be one of 16 first- and second-round sites in 2011. The complete list of host sites includes Albuquerque, N.M. (University of New Mexico,The Pit/Bob King Court) ; Auburn, Ala. (Auburn University, Auburn Arena); Charlottesville, Va. (University of Virginia, John Paul Jones Arena); Cincinnati, Ohio (Xavier University, Cintas Center); College Park, Md. (University of Maryland, Comcast Center); Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University, St. John Arena); Durham, N.C. (Duke University, Cameron Indoor Stadium); Knoxville, Tenn. (University of Tennessee, Thompson-Boling Arena); Salt Lake City, Utah (University of Utah, John M. Huntsman Center); Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga University, McCarthey Athletic Center); Shreveport, La. (Louisiana Tech University, CenturyTel Center); Stanford, Calif. (Stanford University, Maples Pavilion); Storrs, Conn. (University of Connecticut, Harry A. Gampel Pavilion); University Park, Penn. (Pennsylvania State University, Bryce Jordan Center); Waco, Texas (Baylor University, Ferrell Center); and Wichita, Kan. (Wichita State University, INTRUST Bank Arena).

     

     

    The 16 advancing teams will continue play at four regional sites: Dayton, Ohio (University of Dayton Arena), Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena), Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center) and Philadelphia, Pa. (Liacouras Center). The 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. on April 3 and 5.

    The Tigers made their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009, the team's 18th overall, finishing the season with a 30-4 record and the team's first Southeastern Conference Championship in 20 years.

    About the NCAA and Division I Women's Basketball

    The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaa.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.

    For the latest news in regard to the Division I Women's Basketball Championship and the Women's Final Four, visit www.ncaa.com/finalfour.

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