Green Bay (28-4) will enter the 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Sioux Falls Region and meet No. 7 seeded Tennessee (19-13) in the first round in Tempe, Ariz.
The contest will take place at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday, March 18 at 4 p.m. CST., with the winner facing the winner of No. 2 Arizona State and No. 15 New Mexico State on Sunday, March 20. Sitting at 25-6, Arizona State is ranked 11th nationally and will serve as the host for the pod of games.
Green Bay clinched an automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon, defeating in-state rival Milwaukee, 64-32, to solidify its appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in the past eight seasons.
Green Bay’s defense held Milwaukee to a program-low 32 points in yesterday’s championship. That mark also set a Horizon League record for fewest points allowed in a tournament championship game, as the Phoenix bested its previous mark of 27 against Butler in 2007 (W, 91-64).
All ticketing information will be available in the near future.
Green Bay has now made 19-straight postseason appearances, its most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2014-15 when it earned a nine seed and faced the nation’s only undefeated team, Princeton. The Phoenix fell in the first round to the Tigers 80-70.
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 11th 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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