University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Enter NCAA Play As No. 2 Seed
March 16, 2015 | Women's Basketball
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The NCAA Selection Committee announced the bracket for the 2015 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship on Monday night, and Tennessee will make its record 34th appearance in the tournament.
The #6/5 Lady Vols (27-5) will do so as a No. 2 seed in the Spokane Region, hosting No. 15 Boise State (22-10) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. No. 7 Chattanooga (29-3) will play No. 10 Pittsburgh (19-11) in the other first round game in Knoxville at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday.
The winners of the contests will meet in the NCAA Second Round at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. ET for the right to advance to the Sweet 16 in Spokane, Wash., on March 28 and 30. All three games in Knoxville will be televised by ESPN2.
This marks the seventh time overall and the third time in four years that the Lady Vols have been a No. 2 seed.
The NCAA Women's Final Four will be held in Tampa at Amalie Arena on April 5 and 7. UT won its eighth NCAA title the last time the event was held in Tampa in 2008.
The eight-time NCAA champion Lady Vols are 117-25 in NCAA play, posting the most victories and games in tourney history, and they are currently in the midst of a 54-game home-court winning streak during the postseason. The Big Orange women are 52-1 all-time in NCAA First or Second Round games, including a 42-0 record (21-0 in first round/21-0 second round) at home.
This is the third-straight season, the fifth time in six years and the 16th time overall (since the current format was adopted in 1994) that UT is hosting the NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds. The Lady Vols defeated Northwestern State (La.), 70-46, and St. John's, 67-51, in Knoxville a year ago in the first two rounds.
All-session and single-session tickets are available for the NCAA First/Second Rounds in Knoxville. All-session tickets include entry to all three games. Single-session tickets can be purchased for the first-round games or the second-round contest.
All-session ticket prices include: adult reserved ($45), adult general admission ($25), youth/student reserved ($25) and youth/student general admission ($15). Single-session ticket prices include: adult reserved ($25), adult general admission ($15), youth/student reserved ($15) and youth/student general admission ($10). A group rate of $8 for general admission orders of 15+ also is available by calling the ticket office.
Youth tickets are for 18 & under. Student tickets are for anyone in school with a valid school ID. Both ticket options are only available in person at the Tennessee Athletics Ticket Office.
Tickets are available for purchase at UTTix.com beginning on Monday night or by calling the Tennessee Ticket Office at 865-656-1200 or 800-332-8657, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Tickets also may be purchased in person beginning Tuesday morning at the Tennessee Ticket Office, located in the northwest corner of Thompson-Boling Arena directly off Phillip Fulmer Way.
The Tennessee Athletics Ticket Office is highly encouraging fans to select print-at-home tickets or mobile delivery to prevent waiting in line on game day.
The first 200 UT students with a valid I.D. entering at Gate B prior to each session will receive free admission.
All parking near the arena is first-come, first-served at $10 per vehicle. There also is free parking available on the UT Agriculture Campus, with shuttles running two hours prior to tip-off and continuously through both first round games. The shuttle will run starting two hours before tip for the second round game and then afterward.
Arena doors open one hour prior to tip on game days, and fans are reminded that there are no parking permits for NCAA events. Also, Arena Dining will be closed to the public during the tournament and there will be no public interviews for the Lady Vol Radio Network postgame show during postseason play.
