March 8, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fans are encouraged to greet the 2009 Conference USA Champion UCF women's basketball team as the Knights return triumphantly to campus on Monday afternoon with the league title and the school's first NCAA Tournament berth since 1999 in hand.
The Knights will fly back from New Orleans, site of the tournament, in the morning and are expected to arrive at UCF between 1:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Monday. The team will arrive on the east side of The Venue at UCF Arena near Garage F .
The Knights won their first C-USA Championship on Sunday before a national television audience on ESPN2 with a 65-54 overtime win over Southern Miss. UCF, which had never previously won a C-USA Tournament game in three years in the league, won four games in four days to claim the title.
UCF will learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Selection Monday, March 16 and then play a first round game on either March 21 or 22 at one of 16 predetermined sites around the nation. The Knights will be making their third appearance in the national showcase, previously qualifying in 1996 and 1999.