March 17, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Fans wanting to follow the UCF women's basketball team to the NCAA Tournament can purchase tickets to the games through the UCF ticket office. The Knights, seeded 14th in the Oklahoma City Regional, will face third-seeded North Carolina on Saturday at noon at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn. First and second round games at McKenzie Arena are being hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga on March 21 and March 23 respectively.
The UCF Athletics Ticket Office is accepting orders for only the sessions involving UCF. Single-session tickets for adults are $20 while all-session tickets are $35 apiece. Student can purchase single-session tickets for $12 and all-session tickets for $20.
The winner of the UCF-UNC contest will advance to Monday's round of 32 to face the winner of sixth-seeded Purdue and 11th-seeded Charlotte. Purdue and Charlotte will meet Saturday afternoon in Chatanooga following the UCF-UNC game.
Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling the UCF ticket office at (407) 823-1000. For more information, fans can also visit the UT Chattanooga website's official tournament page at http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1622988&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=17700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=
UCF (17-16) enters the tournament riding a season-best six-game winning streak after claiming the Conference USA tournament title with four wins in four days from March 5-8. The Knights have not lost since Feb. 21 at Tulane, and at 17-16 overall sit above .500 for the first time this season. UCF has won 15 of its last 20 games overall.
The Tar Heels enter the tournament with an overall record of 27-6 after defeating South Dakota 75-69 on Sunday in a non-conference game. UNC fell to Maryland on March 8 in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
For the seventh consecutive year, the ESPN networks will combine to present all 63 games from the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. During the first two rounds, ESPN and ESPN2 will present the 48 games within 12 telecast windows in a whip-around format with home market protection. ESPN360.com will offer complete game telecasts of all 63 games, while ESPNU will offer select ESPN and ESPN2 early-round games in their entirety. The final 15 games (regional semifinals on) will have national telecast windows on ESPN or ESPN2. The complete schedule will be announced on a later date.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.