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Dear Championship Media:

Welcome to the Minneapolis for the 2007 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The University of Minnesota is both honored and proud to host such a prestigious event. We hope you enjoy your experience on our campus at the University of Minnesota and in the beautiful Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The University of Minnesota athletics staff is an outstnading group of professionals, whose expertise in conducting NCAA championships will assure an excellent competitive environment and experience.

If you have questions regarding this information feel free to contact our Championship Media Coordinator, Sara Berhow (at 612/625-5560 or [email protected]).

Sincerely,

Joel Maturi Director of Athletics University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Section ...... Page 1 Tournament Personnel ...... 3 2 Schedule of Events ...... 4 3 2007 Bracket ...... 5 4 Media Information ...... 6-8 Credentials Request ...... 6 Media Headquarters Hotel ...... 6 Credential Distribution ...... 6 NCAA Pool Lines ...... 6 Individual Telephone and High-Speed Data Services ...... 6 Media Parking/Shuttle ...... 6 Satellite Uplinks/Mobile Television Trucks Parking ...... 6 Media Hospitality ...... 6 Participating Institutions’ Hotel Properties ...... 7 Participating Institutions’ Sports Information Contacts ...... 7 Game Times and ESPN Talent ...... 8 Satellites Coordinates ...... 8 Media Operations Evaluation ...... 8 Cooling-Off Period ...... 8 Obligation of the Head Coach ...... 8 On-Court Interviews ...... 8 Press Row Seating Reassignments ...... 8 Pool Reporter Policy ...... 8 Media Services ...... 8 Box Scores ...... 8 Quotes and Notes ...... 8 Facsimile/E-Mail Sign-Up Sheet ...... 8 Flip Cards ...... 8 5 Media Policies ...... 9-13 Terms and Conditions for Use of Credentials ...... 9 Print Photography Policies ...... 10 Strobe Light Policies ...... 10-11 Radio and Audio Internet Policies ...... 11 Mini-Camera Policies ...... 12 Interview Policies ...... 12-13 6 Site Information ...... 14-19 Tournament Facts ...... 14 Facility Records ...... 15 Facility Maps ...... 16-19 7 Participating Team Information ...... 20-27 Game 1 Higher Seed ...... 20 Game 1 Lower Seed ...... 21 Game 2 Higher Seed ...... 22 Game 2 Lower Seed ...... 23 Game 3 Higher Seed ...... 24 Game 3 Lower Seed ...... 25 Game 4 Higher Seed ...... 26 Game 4 Lower Seed ...... 27 National Polls ...... 28

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TOURNAMENT STAFF

Division I Women's Basketball Committee Representatives: Telecommunications: Wood Selig NCAA Telecommunications Center Director of Athletics 888/838-8080 Western Kentucky University Office: 270/745-5276 NCAA Media Relations: Fax: 270/745-6187 Rick Nixon E-mail: [email protected] Associate Director Office: 317/917-6539 Tournament Manager: Fax: 317/917-6095 Marc Ryan Cell: 317/440-3059 Assoc. Director of Athletics [email protected] Office: 612/625-2377 Fax: 612/626-7859 Press Row Number: 612-626-1308 Cell: 612/875-4872 Williams Arena Fax Number: 612-624-5097 E-mail: [email protected]

Ass’t Tourn. Manager: Kevin Szozda Administrative Intern Office Phone: 612/626-0994 Cell Phone: 651/235-8315 Fax Number: 612/626-7859 E-mail: [email protected]

Media Coordinator: Sara Berhow Asst. Director of Communications Office: 612/625-5560 Fax: 612/625-0359 Cell: 651/253-9923 E-mail: [email protected]

Facility Manager: Leon Freese Manager, Williams Arena & Sports Pavilion Office: 612/624-3514 Cell: 612/328-4524 E-mail: [email protected]

Medical Services: Moira Novak Office Phone: 612/624-0584 Cell Phone: 612/581-5347 Fax Number: 612/626-7657 E-mail: [email protected]

Ticket Manager: Ron Lynch Ticket Coordinator Office Phone: 612/625-0349 Email: [email protected]

Marketing/Promotions Coordinator: Deborah Diamond Marketing/Sales Coordinator Office Phone: 612/625-4582 E-mail: [email protected]

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[Insert site specific dates and team-specific information. Make a note that all times listed are local to the site.]

NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST- AND SECOND-ROUND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (TENTATIVE)

Friday, March 16 Monday, March 19 8 - 8:45 a.m. Sports Information Contacts Meeting Each team shall be offered 60 minutes of practice time, with a 10-minute break 8:30 a.m. Team Entrance Opens between each practice. The final practice will conclude three hours prior to tip- 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Credential Distribution off of the first game. 9 - 9:45 a.m. Administrative Meeting 10 a.m. Facility Doors Open to Public 2 hours before game Credential distribution 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. Game No. 1 Higher Seed News Conference 90 minutes before game Media Buffet 11 – 11:50 a.m. Game No. 1 Higher Seed Practice 60 minutes before game Facility Doors Open to Public 11:20 – 11:50 a.m. Game No. 1 Lower Seed News Conference 60 minutes before practice Team Entrance Opens 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Media Buffet TBD Second-Round Game No. 1 Noon – 12:50 p.m. Game No. 1 Lower Seed Practice TBD Second-Round Game No. 2 12:20 – 12:50 p.m. Game No. 2 Higher Seed News Conference 1 – 1:50 p.m. Game No. 2 Higher Seed Practice 1:20 – 1:50 p.m. Game No. 2 Lower Seed News Conference 2 – 2:50 p.m. Game No. 2 Lower Seed Practice 2:20 – 2:50 p.m. Game No. 3 Higher Seed News Conference 3 – 3:50 p.m. Game No. 3 Higher Seed Practice 3:20 – 3:50 p.m. Game No. 3 Lower Seed News Conference 4 – 4:50 p.m. Game No. 3 Lower Seed Practice 4:20 – 4:50 p.m. Game No. 4 Higher Seed News Conference 5 – 5:50 p.m. Game No. 4 Higher Seed Practice 5 – 6:30 p.m. Media Buffet 5:20 – 5:50 p.m. Game No. 4 Lower Seed News Conference 6 – 6:50 p.m. Game No. 4 Lower Seed Practice

Saturday, March 17 1 hour before practice Team Entrance Opens 7 - 7:20 a.m. Game No. 1 Lower Seed Practice 7:25 – 7:45 a.m. Game No. 1 Higher Seed Practice 7:50 – 8:10 a.m. Game No. 2 Lower Seed Practice 8:15 – 8:35 a.m. Game No. 2 Higher Seed Practice 8:40 - 9 a.m. Game No. 3 Lower Seed Practice 9:05 – 9:25 a.m. Game No. 3 Higher Seed Practice 9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Game No. 4 Lower Seed Practice 9:55 – 10:15 a.m. Game No. 4 Higher Seed Practice 2 hours prior to tip-off Credential Distribution 60 minutes prior to tip-off Facility Doors Open to Public TBD First-Round Game No. 1 TBD First-Round Game No. 2 Between Sessions Media Buffet TBD First-Round Game No. 3 TBD First-Round Game No. 4

Sunday, March 18 Noon - 5 p.m. Credential Distribution Noon – 1:30 p.m. Game No. 1 Winner Practice 1:40 – 3:10 p.m. Game No. 2 Winner Practice 1:50 – 2:20 p.m. Game No. 1 Winner News Conference 2:30 – 3 p.m. Game No. 3 Winner News Conference 3:20 – 4:50 p.m. Game No. 3 Winner Practice 3:20 – 3:50 p.m. Game No. 2 Winner News Conference 4:10 – 4:40 p.m. Game No. 4 Winner News Conference 5 – 6:30 p.m. Game No. 4 Winner Practice

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MEDIA INFORMATION

1. Credentials request. Media requesting credentials to cover tournament games in Williams Arena must apply online at www.ncaasports.com/media. Click on “How To Apply For Credentials” and select the city. Media covering a specific team playing in Minneapolis must request credentials and lodging through the participating institution’s sports information director.

2. Media headquarters hotel:

Hyatt Regency Hotel 1300 Nicolett Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 Phone: 612-370-1234 Fax: 612-370-1463

An allotment of rooms has been reserved for the media at a rate of $109 per night. National media should make their own reservations via the online credentialing system at www.ncaasports.com/media. Members of the media covering a specific team should request rooms through the par¬ticipating insti¬tution's sports informa¬tion director. All media representatives are responsible for paying for their own room, tax and incidental charges.

PLEASE NOTE: There is a two-night minimum, the night of open practice and the first night of competition.

Directions to the Hyatt Regency from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl Airport: Exit right out of airport and follow signs to 494 West. Take 494W to 35W North. Follow signs for downtown to the 11th St. exit. Take 11th St. to 2nd Ave, turn left. Continue past Convention Center. Turn right at Nicollet Ave. Hotel and parking ramp will be on your left.

3. Credential Distribution. Credentials will not be mailed. Individuals must present government-issued photo identification in order to receive credentials and each time they enter the facility. Credentials will be issued individually at the Sports Pavilion Daily Entrance according to the following schedule:

Friday, March 16: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 17: 9 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 18: Noon – 5 p.m.

Monday, March 19: 4 - 9:30 p.m.

4. NCAA Pool Lines. The NCAA will provide nine standard business lines and instruments for general media use in the media workroom. Three of the lines will be installed in the photo work area; the rest will be in the media workroom. All of the phones will have local, toll-free and credit card access, capable of receiving calls and restricted from direct access to toll calling, 900 lines, incoming collect calls and other “special service.”

5. Individual Telephone and High-Speed Data Services. Media, including originating radio networks, may order individual telephone and high-speed data services, at their own expense, by calling the NCAA Telecommunications Center at 888/838-8080. Non-originating radio and television entities may not install telephones at courtside. Media may order wireless high-speed access by calling the NCAA Telecommunications Center or by filling out the form provided during the online credential application process. Due to typical large file sizes, photographers must utilize a hard-wired high-speed line, and will not be allowed to use the wireless services. The cost for a single line instrument with a data jack is $375, while ISDN circuits are $600. There will be a daily fee of $29.95 for wireless service.

6. Media Parking/Shuttle. Limited parking is available at Williams Arena, in the University Avenue Parking Ramp, primarily for media representatives with heavy equipment to transport. The entrance is on University Avenue. Media members must request parking on the online credential application. Parking passes, if available, will be provided at credential distribution. A media shuttle will be available. Shuttles will run between the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Williams Arena hourly during the following times:

Friday, March 16: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 17: 8:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday, March 18: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, March 19: 3:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

7. Satellite Uplinks/Mobile Television Trucks Parking. Media outlets must request specific parking spaces for satellite uplink trucks on the online credential application. The satellite lot is located on the apron outside the University Avenue entrance of Williams Arena. The facility will not charge for parking in this lot, but there is a charge for security. Power will be supplied. For more information about satellite truck parking, please call Leon Freese, facility manager, at 612/624-3514. Telephone service may be ordered as noted in No. 5 above.

8. Media Hospitality. Complimentary media buffets, available to credentialed individuals only, will be available in the Williams Arena Club Room on the day of open practice, twice during the first round and 90 minutes before game time on the second-round game day.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

9. Participating Institutions’ Hotel Properties.

Team Hotel Phone Number Game No. 1 Higher Seed Marriott City Center 612/349-4000 30 South 7th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402

Game No. 1 Lower Seed Four Points Sheraton 612/331-1900 1330 Industrial Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55413

Game No. 2 Higher Seed Radisson Plaza 612/339-4900 35 South Seventh St. Minneapolis, MN 55402

Game No. 2 Lower Seed Millennium Hotel 612/332-6000 1313 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Game No. 3 Higher Seed Hilton Minneapolis 612/376-1000 1001 Marquette Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55403

Game No. 3 Lower Seed Radisson Roseville 651/636-4567 2540 North Cleveland Ave. Roseville, MN 55113

Game No. 4 Higher Seed Crowne Plaza Northstar 612/338-2288 618 Second Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55402

Game No. 4 Lower Seed Courtyard by Marriott at the Depot 612/375-1700 225 South 3rd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

10. Participating Institutions’ Sports Information Contacts. The following individuals are the primary sports information contacts for the eight participating institutions. Please contact these individuals to arrange any additional media requests you may have.

Team Name and Phone Number E-Mail Address [Game No. 1 Higher Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 1 Lower Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 2 Higher Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 2 Lower Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 3 Higher Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 3 Lower Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 4 Higher Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

[Game No. 4 Lower Seed] [Insert name] [Insert e-mail] [Insert cell phone number]

7 11. Game Times and ESPN Talent. The start times and the ESPN broadcast talent for the games in Minneapolis are as follows: [Use the appropriate chart below for your site]

Game Time Network Talent First Round Game No. 1 11 a.m. [ESPN or ESPN2] Play-by-Play: Bob Picozzi Game No. 2 1:30 p.m. [ESPN or ESPN2] Color Analyst: Brenda VanLengen Game No. 3 7 p.m. [ESPN or ESPN2] Sideline Reporter: Stephanie Ready Game No. 4 9:30 p.m. [ESPN or ESPN2]

Second Round Game No. 1 6 p.m. [ESPN or ESPN2] Game No. 2 8:30 p.m. [ESPN or ESPN2]

12. Satellite Coordinates. News conferences will be conducted in the media interview room at the [Insert facility name] on the following days. The satellite coordinates are as follows:

Day Satellite Coordinates Downlink Frequency Friday, March 16 [Insert satellite], Transponder [number] [Insert number] Saturday, March 17 [Insert satellite], Transponder [number] [Insert number] Sunday, March 18 [Insert satellite], Transponder [number] [Insert number] Monday, March 19 [Insert satellite], Transponder [number] [Insert number]

Please note that the coordinates may change at any time. For the most up-to-date information, please check the NCAA Web site at www.ncaa.org/releases/satellite/.

13. Media Operations Evaluation. Media representatives are requested to submit a post-event evaluation of the media operations of any round of the 2007 Division I Women Basketball Championship by completing a survey at the following link: http://web1.ncaa.org/surveys/media_coord_eval.html.

14. Cooling-Off Period. A cooling-off period has been established for coaches to be with their student-athletes in the locker room following the game. The period begins when the head coach reaches the locker room area immediately following the game or interview with ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or an institution’s radio network. The winning coach and designated players will be escorted to the postgame news conference room first; the losing coach and designated players will follow at the conclusion of the winning team’s interview. The cooling- off period is five minutes for the winning team and 15 minutes for the losing team.

15. Obligation of the Head Coach. Regardless of any personal regular-season radio or television contracts, the head coach is obligated first to the entire media staffing the tournament and must report to the interview room immediately after the cooling-off period expires. After fulfilling this commitment to the media staffing the tournament, the coach and student-athletes may participate in other interviews.

The coach cannot delay a postgame interview with the covering media to conduct a program for a single newspaper, radio or television reporter unless requested to grant a short interview (not to exceed a total of four minutes) with ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or his/her institution’s radio network.

16. On-Court Interviews. If requested, the winning coach and winning student-athletes and the losing coach shall grant postgame interviews, not to exceed a total of four minutes, with ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or its respective originating radio network, provided it is still providing live coverage from the facility.

17. Press Row Seating Reassignments. If a media agency does not continue to staff the competition once the team it primarily covers has been eliminated, its seats will be reassigned to other media representatives.

18. Pool Reporter Policy. Appointed by joint consultation between the Division I women’s basketball committee representatives and the host media coordinator, a “pool reporter” may accompany the basketball committee representatives to the officials’ locker room to receive an interpretation in order to enhance the public’s understanding of activities that occurred when a game includes a potential fighting situation that results in a technical foul and/or ejection of a coach or student-athlete. Additionally, if a basketball committee representative deems it in the best interest of the championship, a pool reporter may be used to obtain an interpretation pertaining to other specific situations. The interpretation shall apply exclusively to the specific situation.

19. Media Services. Box Scores. Media will receive play-by-play, halftime and final boxes at courtside and in the media workroom. Quotes and Notes. Typed quotes shall be distributed to the media immediately following each practice day news conference and postgame interview session. Updated notes (e.g., team notes, tournament notes/records, etc.) shall also be distributed to the media immediately following games. Facsimile/E-Mail Sign-Up Sheet. A sign-up sheet to receive specified media information via facsimile or e-mail will be posted in the media workroom in Williams Arena. Media representatives may request facsimile or e-mail service in the media coordinator’s office at the facility. Flip Cards. The host media coordinator will print and distribute a flip card to the media.

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MEDIA POLICIES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF CREDENTIALS Real-time transmission of streaming video, digital images, real-time audio, including play- Each individual or entity signing for or using a credential for access to any tournament game by-play and statistics, of any game of the championship is exclusive to the NCAA’s Web site or practice (the “Events”), and his/her/its employers (each signer, user and employer, a and/or any other Web site designated by the NCAA and its rightsholders. “Real-time” is “Bearer”), agrees to the following: defined as “live, continuous play-by-play or description of an event.”

General: The NCAA is the owner of trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rights connected to the championship. The name, logo, mascot and other intellectual property of a member Each Bearer attending one of the Events using a credential represents that such Bearer is institution are controlled by each member institution. The member institution name and acting on a specific assignment for a media agency. Bearer is an accredited agency’s full- team name may be used for news purposes and must be consistent with the First time, salaried employee who has a legitimate working function in connection with the cham- Amendment. pionship. The credential is non-transferable and may be revoked at any time without cause. The credential confers on Bearer a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to The rights and privileges granted to Bearer shall automatically terminate if any term of this take photographs of the Events and to allow the entity that engaged the Bearer to use such credential shall be breached. The unauthorized use of this credential subjects the Bearer photographs only for news coverage of, or magazines, books or stories about, the Events, to ejection from the facility and prosecution for criminal trespass. other editorial purposes and reprints of news pages from such entity’s publications, provided that such use is not likely to create or does not actually create confusion in the minds of While within the venue, Bearer shall, at all times, be subject to the direction and/or supervi- the trade or public that Bearer or its reprints or any elements therein, or the items on which sion of the NCAA and its designated agents. they are reprinted, are sponsored or endorsed by, or associated or affiliated with the NCAA or that the NCAA licensed Bearer to use their trademarks or copyrights. Bearer assumes all risks incidental to the performance by the Bearer of Bearer’s services in connection with the Events and assumes all risks incidental to the Events, whether occur- In exchange for the access granted by the credential, the NCAA shall have the right to pur- ring prior to, during or subsequent to the actual playing of the Events and agrees that the chase prints of any published photographs taken by the Bearer in connection with the cre- NCAA, its member institutions and their respective employees, directors, officers, student- dential, at the best financial terms offered to third parties and the NCAA shall be licensed at athletes, coaches and contractors shall not be liable for injuries or loss of personal proper- no additional charge to use the photographs for news coverage purposes only. The NCAA ty or equipment resulting in such causes. may not distribute reproductions of the photographs to others or license others to reproduce the photographs. In the event that the name or likeness of any individual using this credential is included in any broadcast, telecast, photograph, film, video or other media taken in connection with the Bearer shall obtain all necessary licenses, consents or releases permitting the use of any Events, such individual grants the NCAA the non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual right and party’s proprietary material, including, but not limited to any party’s copyrights, trademarks, license to use (and to sub-license the use of) such name and likeness in any media world- rights of publicity, rights of privacy or other proprietary of personal rights, however denomi- wide whether now known or thereafter devised. nated included in any photograph taken or other material obtained in connection with the credential. The Bearer is solely responsible for determining which licenses, consents and Bearer agrees to indemnify the NCAA and save harmless the NCAA, its officers, agents, releases shall be obtained. Bearer shall indemnify, defend (if requested) and hold the contractors, employees and each of its member institutions, their officers, agents and NCAA harmless against and from any and all liability, loss, damage or expense (including employees, of and from any and all claims, demand and causes of action arising out of any- reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) against third party claims arising out of or relat- thing done or purported to have been done by Bearer or his/her employer, including but not ing to: (a) Bearer’s use of any event information taken or obtained in connection with the limited to Bearer’s breach of any term of the credential. With respect to any claim that might credential, including, without limitation, any claim that any use of such information infringes give rise to liability of the Bearer as an indemnitor, the NCAA shall: (a) have the right to fully any third party’s copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, rights of privacy or other propri- participate in the litigation of such claim with counsel selected by Bearer and approved by etary of personal rights, however denominated; and (b) the presence on the premises of any the NCAA at the sole expense of the Bearer; and (b) not be obligated, without their consent, cameras, wires, cable or other equipment brought thereon by Bearer. to participate in any settlement of such claim. Any secondary use of any picture, audio description, videotape/film or drawing of the game Media: taken or made by the accredited organization or individual to whom this credential has been issued (including, but not limited to use in delayed editorial or non-editorial, advertising, The use of any account, description, picture, photograph, video, audio, reproduction or sales promotion or merchandising) is prohibited without prior written approval of the NCAA. other information concerning the Events (the ”Event Information”) other than for news coverage of, or magazines, books or stories about, the Events or for First Amendment-protect- Radio stations that have not purchased rights shall not carry any broadcast report from ed purposes, is prohibited, except (a) with the prior written consent of the NCAA; or (b) as courtside on a live basis or any live description of any game action while it is still in progress specifically licensed herein. Nothing in these terms and conditions authorizes or allows and are subject to all other requirements as listed in the “NCAA Radio Policies.” Bearer to violate any of the NCAA trademarks, copyright and other proprietary rights. Bearer further agrees to release the NCAA and all persons and educational institutions Television agencies taping game action shall use the network feed via the video and audio involved in the management or production of the competition from any claim or liability aris- distribution facilities provided by the NCAA. These agencies recognize that any videos may ing from failure to provide space for telecasting/broadcasting or other facilities for the tele- be used only in connection with a regularly-scheduled television newscast within a seven- vision/radio station, Internet media, network or cable system. day period after the game and the film clip or video portion of each such showing shall not exceed three minutes in length and shall adhere to the specific policies that govern the PRINT PHOTO POLICIES length of video and times that it may be aired. Television entities may not air highlights of a game until the ESPN broadcast “window” that includes that game has been completed. 1. A photographer approved for a floor-level position must wear an armband. All other still photographers are restricted to the upper photography areas. Television stations, networks, cable systems, participating institutions or their designees are prohibited from making available game film or video to any other organization without 2. The host media coordinator will assign spaces for each floor photographer in the “pho- advance written permission from the NCAA, even though the planned use may be editorial tographers’ box.” Newspapers covering a particular team are not guaranteed a floor loca- in nature. Such film or video may be aired only by the specific station or entity to whom the tion when their team is not playing. credential is issued. These rights may not be assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed to any person, firm or corporation. Any agency wishing to use NCAA film or video in any 3. Photographers on the floor level are restricted to the “photographers’ box” at each end of other manner must obtain advance written permission for such usage from the NCAA. the playing court except as noted below:

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MEDIA POLICIES

STROBE LIGHT POLICIES a. Open Practice Day: Baselines or from behind Row No. 2 of the courtside media area. The courtside media area is not accessible to photographers during closed practices. The Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has determined that a maximum of three sets of strobe lights may be installed for media agencies requiring immediate news cover- b. Game Days: Baselines only. The playing floor opens to the media two hours before tip- age. The placement of the units must be approved in advance by the NCAA or its designee off on game days. However, still photo technicians from Sports Illustrated, Associated Press or host media coordinator. and other agencies will have earlier courtside access of three hours before tip-off except on first-round game days, and 11 a.m. or noon Regional game days. These individuals should The purpose of this policy is to provide high-quality still photographic coverage for media contact the host media coordinator for specific information. agencies in deadline situations, without seriously impacting the quality of ESPN’s telecasts of the games. c. Between Games of a Session: Baselines or along the sideline opposite the team benches, to shoot the postgame celebration as long as there is no disruption of team warmup for 1. For strobe use, the following priority order has been adopted: the next game. When the celebration ends, the photographers must return to their baseline positions. a. Sports Illustrated. d. After the Last Game of a Session: Anywhere on the courtside apron or behind Row No. b. The Associated Press, Reuters, USA Today and NCAA Photos. These media agencies 2 of the courtside media area to shoot the postgame celebration or the awards ceremony. shall pool one set of strobe lights unless Priority “a” or “c” is not enacted. NOTE: At no time may photographers work from directly behind the official scorer’s table c. A single pool unit for all other media agencies may be installed pending the approval by or team benches. the NCAA or its designee or host media coordinator. 4. A photographer assigned to the second photo row may sit on an elevation no more than d. Each agency participating in a pool will be charged a pro rata share of the installation nine inches high. cost. 5. No tripods may be placed on or beside the playing floor. e. Should Sports Illustrated, The Associated Press, Reuters, USA Today or NCAA Photos elect not to install strobe units, the unused priority may be transferred to another agency, 6. A still photographer shall not utilize a flash attached to a camera or to any other courtside provided the policies in No. 2 are observed. location. f. No single agency may install more than one set of strobes, regardless of the number of 7. Couriers/assistants and technicians shall not photograph game action. A photo editor units that will be utilized. from the Associated Press will coordinate the assignment of couriers for AP and other newspapers. Reuters will coordinate the assignment of its couriers. No individual agency may 2. The following procedures govern the placement of strobe units: receive a photography compound credential. a. Representatives of each media agency installing a unit shall meet the host media coor- 8. Couriers/assistants and technicians have "in-and-out" access to the facility and these dinator, the committee representative and an ESPN producer assigned to the site 15 min- individuals are required to display their credential and an armband. They shall not remain utes following the last team practice on open practice day to test the placement of the courtside or obstruct the view of any ticket patron. strobes and determine if the strobes have a potential negative impact on the telecast. The host media coordinator and the committee representative have the final authority to deter- 9. No photography equipment (i.e., cameras, strobes) shall be attached to the backboard or mine if adjustments in the placement or angle of the units must be altered. goal standards, unless approved by the NCAA or its designee or the host media coordinator. Requests for placement of photography equipment on the backboard or goal standards b. Strobes may be used, if approved by the NCAA after the foregoing test. shall be made to the host media coordinator prior to March 1. c. All hanging or installed strobes must be placed as close to the playing court as possible, 10. Cameras shall not be mounted or positioned on the playing floor. Cameras must either depending upon the physical structure of a facility, near the corners of the playing court, but be mounted on the backboard or goal standard or held by the photographer. not behind the baskets. If the physical structure of a facility prevents a media agency from meeting these specifications, the agency may request an exception from NCAA or Division 11. The NCAA may approve requests to place photography equipment in upper facility areas I Women’s Basketball Committee representative. or under the first row of press tables opposite the official scorer’s table. Cameras may not protrude more than four inches from under the draping and soft lens protectors must be d. No hand-held strobe lights will be used during the game, but they may be used during the used. awards ceremony and postgame celebration. 12. Cameras shall not be installed over the playing court unless pre-approved by the NCAA e. No strobes may be directed toward a television lens. or its designee or host media coordinator. If approval is granted, the camera shall be dou- ble secured and in position 24 hours prior to the start of the first game. Requests for place- f. The approved strobe-light setup shall consist of three sets of four heads each, installed in ment of overhead cameras shall be made to the NCAA or its designee or host media coor- the catwalks at the four corners of the facility. The placement should be as close to direct- dinator prior to March 15. ly over the corners of the court as possible. If, because of the configuration of the facility and catwalks, an adjustment of the placement is necessary, a variation must be approved 13. Photographers will not be admitted to any potential working position over the playing by the NCAA or Division I Women’s Basketball Committee representative. court from 60 minutes prior to the first game of a session until 30 minutes after the second game. g. The strobe lights for a conventional (non-dome) facility must not exceed 2,400 watt-sec- onds for each power pack, and the flash duration should be less than 1/1,000 second. A 14. Individuals assigned by the host media coordinator to assist photographers will provide typical approved installation would consist of four power packs with four-tube heads on each armbands, copies of photo policies, souvenir programs and/or flipcards. Photographers pack. In the instance of unusually high-ceilinged buildings or domes, additional power should claim statistical information in the media workroom. packs and strobe heads may be used, as long as they are producing an equivalent amount of light on the court and the flash duration meets the specified criteria.

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MEDIA POLICIES erage of the championship. Strobe use is not permitted by photographers who have been four seats. Each participating institution shall provide Westwood One or its designee the assigned feature profiles for current or future publication, such as books or preview maga- names of the broadcast crew each station or network employed for all home and away zines (e.g., photograph(s) of individual players, coaches or fans). games. If it is represented by multiple radio originations, the participating institution shall designate to Westwood One or its designee the priority of stations or networks and the num- RADIO AND INTERNET ber of credentials distributed to outlets—not to exceed a total of six seats.

6. A participating institution or host institution/conference shall make no additional charge or 1. Westwood One (2020 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202/457-7983) owns the receive any additional consideration for the rights accorded hereunder to the originating sta- terrestrial and satellite radio rights to all sessions of the championship, including Internet tion or network. audio rights. Westwood One will originate live broadcasts via a national network. In addition, rights shall be granted to each participating institution's official radio station or network, 7. No commercial may relate, directly or indirectly, the advertising company or the adver- which may purchase rights in its geographic area. Participating institutions are not permit- tised product to the participating institutions, their student-athletes or the Association itself, ted to broadcast its games via satellite radio (i.e., SIRIUS or XM). unless prior written approval has been granted by the NCAA. Broadcast rights will not be granted to the official station or network of the host 8. Westwood One and the NCAA reserve the right of final approval for all advertising in any institution/conference. championship. 2. In January, Westwood One or its designee will send a questionnaire to each Division I 9. Any station that does not broadcast a game of a championship, after contracting for such institution seeking information about its originating station or network. In early March, rights, shall be required to pay a forfeiture fee of 50 percent of the initial rights fee for that Westwood One or its designee will send selected sports information contacts a packet that particular game. includes a contract, information about ordering telephone/ISDN lines. All stations planning to broadcast any game of the championship must complete a radio agreement and submit 10. Only the NCAA Radio Network and ESPN may display banners at the championship before the game that will be broadcast. site. By noon on each Wednesday during the championship, Westwood One, or its designee, will 11. Advertising sold by network/radio stations shall conform to acceptable broadcast stan- fax to host media coordinators the names of the radio stations that will originate from their dards consistent with the advertising guidelines in the NCAA broadcast manual sites, as well as the names of the stations’ crew members who will be credentialed. (www.NCAAsports.com/advertising). Changes in crews must be authorized by Westwood One or its designee before credentials can be issued to a substitute crew member. 12. The following policies govern radio originations from the facility during the tournament by agencies other than Westwood One and the participating institutions’ official networks. For the 2007 championship, Westwood One has designated Mike Dodson at Host Communications, Inc. (phone: 859/226-4390; fax: 859/226-4391; e-mail: a. Live or taped play-by-play description of any game is prohibited. “Voicers” or interviews [email protected]) to administer the participating institutions’ origina- may be fed only after the game has concluded. tions. b. On game days, live programming may originate from inside the arena only before tipoff 3. No exclusive rights shall be granted, except in those instances when a participating insti- of the first game each day at the site and after the end of the last game each day at the site. tution shall request such rights for a station or network that contracted for exclusive cover- Such programming may originate only from the radio work area inside the media workroom age of the institution's regular-season games. Such exclusive rights shall be restricted to and the following limits shall apply: the markets where exclusivity existed during the regular season. If more than one institution has radio stations in the same market, exclusive rights shall not be granted in that mar- (1) Affiliate agencies of Westwood One or a participating institution’s network may generate ket. live programming for a maximum of 20 minutes per hour. 4. All rights fees must be paid to Westwood One or its designee in advance. Stations will (2) Non-affiliate agencies of Westwood One or the institution’s network may generate live be charged for each game broadcast. If the originating station or any station within the net- programming for a maximum of five minutes per hour. work intends to stream the broadcast over the Internet via their station’s Web site or any other third-party Web site, an additional fee will be charged. The station streaming the c. On open practice day, live programming may originate from the radio work area inside the broadcast is required to supply a link from its audio player back to the official NCAA media workroom from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. local time at the site. Championships Web site, www.NCAAsports.com. Please note the originating station, com- peting institution or third-party streamer (i.e., Yahoo) may not charge a subscription fee for 13. Radio or television stations or networks may use audio highlights from the local (i.e., any games that are streamed over the Internet. In addition, no third-party (i.e., Yahoo) may institution’s station or network) broadcast only with prior consent of the local station, post a link to the game or its’ Web site. Westwood One and the NCAA. Radio or television stations or networks may use audio highlights from the Westwood One national broadcast under the following guidelines: The per-game rights fees are as follows: Originating commercial station - $175 a. Audio clips may not be used until the game is completed. All affiliates joining a network - $60 per station Non-commercial station that feeds a commercial station - $125 b. Such clips may not total more than one minute in length. Additional Internet streaming fee - $85 Commercial Internet-only fee - $85 c. Credit for use of audio must be given to “Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network”. A rights fee will be waived for any non-commercial, university-funded, student-run radio sta- d. Non-affiliates of Westwood One must receive prior consent from Westwood One and the tion. The rights fee will be waived for Internet-only broadcast if the Web site is a non-com- NCAA. mercial site and there are no commercials, sponsored elements or underwriting spots within the broadcast itself. In addition, there cannot be any advertising on the audio player itself. 14. Hammond Communications will provide feeds of crowd noise (“international sound”) and Any of the before-mentioned circumstances will result in a rights fee for an Internet-only postgame news conferences to courtside radio broadcast locations. broadcast. (Refer to Item No. 15.) 15. Westwood One has exclusive Internet streaming rights and will do so in one of the fol- 5. Each station or network may use only the maximum number of seats required to origi- lowing two ways: (Westwood One and the NCAA will notify participating institutions of the nate 90 percent of the institution's games during the regular season, up to a maximum of chosen policy) 11 2007 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MINNEAPOLIS FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS • WILLIAMS ARENA • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

MEDIA POLICIES a. Any station or network intending to stream its broadcast must do so by providing the f. Video equipment is limited to the locker rooms, hallways, audio/video distribution area in stream to Westwood One, which would then make the link available on the media interview room and media workroom dur¬ing the restricted-access times. w w w.NCAAsports.com, as a complimentary element of a subscription package. Participating institutions, stations and/or networks should advise patrons to access the 5. On open practice day, representatives of non-originating agencies may videotape prac- stream at NCAAsports.com. Under this scenario, the NCAA and Westwood One will waive tice from the baselines, behind the last row of the courtside media area or from the public all Internet streaming rights fees. seating area. b. In the event that NCAAsports.com does not aggregate all Internet streams through its 6. Locker rooms are open for postgame coverage following the cooling off period. (See subscription package, each participating institution, station or network would provide the interview policies) stream directly from its own Internet site, and would also provide a link to NCAAsports.com. Stations or networks would be charged an Internet streaming rights fee as described in Item 7. Editing in the audio/video distribution area is permitted anytime the media workroom is No. 4. open.

16. During competition, radio personnel are restricted to an area outside a 10-foot perime- 8. Each participating institution will be issued two limited access credentials for two camera ter surrounding the team benches. operators to videotape its respective games. One team videographer must videotape from the designated upper videotape position and will not be allowed to film from the courtside 17. Westwood One and the participating institutions’ radio networks are responsible for areas during the game. They may have access to the courtside areas until 30 minutes prior ordering their own telephone lines. Questions regarding this service should be directed to to the first game in each session and may not have access to the courtside areas at half- the NCAA Telecommunications Center (888/838-8080). time or postgame. The second team videographer will be issued a limited access credential and a TEAM VIDEOGRAPHER armband that will permit access to the team locker room 18. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Greg Weitekamp (phone: 317/917- during pregame, halftime and postgame ONLY. They may have access to the courtside 6265; e-mail: [email protected]) for radio, Jeramy Michiaels (phone: 317/917-6523; e- areas until 30 minutes prior to the first game in each session and may not have access to mail: [email protected]) for Internet, or Rick Nixon (phone: 317/917-6539; e-mail: the courtside areas at halftime or postgame. [email protected]) at the NCAA national office. INTERVIEW POLICIES MINI CAMERA POLICIES News conferences will be conducted on the day before each game and immediately follow- 1. ESPN is the only television entity that may transmit live from inside the facility from open ing each game. The host media coordinator and basketball committee representatives will practice day until the day after competition ends at that site. have the authority to designate and require any student-athlete to attend any news conference. Each participating institution shall make student-athletes available at all scheduled 2. ESPN, NCAA Productions and the designated institutional videographer for a participat- news conferences. All interviews at the facility shall occur in the media interview room or ing institution are the only entities authorized to use mini-camera equipment in the facility the locker room area. during the competition. ESPN and NCAA Productions have no access restrictions except when the facility is closed for team practices or other activities as designated by the Division 1. Cameras and Recorders. All electronic media, recording the proceedings in the interview I Women’s Basketball Committee. (Refer to Item No. 4) room, will be required to use the connecting devices provided by Hammond Communications. No individual filming of the interviews will be permitted. 3. If a non-originating television station, network or local cable origination channel wants to receive audio and video of tournament game action, international sound, crowd/team “color” 2. Courtside Audio. Hammond Communications will provide feeds of crowd noise (“interna- activities and formal news conferences, it must take a feed from the video and audio distri- tional sound”) and audio from postgame news conferences to courtside radio broadcast bution facilities provided by the NCAA at the facility. Any video or audio highlight excerpts locations. received from the distribution facilities that are aired by a telecaster shall include an on-air “Courtesy NCAA/ESPN” credit. 3. Telephone Interviews. Coaches or student-athletes may not conduct interview requests via telephone until 30 minutes after the cooling-off period ends, or until their postgame obli- 4. Mini-camera operators representing non-originating agencies will not be permitted to gations to all attending media have been met, whichever comes later. videotape game action and will not have courtside access except as noted below: 4. Uplink. Hammond Communications will uplink all formal news conferences. a. Non-originating television networks or stations and cable systems shall have access to the playing floor up to 30 minutes before the first game in a session at a site. During this 5. Locker Rooms. time, mini-camera operators may tape “standups” or record other material from the baseline area only. a. Game Days. The locker rooms will be open to the media for a maximum of 30 minutes after the cooling-off period ends. Student-athletes, who do not play in the game and student- b. Access for the second session at a site begins when ESPN discontinues its first-session athletes selected for drug testing, may depart earlier. coverage from the site until 30 minutes before tip-off of the first game of the next session. The floor may not be available, depending upon the time between sessions. The head coach has the option to allow ESPN representatives and their team videographer into the locker room before the game and during the cooling-off period. These represen- c. From that point on, the floor (and all other areas from which the playing floor may be tatives must depart the locker room after the cooling-off period, if the NCAA sports sciences seen) shall remain off limits to all mini-camera operators until ESPN has discontinued its staff must notify student-athletes that they have been selected for drug testing. coverage of the session. b. Practice Days. On practice days, any of each team’s top five student-athletes, who are d. Mini-camera operators shall not return to the playing floor between games of a session. not in the media interview room and any others requested by the media, shall be available to the media in the locker room area during the time the coach and selected student-ath- e. The host media coordinator shall identify an area off the court for all non-originating mini- letes are participating in the news conference. A representative of each institution’s sports camera operators to wait until ESPN has discontinued its coverage from the site. The host information staff and media coordination committee shall be in the area and will coordinate media coordinator or his/her designee will escort non-originating mini-camera operators to interview requests. the court when it is available. They may videotape from anywhere on the courtside apron or behind the last row of the courtside media area. c. Cell Phone and Electronic Devices. Student-athletes are prohibited from using cell

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MEDIA POLICIES phones or any other electronic devices during the time the locker room is open to the media. conducted off the court, near the locker room.

6. Pregame News Conferences. ESPN will have the first choice of individuals to interview, then Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network, then the institution’s network. All interviews must be concluded within four min- a. Day Before First and Second Round. Each head coach and a minimum of two first-team utes of the end of the game. The NCAA will be responsible for terminating the four-minute student-athletes will participate in each news conference. No more than three players interview period, not ESPN or the radio networks. should attend.

7. Postgame News Conferences. a. Cooling-Off Period. A cooling-off period has been established for a coach to be with the student-athletes in the locker room after each game. The period begins when the head coach reaches the locker room area immediately following the game or the four-minute window for interviews with ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or an institution’s radio network. The period will be five minutes for the winning team; 15 minutes for the losing team. A coach may shorten the cooling-off period, but may not extend it. b. Selected Media Policy. Except for those entities noted, no interviews may take place during the cooling-off period, nor may representatives of the institution shoot video or conduct radio interviews on behalf of a media agency. Should a coach permit one media representative to enter the locker room before the cooling-off period has ended, the locker room will be open to all other media representatives requesting access. Neither coaches nor student- athletes may submit to interview requests via telephone until their obligations to the media at the site have been met. c. Format. The postgame interview sessions should adhere to the following 20-minute format:

(1) Two (2) minutes maximum for an overview by the head coach.

(2) Eight (8) minutes maximum for questions of the student-athletes.

(3) Dismiss the student-athletes when there are no more questions.

(4) Ten (10) minutes maximum for questions for the head coach. d. Obligation of Coach. Regardless of any personal/institutional regular-season radio or television contracts, the coach is first obligated to the entire media staffing the tournament and must report to the interview room immediately after the cooling-off period ends. After fulfilling this commitment to the media staffing the tournament, the coach and student-athletes may participate in other interviews.

The coach cannot delay a postgame interview with the attending media to conduct a program for a single newspaper, radio or television reporter, unless requested to grant a short interview by ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or an institution’s radio network as noted herein. e. Order of Appearance. The winning coach and players shall be scheduled in the interview room before the losing coach and players. f. Interview Room Designation. During each Division I women’s basketball championship game, the host media coordinator shall work in collaboration with a representative of each participating institution’s sports information staff to identify two student-athletes designated to report to the interview room with the head coach, at the conclusion of the cooling-off period. The host media coordinator shall distribute the names of these individuals to the media no later than the 10:00 mark of the second half of the game. The host media coordinator may also designate a student-athlete not previously named, to join or replace a representative(s) in the designated group should the student-athlete’s game performance merit it. g. ESPN and Westwood One/NCAA Radio Newtork/Originating Radio Network Postgame Interviews. If requested, the winning coach and winning student-athletes shall grant postgame interviews, not to exceed four minutes, to ESPN, Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network and/or its respective originating radio network, provided it is still providing live coverage from the facility.

The networks cannot inordinately delay the coaches’ and student-athletes’ return to the locker room. If the networks are not prepared to conduct live interviews immediately, it will be necessary for the interviews to be taped. The interview with the losing coach must be 13 2007 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MINNEAPOLIS FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS • WILLIAMS ARENA • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

TOURNAMENT FACTS - UPDATE WITH 2007 INFO WHEN AVAILABLE

The 2004 NCAA Tournament Field 2004 NCAA® DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 11th APPEARANCE (3) Tennessee (26-3) tops the bracket as the overall No. CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER OF APPEARANCES BY Duke (1987-95-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) 1 seed after winning its seventh consecutive regular-sea- TEAMS George Washington (1991-92-94-95-96-97-98-2000-01- son Southeastern Conference title. Duke (27-3), Penn 03-04) State (25-5) and Texas (28-4) round out the remaining No. 23rd APPEARANCE (2) Notre Dame (1992-94-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) 1 seeds. (every year since 1982) Thirty-one conferences were granted automatic bids Louisiana Tech 10th APPEARANCE (2) for the 2004 championship, and the remaining 33 teams Tennessee UC Santa Barbara (1992-93-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) were selected at-large. The Big East Conference placed Florida (1993-94-95-96-97-98-99-2001-02-04) the most teams in the championship bracket with eight, fol- 21st APPEARANCE (2) lowed by the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Georgia (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-93-95-96-97- NINTH APPEARANCE (1) Conference with seven each. 98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) DePaul (1990-91-92-93-95-96-97-2003-04) First- and second- round games will be played at 16 Old Dominion (1982-83-84-85-87-88-89-90-92-93-94-95- sites Saturday, March 20 and Monday, March 22 and 96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) EIGHTH APPEARANCE (7) Sunday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 23. The 16, sec- UCLA (1983-85-90-92-98-99-2000-04) ond-round winners will advance to the four regional sites. 20th APPEARANCE (2) Kansas St. (1982-83-84-87-97-2002-03-04) The East Regional (Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn.) Penn St. (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-90-91- Liberty (1997-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04) and the West Regional (Bank of America Arena, Seattle) 92-93-94-95-96-99-2000-01-02-03-04) Middle Tenn. (1983-84-85-86-88-96-98-2004) will be Saturday, March 27 and Monday, March 29, while Texas (1983-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92- Missouri (1982-83-84-85-86-94-2001-04) the Mideast Regional (Ted Constant Convocation Center, 93-94-96-97-99-2000-01-02-03-04) St. Francis (Pa.) (1996-97-98-99-2000-02-03-04) Norfolk, Va.) and the Midwest Regional (Lloyd Noble Villanova (1986-87-88-89-2001-02-03-04) Center, Norman, Okla.) will be 19th APPEARANCE (none) Sunday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 30. The four SEVENTH APPEARANCE (5) regional winners will meet in the NCAA Women’s Final 18th APPEARANCE (1) Maine (1995-96-97-98-99-2000-04) Four, April 4 and 6, at the New Orleans Arena (18,211) in Stanford (1982-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99- Marquette (1994-95-97-98-99-2000-04) New Orleans. 2000-01-02-03-04) Oklahoma (1986-95-2000-01-02-03-04) Louisiana Tech and Tennessee continued their Virginia Tech (1994-95-98-99-2001-03-04) appearance streaks as both have participated in all 23 17th APPEARANCE (3) Wis.-Green Bay (1994-98-99-2000-02-03-04) Division I Wo m e n ’s Basketball Championships. North Carolina St. (1982-83-84-85-86-87-89-90-91-95-96- Conversely, five teams are making their first trip to the tour- 97-98-99-2000-01-04) SIXTH APPEARANCE (3) nament this year: Colgate, Eastern Michigan, Lipscomb, Texas Tech (1984-86-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99- Arizona (1997-98-99-2000-03-04) Loyola Marymount and Marist. 2000-01-02-03-04) Chattanooga (1989-92-2001-02-03-04) In the 22-year history of the Division I Women’s Vanderbilt (1986-87-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-2000- Miami (Fla.) (1989-92-93-98-2003-04) Basketball Championship, 11 schools have captured the 01-02-03-04) national title, with Tennessee leading the way with six and FIFTH APPEARANCE (3) Connecticut with four. Last year, at the Georgia Dome in 16th APPEARANCE (3) Austin Peay (1996-2001-02-03-04) Atlanta, Connecticut captured its second straight national Auburn (1982-83-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-93-94-96-97-99- Boston College (1999-2000-02-03-04) championship and third in four years with a 73-68 victory 2000-04) Michigan St. (1991-96-97-2003-04) over Tennessee in front of a crowd of 28,210. Connecticut (1989-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-2000- 01-02-03-04) FOURTH APPEARANCE (3) North Carolina (1983-84-85-86-87-92-93-94-95-97-98-99- Minnesota (1994-02-03-04) 2000-02-03-04) New Mexico (1998-2002-03-04) TCU (2001-02-03-04) 15th APPEARANCE (5) Iowa (1986-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-96-97-98-2001-02- THIRD APPEARANCE (5) 04) Baylor (2001-02-04) Mississippi (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-94-95- Hampton (2000-03-04) 96-2004) Houston (1988-92-2004) Montana (1983-84-86-88-89-90-91-92-94-95-96-97-98- Temple (1989-2002-04) 2000-04) West Va. (1989-92-2004) Purdue (1989-90-91-92-94-95-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02- 03-04) SECOND APPEARANCE (4) Rutgers (1986-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-98-99-2000-01- Northwestern St. (1989-2004) 03-04) Pennsylvania (2001-04) Southern U. (2002-04) 14th APPEARANCE (1) Valparaiso (2003-04) LSU (1984-86-87-88-89-90-91-97-99-2000-01-02-03-04) FIRST APPEARANCE (5) 13th APPEARANCE (2) Colgate (2004) Maryland (1982-83-84-86-88-89-90-91-92-93-97-2001-04) Eastern Mich. (2004) Ohio St. (1982-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-93-96-99-2003-04) Lipscomb (2004) Loyola Marymount (2004) 12th APPEARANCE (2) Marist (2004) Colorado (1988-89-92-93-94-95-96-97-2001-02-03-04) Southwest Mo. St. (1991-92-93-94-95-96-98-99-2000-01- 03-04)

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WILLIAMS ARENA RECORDS (AS OF JAN. 5, 2007)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Points 42 Laura Coenen Minnesota vs. Nebraska 11/30/84 Field goals 17 Laura Coenen Minnesota vs. North Dakota State 12/7/82 Field goals attempted 32 Laura Coenen Minnesota vs. Purdue 3/7/85 3-pt. field goals* 7 Lindsay Whalen Minnesota vs. Michigan State 1/25/04 3-pt. field goal attempts* 11 Lindsay Whalen Minnesota vs. Michigan State 1/25/04 Free throws 14 Lindsay Whalen Minnesota vs. Creighton (14-14) 12/4/03 Free throws attempted 16 Jennifer Hall Minnesota vs. Purdue 2/12/89 16 Ellen Kramer Minnesota vs. Michigan 1/8/89 16 Anucha Browne Northwestern vs. Minnesota 1/22/84 Rebounds 23 Molly Tadich Minnesota vs. Northwestern 1/22/84 Assists 15 Debbie Hunter Minnesota vs. Purdue 3/10/83 Blocked shots 8 Mary Manderfeld Minnesota vs. Northwestern 1/31/81 Steals 12 Debbie Hunter Minnesota vs. Northwestern 1/31/81 *since 1987-88

TEAM RECORDS

Points 116 Minnesota vs. IPFW 11/23/02 Field goals 49 Minnesota vs. Manitoba 12/30/79 Field goals attempted 97 Minnesota vs. Minnesota State, Mankato 1/6/78 97 Minnesota vs. Simpson College 2/3/78 3-pt. field goals* 10 Marquette vs. Minnesota 1/5/93 3-pt. Field goal attempts* 26 Marquette vs. Minnesota 1/5/93 Free throws 34 Minnesota vs. IPFW 11/23/02 Free throw attempts 49 Minnesota vs. Michigan 1/30/87 Rebounds 68 Minnesota vs. National College 1/6/82 Personal fouls 37 Minnesota vs. Michigan 3/6/88 Assists 36 Minnesota vs. Louisville 11/29/80 Turnovers 36 Minnesota vs. Wisconsin 2/17/84 Blocked shots 15 Minnesota vs. Iowa 1/30/81 Steals 38 Minnesota vs. Manitoba 12/30/79 *since 1987-88

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19 GAME 1 HIGHER SEED (RECORD)

2006-07 TEAM ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Kyle Lowry G 6-0 So. Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty 2 Randy Foye G 6-4 Sr. Newark, N.J./East Side 3 Bilal Benn G/F 6-5 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Hargrave Military Academy 4 Ross Condon G 5-11 Jr. Springfield, Va./Potomac School 12 Mike Nardi G 6-2 Jr. Linden, N.J./St. Patrick’s 14 Allan Ray G 6-2 Sr. Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s 20 Jason Fraser F 6-9 Sr. Amityville, N.Y./Amityville 21 Chris Charles F/C 7-0 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Crispus Attucks 22 Baker Dunleavy G 6-6 Jr. Portland, Ore./Lawrenceville Prep 23 Dwayne Anderson G/F 6-6 Fr. Silver Spring, Md./St. Thomas More 33 Dante Cunningham F 6-9 Fr. Silver Spring, Md./Potomac 34 Curtis Sumpter F 6-7 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin 35 Shane Clark F 6-7 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Hargrave Military Academy 42 Frank Tchuisi F 6-9 Fr. Douala, Cameroon/St. Benedict’s 50 Will Sheridan F 6-8 Jr. Bear, Del./Sanford

Head Coach: Jay Wright Associate Head Coach: Brett Gunning Assistant Coaches: Ed Pinckney, Patrick Chambers Manager of Basketball Operations: Jason Donnelly Athletic Trainer: Jeff Pierce Media Relations Contact: Mike Sheridan

2006-07 RESULTS QUICK FACTS Location: Villanova, Pa. Founded: 1842 Date Opponent Result Enrollment: 6,295 Nov. 18 STONY BROOK W, 78-35 Nickname: Wildcats Nov. 27 LEHIGH W, 84-47 Colors: Blue and White Nov. 30 vs. Rider W, 86-57 Conference: Big East Dec. 3 OKLAHOMA W, 85-74 Athletic Director: Vince Nicastro Dec. 6 at Bucknell W, 79-60 Dec. 10 vs. Longwood W, 90-77 2005-06 Overall Record: 27-4 Dec. 13 at Penn W, 62-55 2005-06 Conference Record: 14-2 (T-1st) Dec. 22 LA SALLE W, 98-57 Dec. 31 at Temple W, 75-53 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 27 (41-26 all-time) Jan. 5 at Louisville* W, 76-67 Last Appearance: 2005 Jan. 8 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 87-91 Jan. 11 at Rutgers* W, 84-78 (ot) Head Coach: Jay Wright Jan. 14 at Texas L, 55-58 Career Record: 225-143 (12th year) Jan. 17 SETON HALL* W, 73-64 Record at Villanova: 103-58 (5th year) Jan. 21 SYRACUSE* W, 80-65 Jan. 24 at South Florida* W, 49-46 Director of Media Relations: Mike Sheridan Jan. 28 at Notre Dame* W, 72-70 Phone: 610/519-4145 Jan. 30 LOUISVILLE* W, 79-73 Cell: 610/999-7558 Feb. 4 MARQUETTE* W, 72-67 Email: [email protected] Feb. 7 vs. St. Joseph’s W, 71-58 Assistant A.D., Communications: Dean Kenefick Feb. 11 at DePaul* W, 61-51 Phone: 610/519-6514 Feb. 13 CONNECTICUT* W, 69-64 Cell: 610/308-4395 Feb. 19 GEORGETOWN* W, 75-65 Email: [email protected] Feb. 23 at Cincinnati* W, 74-72 Feb. 26 at Connecticut* L, 75-89 Media Relations Assistant: Brian Papson Mar. 1 ST. JOHN’S* W, 65-52 Cell: 484/340-0416 Mar. 5 at Syracuse* W, 92-82 Mar. 9 vs. Rutgers (Big East Tournament) W, 87-55 Website: www.villanova.com Mar. 10 vs. Pittsburgh (Big East Tournament) L, 54-68 Mar. 17 vs. Monmouth (NCAA First Round) W, 58-45 Mar. 19 vs. Arizona (NCAA Second Round) W, 82-78