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2019 Postseason WNIT Broadcast Information Championship Game Broadcast - CBS Sports Network Play by Play - Brett Dolan Analyst - Megan Perry Location (Arena) - Tucson, AZ (McKale Memorial Center) VS. Time - 3 p.m. ET Live Stats - ArizonaWildcats.com April 6, 2019 | 3 p.m. ET McKale Memorial Center

Arizona (23-13) • This is Arizona’s third trip to the Postseason WNIT, making Quick Facts appearances in 2011 and 2001. Prior to 2019, the Wildcats’ only win in the WNIT came in 2001 over Pepperdine (85-65). • A win would give the Pac-12 its first WNIT title since UCLA Location: Tucson, Ariz. in 2015 and fourth overall in six tries. Nickname: Wildcats • Arizona’s semifinal crowd of 10,135 was the largest of this Colors: Cardinal and Navy year’s tournament and just shy of a top-10 all-time tourna- Conference: Pac-12 ment mark. Arena (Capacity): McKale Memorial Center (14,644) • The Wildcats are the second consecutive school to host Head Coach: Adia Barnes (3rd Season, 43-53, same) each round of the Postseason WNIT the entire way through the tournament. Northwestern (21-14) • It’s the fifth appearance for Northwestern in the Postsea- Quick Facts son WNIT. Previously, the Wildcats made the Round of 16 twice (2014 and 2010). • Following its Round of 16 appearance in 2014, Northwest- Location: Evanston, Ill. ern carried its momentum into 2015, earning a No. 7 seed in Nickname: Wildcats the NCAA Tournament. Colors: Purple • All-time, the Big Ten is 6-3 in WNIT championship games, Conference: Big Ten and a Northwestern win would give the conference three Arena (Capacity): Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,039) consecutive WNIT titles. Head Coach: Joe McKeown (11th Season, 188-172, 697- • The Wildcats are looking to become the first true road 346/33 Years) team to win a Championship game since Rutgers in 2014. Michigan (2017) won at Detroit Mercy and UCLA (2015) won at the Charleston Civic Center.

Tournament History • The Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament • The WNIT expanded to 48 in 2007 teams and awarded an began in 1998 with 16 teams playing for a postseason automatic berth to each conference. crown. • The number of at-large berths remained at 17 until 2010, • The event has undergone four expansions. Following the when the WNIT felt that the level of women’s war- inaugural year, the field doubled to 32 teams and remained ranted an expansion to the 64-team field. that way until 2006 when it expanded to a 40-team field to • The Postseason WNIT is the longest current running post- give spots to teams that won their regular-season confer- season event for women’s college basketball, in addition to ence title but did not win their conference tournament. the NCAA Tournament.

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How They Got Here Arizona Round 1 son record of 154. Mikayla Ferenz and Gina Marxen each ARIZONA 66, IDAHO STATE 56 had 11 points. Idaho had 15 turnovers.

TUCSON, AZ – Arizona played superior defense in three Quarterfinals quarters and was a solid 26-for-32 from the free-throw line, ARIZONA 67, WYOMING 45 getting 20 points and 10 rebounds from Cate Reese in a Round 1 victory over Idaho State. TUCSON, AZ -- Arizona took control early against Wyoming, going ahead by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, Arizona (19-13) forced 20 turnovers; Aari McDonald came and freshman Cate Reese had a personal 9-0 run in the through with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. third quarter as the Wildcats rolled into the semifinals of the Postseason WNIT. Idaho State (20-11) was paced by Saylair Grandon, who had 22 points. Both teams shot 37 percent from the field. Arizona (22-13) will host TCU in the semis; tip off is set for 9:30 ET on Wednesday, April 3. Round 2 ARIZONA 64, PACIFIC 48 Arizona, which had a record of 6-24 last season, went ahead 37-17 with 5:25 left in the third quarter after Reese’s burst of TUCSON, AZ – Pacific began to tighten the margin, but Ari- four baskets and a . Wyoming responded immedi- zona ran off the first 12 points of the fourth quarter and rolled ately with a 10-0 run and closed the frame down, 42-29, as to the victory in Round 2. Aari McDonald hit a layup at the buzzer for the Wildcats.

Arizona (19-13) got a huge game from Aari McDonald, who McDonald finished with 25 points and six rebounds for Arizo- had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Cate Reese na; Reese added 13 points and nine rebounds. added 16 points; the Wildcats held the opposition to 30 per- cent shooting from the field. The Wildcats took a 26-12 lead with 4:46 left before halftime, but struggled with turnovers after that and went the rest of Both teams were just 4-of-21 from 3-point range. Pacific (19- the frame without scoring. The Cowgirls were trailing at that 12) got 19 points and 10 rebounds from Valerie Higgins. point, 26-15, shooting just 22 percent from the field.

Round of 16 Wyoming (25-9) got 12 points and seven rebounds from Sl- ARIZONA 68, IDAHO 60 adjana Rakovic; the Cowgirls shot 31 percent from the field overall and were just 2-for-12 from 3-point range. TUCSON, AZ – Arizona started the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run, building enough breathing room against Idaho to cruise Semifinals to the finish and advance to the WNIT quarterfinals. ARIZONA 59, TCU 53

The Wildcats will face Wyoming in the next round in Tucson TUCSON, AZ -- In front of a program-record crowd of on Sunday, March 31. 10,135, Arizona held off a persistent effort from TCU, and the Wildcats earned a spot in the 2019 Postseason WNIT Aari McDonald finished with 18 points and 11 assists; it’s championship game. the first time the Wildcats have had a player reach double figures in assists since 2013. Freshman Cate Reese added Arizona (23-13) will host Northwestern in the title game; 14 points; Sam Thomas closed with 13 points and Tee Tee tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 6, and the game Starks added 11 points and six rebounds. will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Idaho (22-12) got 20 points from Taylor Pierce, who hit six Arizona led 40-33 after three quarters and extended the 3-pointers and ended the season with an NCAA single-sea- lead to double figures on shots from Tee Tee Starks and Aari

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McDonald. But TCU was prepared to make one more push, getting two 3-pointers from Amy Okonkwo and moving within 46-41 with 4:32 left in the final quarter. On a layup from Kian- na Ray, TCU trailed just 46-43 with 4:25 left.

The Wildcats countered with two layups by McDonald and a short shot from Cate Reese, and that pushed the home team up, 52-45, with 1:53 left. Arizona got six free throws from Dominique McBryde in the final minute. McDonald ended up with 19 points and nine rebounds, and McBryde added 13 points and six rebounds.

TCU (24-10) had a 50-33 edge in rebounding; Okonkwo had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and fellow senior Jordan Moore closed with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Ray added 10 points and seven rebounds.

TCU went almost six minutes without scoring in the first quarter, but a late 3-pointer from Dakota Vann pulled the Frogs within 12-9. Arizona rolled to another big scoring run in the second quarter, a 15-0 burst fueled by two 3-pointers from Sam Thomas and long-range shots from Starks, Mc- Donald and McBryde. But the Frogs ended the quarter on an 11-2 run, with a layup by Moore at the :01 mark making it 29-23 at the break.

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How They Got Here Northwestern Round 1 cats trailed just 54-53 with 57.5 seconds left. NORTHWESTERN 74, DAYTON 51

EVANSTON, IL – Northwestern played superior defense all With 42 seconds to go, Pulliam hit the go-ahead jumper, and night against Dayton, holding the Flyers below 28 percent teammate Veronica Burton stole the ball at :23. West Virginia shooting in the Round 1 victory. (22-11) fouled, Pulliam hit one free throw, and with 14 sec- onds left Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah blocked a shot, and Burton Northwestern (17-14) got 26 points from Lindsey Pulliam, then got a to wrap up the action. and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah added 17 points and 11 re- Burton finished with 17 points, and Pulliam had 15 points bounds. and eight rebounds. Kunaiyi-Akpanah added 12 points and 19 rebounds; Northwestern had a 42-33 edge in rebounding. Dayton (17-14) got 24 points from Jayla Scaife. West Virginia got 17 points from Martin; Kari Niblack added Round 2 14 points and Naomi Davenport closed with 13 points and NORTHWESTERN 54, TOLEDO 47 nine rebounds.

TOLEDO, OH – Northwestern’s defense has been strong The Mountaineers closed the first quarter with a 6-0 run, all season, allowing just 60 points per game, and the Wild- aided by four Wildcats turnovers in the final 3:17. Six more cats were able to control Toledo in Round 2, allowing just 18 quick points went up at the start of the second quarter via points in the second half. 3-pointers from Davenport and Martin. But Northwestern finally found some rhythm later in the quarter, going on a Northwestern (17-14) had its own troubles, shooting just 33 10-0 run in the final 5:14 and cutting West Virginia’s lead to percent from the field, but the Wildcats had a 19-7 advan- just 30-25. tage in made free throws. Lindsey Pulliam had 17 points, and Veronica Burton added 13 points. Burton’s 3-pointer at 6:50 of the third quarter drew North- western to just two points down, 35-33; it was 47-41 at the Toledo (21-12) got 12 points and nine rebounds from Kaayla end of the third quarter. McIntyre. Quarterfinals Round of 16 NORTHWESTERN 61, OHIO 58 NORTHWESTERN 56, WEST VIRGINIA 54 EVANSTON, IL -- After trailing for most of the game, North- MORGANTOWN, WV -- West Virginia opened up an western pulled off its third furious comeback of the Postsea- 18-point lead early in the second quarter, but Northwestern son WNIT, going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final fought all the way back, taking the lead in the final minute 1:09 to top Ohio and advance to the WNIT semifinals. and holding off the Mountaineers to advance to the WNIT quarterfinals. Northwestern (20-14) will face James Madison or George- town in the semifinals. The Wildcats came back from deficits Northwestern (19-14) had come from behind in their previ- of 16 points and 18 points in their previous wins over Toledo ous WNIT game, rallying from 16 points down before moving and West Virginia, respectively. past Toledo, 54-47. The Wildcats will face either Western Kentucky or Ohio in the next round. Freshman Veronica Burton stole the ball and was fouled with 1:09 to go; she made both free throws, and Northwestern Lindsey Pulliam hit a jumper with 2:58 remaining to get led 57-56. With nine seconds left, Ohio turned it over, and Northwestern within two, 52-50; Tynice Martin converted a Lindsey Pulliam was fouled -- she made both free throws, fast-break opportunity for West Virginia to make it 54-50 at and it was 59-56. the 1:48 mark. When Abi Scheid nailed a 3-pointer, the Wild-

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Erica Johnson banged in a layup at :05 as Ohio (30-6) got Northwestern built in some breathing room in the fourth within 59-58; Pulliam was fouled once more and hit two more quarter, taking a 66-51 lead with 4:57 remaining on a shot free throws. The Bobcats’ final shot was off-target. from Abbie Wolf. JMU forced four turnovers in a four-minute span and got back within 68-61 with 1:45 to go; it was 70-66 Pulliam had 22 points and six rebounds; Burton added 15 after a 3-pointer from Jackie Benitez, but Pulliam hit two big points and seven rebounds, and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah free throws at :17 to make it 72-66. (the only senior on the Wildcats roster) came through with nine points and 16 rebounds. Northwestern survived despite Playing its fourth straight road game, the Wildcats came its 21 turnovers, but the team had a major edge in - out scorching hot, taking a 19-5 lead at one point of the first ing, 41-26. quarter. But the next four field goals for JMU were 3-point- ers, and the Dukes were back in it, 20-17, with 6:26 left be- Johnson finished with 17 points; Cece Hooks had 15 points fore halftime. At the break, Northwestern held a 34-27 lead; and Amani Burke added 14 points. JMU had committed 12 turnovers. Northwestern made a push late in the third quarter, going on Johnson hit a jumper at the buzzer to give Ohio a 16-14 an 8-0 run over a span of 2:30, but JMU got a 3-pointer from lead after the first quarter. Northwestern kept it close in the Madison Green with three second left, cutting the Wildcats second quarter, holding Ohio scoreless for a three-minute lead to 57-47. stretch and getting a 3-pointer from Burton with seven sec- onds left as the Bobcats led at halftime, 33-31. James Madison (29-6) had 18 turnovers and shot 33 per- cent from the field. Benitez had 18 points, Kamiah Smalls The Bobcats extended their lead to 49-41 in the third quar- scored 15 points and Aneah Young added 10 points. Kayla ter; after a 10-second sequence that saw three turnovers, Cooper-Williams reeled in 15 rebounds; the Dukes led in Burke hit a 3-pointer with 2:41 to go. Those turned out to be rebounding overall, 45-33. the final points of the quarter.

Abi Scheid made two free throws for Northwestern with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter, pulling the Wildcats within 50-48. Teammate Jordan Hamilton came through with a big, banked-in 3-pointer at the 3:56 mark, and the margin was again two points, 54-52.

Semifinals NORTHWESTERN 74, JAMES MADISON 69

HARRISONBURG, VA -- After needing comeback efforts in its three previous victories, Northwestern instead jumped to an early lead Wednesday and made it stick, getting past James Madison to earn a spot on the 2019 Postseason WNIT championship game.

The Wildcats (21-14) will play either Arizona or TCU in the final, set for 3 p.m. ET Saturday, April 6, and televised by CBS Sports Network.

Northwestern had five players reach double figures in scor- ing -- Lindsey Pulliam had 16 points, Abi Scheid added 14 points, Veronica Burton and Jordan Hamilton tallied 12 points and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah scored 11 points to go with 11 rebounds.

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Tournament Field Automatic Qualifiers At-Large American (22-10), Patriot Arizona (18-13), Pac-12 Butler (21-9), Big East Arkansas (20-14), SEC California Baptist (18-11), WAC Charlotte (18-12), Conference USA Cincinnati (21-10), American Dayton (17-13), Atlantic 10 Denver (17-13), Summit League Drexel (24-8), Colonial Athletic Furman (19-13), SoCon Fresno State (19-12), Mountain West Green Bay (22-9), Horizon League Georgetown (16-15), Big East Hartford (23-9), America East Harvard (16-12), Ivy League Hawaii (25-16), Big West Houston (15-15), American High Point (22-8), Big South Idaho State (20-10), Big Sky Idaho (20-11), Big Sky IUPUI (20-11), Horizon League James Madison (25-5), Colonial Athletic Kent State (19-12), MAC Lamar (24-6), Southland Loyola Marymount (18-14), West Coast Morehead State (23-10), Ohio Valley Miami OH (23-8), MAC New Mexico (24-6), Mountain West Middle Tennessee (22-10), Conference USA North Carolina A&T (20-11), MEAC Minnesota (20-10), Big Ten Northern Iowa (20-12), Missouri Valley Northeastern (20-11), Colonial Athletic Ohio (27-5), MAC Northern Colorado (21-10), Big Sky Ohio State (14-14), Big Ten Northwestern (16-14), Big Ten Penn (23-6), Ivy League Old Dominion (21-10), Conference USA Pepperdine (20-11), West Coast Pacific (18-12), West Coast Prairie View A&M (17-13), SWAC Providence (17-15), Big East Rider (19-12), MAAC Saint Mary’s (20-11), West Coast Sacred Heart (19-12), Northeastern South Alabama (24-10), Sun Belt Stetson (16-15), ASUN Seton Hall (15-15), Big East UAB (25-6), Conference USA South Florida (18-15), American UT Arlington (23-7), Sun Belt Stephen F. Austin (25-6), Southland VCU (23-9), Atlantic 10 TCU (20-10), Big 12 West Virginia (20-10), Big 12 Toledo (20-11), MAC Troy (22-8), Sun Belt Villanova (18-12), Big East Virginia Tech (20-11), ACC Western Kentucky (18-14), Conference USA Wyoming (22-8), Mountain West Youngstown State (22-9), Horizon League

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2019 Schedule and Results Round 1 West Virginia 64, Villanova 57 Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Cincinnati 72, Minnesota 65 Morehead State 71, Ohio State 61 Georgetown 70, Harvard 65 Pepperdine 91, California Baptist 79 Western Kentucky 68, Morehead State 65 Pacific 77, Fresno State 72 Arkansas 100, UAB 52 Providence 64, Penn 54 Thursday, March 21 Wyoming 78, South Alabama 71 VCU 65, Charlotte 52 Idaho 88, Denver 66 UAB 93, Troy 89 Arizona 64, Pacific 48 Kent State 64, Green Bay 59 James Madison 71, South Florida 54 Cincinnati 76, Youngstown State 62 Pepperdine 65, Saint Mary’s 61 Providence 71, Hartford 54 Virginia Tech 92, Furman 65 Round of 16 South Florida 84, Stetson 50 Tuesday, March 26 Ohio 81, High Point 74 Georgetown 53, Providence 46 Western Kentucky 67, Miami (OH) 63 Toledo 71, Seton Hall 65 Wednesday, March 27 West Virginia 83, Rider 43 Northwestern 56, West Virginia 54 Butler 89, Northeastern 72 TCU 72, Prairie View A&M 41 Thursday, March 28 Middle Tennessee 59, IUPUI 47 Cincinnati 72, Butler 65 Arkansas 88, Houston 80 (OT) Ohio 68, Western Kentucky 60 UT Arlington 60, Stephen F. Austin 54 James Madison 70, Virginia Tech 66 Northwestern 74, Dayton 51 TCU 82, Arkansas 78 Wyoming 68, Northern Colorado 60 Wyoming 61, Pepperdine 60 Denver 83, New Mexico 75 Arizona 68, Idaho 60 Arizona 66, Idaho State 56 Idaho 79, Loyola Marymount 64 Quarterfinals Saturday, March 30 Friday, March 22 Northwestern 61, Ohio 58 Villanova 86, Old Dominion 81 (OT) James Madison 48, North Carolina A&T 37 Sunday, March 31 Penn 64, American 45 TCU 69, Cincinnati 55 Georgetown 90, Sacred Heart 59 James Madison 54, Georgetown 44 Harvard 69, Drexel 56 Arizona 67, Wyoming 45 Minnesota 91, Northern Iowa 75 South Alabama 73, Lamar 71 Saint Mary’s 67, Hawaii 43 Semifinals Wednesday, April 3 Round 2 Northwestern 74, James Madison 69 Saturday, March 23 Arizona 59, TCU 53 TCU 71, UT Arlington 54 Butler 70, Kent State 52

Sunday, March 24 Virginia Tech 82, VCU 72 Ohio 59, Middle Tennessee 57 Northwestern 54, Toledo 47

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2018 Championship Recap WNIT championship goes to Hoosiers in front of 13,007 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 2018 Championship Game Virginia Tech 13 14 17 13 57 Bloomington, IN Indiana 17 19 7 22 65 March 31, 2018

After missing 13 straight shots from 3-point range, Indiana converted two key long- range shots in the fourth quarter, one from freshman Bendu Yeaney and another from senior Amanda Cahill, as the Hoosiers slipped past Virginia Tech in the 2018 Postseason WNIT championship game on Saturday in front of 13,007 fans at As- sembly Hall.

The crowd was the largest to ever see a women’s basketball game at Indiana and marked the sixth-largest attendance number in Postseason WNIT history, dating back to 1998.

Yeaney hit her shot with 4:55 remaining in the game, and when Cahill’s went down about 30 seconds later, the Hoosiers (23-14) had a 55-48 lead. Taylor Emery’s steal and layup brought Virginia Tech (23-14) to within 61-56 with 1:54 remaining. The Hokies missed a 3-pointer at the 1:10 mark and were forced to foul to try and extend the game – WNIT MVP Tyra Buss of Indiana hit a free throw to make it 62-56, and Cahill drained two more at the :31-second mark to make it 64-56 for the home team. ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Joining Buss on the all-tournament team was IU teammate Cahill, Emery and Amanda Cahill - Indiana Regan Magarity from Virginia Tech, Teana Muldrow from West Virginia and Jordan Taylor Emery - Virginia Tech Moore of TCU. Regan Magarity - Virginia Tech Buss was just 6-of-21 from the field, but she had a team-high 16 points and added Teana Muldrow - West Virginia five rebounds and two steals. Yeaney had 14 points, Cahill closed with 12 points Jordan Moore - TCU and five rebounds, and freshman Jaelynn Penn came through with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Buss ended her career with 2,364 points. MVP: Tyra Buss - Indiana

Indiana held the Hokies to 35 percent shooting from the field and forced 17 turn- overs. Virginia Tech got 23 points from Emery, and Magarity added seven points and 15 rebounds. The Hokies out-rebounded the Hoosiers, 40-33 TEAM LEADERS

Both teams struggled to settle in during the first quarter, which ended with the Hoo- Virginia Tech Indiana siers up, 17-13. The Hokies were 1-of-10 from the field at one point and went about PTS Taylor Emery 23 Tyra Buss 16 3:30 without scoring, but they stayed in range as Emery scored seven points in the REB Regan Magarity 15 Jaelynn Penn 10 frame. Both teams were 0-for-3 from the 3-point line. AST Taylor Emery 4 3 tied at 2 STL 2 Tied at 2 3 tied at 2 Indiana got baskets in a flurry from Yeaney, Royster and Buss to open up a 33-24 BLK Regan Magarity 2 2 tied at 1 lead in the second quarter, prompting a VT timeout with 2:25 remaining. Kendyl Brooks hit a 3-pointer for the Hokies with the shot clock about to expire, and Cahill responded with a standard three-point play at :25 to push Indiana ahead at the STATS COMPARISON break, 36-27. Virginia Tech Indiana Points 57 65 Trailing by as many as 11 points in the third quarter, Virginia Tech’s persistence was FG Made-Attempted 20-57 25-61 rewarded as it closed to within 42-40 on a free throw by Alexis Jean with 3:54 left. FG Percentage 35.1% 41.0% Muzzling the Hoosiers to just seven points in the quarter and closing with a 15-3 3pt Made-Attempted 5-23 2-15 run, Virginia Tech took a 44-43 lead on a 3-pointer by Regan Magarity heading into 3pt Percentage 21.7% 13.3% the final 10 minutes. At that point, Indiana was 0-for-10 from 3-point range, and FT Made-Attempted 12-15 13-17 Virginia Teach had committed 13 turnovers. FT Percentage 80% 76.5% This was the second meeting all-time between the programs – Indiana topped VT in Rebounds 40 33 2013, 71-65. This also marks the second straight WNIT crown for a Big Ten pro- Turnovers 17 7 gram, as Michigan topped Georgia Tech in 2017, 89-79, in three overtimes.

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Back in Time 1998 – The Postseason WNIT began in March of 1998 WNIT championship. The game was played in front of a and involved 16 teams from around the country. Penn sellout crowd of 13,340 – at the time the third largest in State defeated Baylor in Waco, Texas in front of 10,057 WNIT history. extremely vocal hometown fans. Attendance for the two semifinal games and championship game averaged 2007 – In the 10th year of the Postseason WNIT, Wy- 7,970 spectators per game. oming rolled with six straight wins, including a 72-56 victory over Wisconsin in the championship. The en- 1999 – The event was expanded to involve 32 schools. tire state of Wyoming got behind the Cowgirls, as they Arkansas and Wisconsin drew a WNIT record 14,161 sold out the final game in less than 10 hours, and drew women’s basketball fans for the championship matchup 52,541 fans for the entire event, including 15,462 for the at Arkansas. championship.

2000 – The tournament saw Wisconsin reach the cham- 2008 - Marquette beat the odds and became the first pionship game for the second year in a row. This time, team to win three road games in the Postseason WNIT. however, Wisconsin was victorious against Florida in The Golden Eagles topped Michigan State 81-66 in front front of a crowd of 13,006 fans in Madison, Wis. of 7,818 fans at the Breslin Center to capture their first postseason championship. 2001 – Ohio State overcame a 12-point deficit against New Mexico to beat the host Lobos at The Pit in front 2009 - South Florida relied on veteran leadership and of 18,018 fans. This championship game sold out eight took a cue from the 2008 Marquette team to win three hours after tickets went on sale to the general public. straight road games, including a championship at Kan- The sell-out was the third fastest in the history of the sas. South Florida edged the Jayhawks 75-71 in front of facility. a Kansas and Big 12 conference record-setting crowd of 16,113 fans at venerable Allen Fieldhouse. 2002 – Oregon scored with 2.4 seconds remaining to give Oregon the Women’s NIT championship with a 54- 2010 – California won six straight games, including two 52 victory over Houston before a season-high 6,835 fans on the road, to capture its first national title. The Golden at McArthur Court at Eugene, Ore. Bears defeated Miami 73-61 in a championship game that showcased some of the nation’s best up-and-com- 2003 – Auburn overcame a six-point Baylor lead in the ing players. final two and a half minutes to win the championship game. Auburn edged Baylor 64-63 in front of a deafen- 2011 – Toledo steamrolled its way to a championship ing crowd of 7,314 at Waco, Texas. The winning basket that energized the entire community. The Rockets host- came with 3.2 seconds left in the contest. ed all six games, defeating Delaware, Auburn, Alabama, Syracuse, Charlotte, and USC. Toledo sold out its 2004 – Creighton dominated UNLV from start to finish semifinal and championship games at more than 7,000 for a 73-52 victory in front of 4,180 fans in Omaha. This fans each, which set school and conference attendance was the second largest home crowd in school history for records. Creighton. 2012 – Oklahoma State wrapped up an emotional sea- 2005 – Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) son that started with the Cowgirls losing head coach Kurt defeated West Virginia 78-70 in the championship. A Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna in a plane sellout crowd of 8,870 vocal fans witnessed the final crash. The season ended with an amazing storybook game for the team before the school changed its name finish as the Cowgirls won six straight games, defeating to Missouri State. Jenny Lingor set the WNIT scoring JMU 75-68 in the championship to win the Postseason record with 116 points in five games and the team made WNIT title. a WNIT record 58 3-pointers during their tournament run. 2006 – Kansas State overcame a one-point halftime 2013 - Drexel hit a go-ahead layup with 22 seconds deficit and Marquette’s hot 3-point shooting to win the left, then added two free throws in the final seconds to

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2014 - Rutgers’ Tyler Scaife drove the length of the court and hit a layup with 2 seconds on the clock to give the Scarlet Knights a 56-54 victory and their first Postseason WNIT championship. Rutgers defeated UTEP in front of a capacity crowd of 12,222 at the Don Haskins Center, which sold out in less than two hours.

2015 - Freshman Jordin Canada led a young UCLA team with 31 points and a critical steal and free throws with 19 seconds left to send UCLA to a 62- 60 back-and- forth victory over host West Virginia. The Bruins defeat- ed Michigan in the semifinals, while West Virginia edged Temple in overtime in the other semifinal.

2016 - In front of a school-record crowd of 7,415 fans watching the final basketball game at the DakotaDome before a new arena was built, the University of South Dakota held off Florida Gulf Coast 71-65 in a team-ori- ented victory. FGCU had pulled within 2 points at 53-51 with 5 minutes left in the game, but USD stepped up on both ends of the court to wrap up the title.

2017 - Katelynn Flaherty drained two clutch 3-pointers in the final stretch of regulation to send Michigan and Marquette took home the 2008 Postseason Title Georgia Tech into the first overtime championship game in Postseason WNIT history. The game, which was hosted by Michigan but played at Detroit Mercy, ended up needing three overtimes before Michigan - which had ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM advanced to the WNIT semifinals three straight years - An All-Tournament Team is chosen each year, captured its first postseason title in program history with and highlights six players, including an MVP for an 89-79 victory over Georgia Tech. the tournament. The members must have played on teams that advanced to the semifinals. Each 2018 - Playing before an all-time record crowd at Indiana of the teams that lose in the semifinals gets one of 13,007 fans at Assembly Hall, the Hoosiers used their player voted to the All-Tournament Team. The momentum along with the skills of seniors Tyra Buss and remainder of the All-Tournament Team consists of Amanda Cahill to defeat Virginia Tech 65-57. Indiana two players from the team that finishes as run- had led most of the game until Virginia Tech clawed back ner-up in the Postseason WNIT, and two players for a 1-point lead with 10 minutes to go. But then fans (including one MVP) from the team that wins the watched as Indiana underclassmen combined with Buss WNIT title. The team is voted on by media and and Cahill - two of the best players to ever play at Indi- tournament personnel. ana - charge back to claim their first postseason title.

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Postseason WNIT Tournament Overview The Women’s National Invitation Tournament is an annual tournament involving 64 of the nation’s top women’s Division I basketball teams. All games, including the semifinals and championship, are hosted by participating schools. Every round is single elimination.

Format The Postseason WNIT features 32 first-round games, followed by 16 second-round games, eight third-round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games, and the championship. The championship game is televised live nationally. The event offers 32 automatic berths, one to each established conference, and 32 at-large berths. The WNIT field and bracket is announced late on the evening of the NCAA Tournament selections.

2019 Postseason WNIT The 64-team tournament is a single-elimination event with all games played at sites of host schools. The WNIT is committed to offering deserved opportunities to women’s basketball programs, and the 2019 Postseason WNIT features a full 64-team bracket.

The WNIT offers teams an opportunity to get more practices in, to experience playoff-atmosphere games, to play in front of passionate fans, and to use their WNIT success as a springboard to the next season.

2019 Dates The 64-team field will be announced late Monday evening, March 18, 2019.The first round will kick off Wednesday, March 20, with the event culminating on Saturday, April 6 with the championship. Selection - Monday, March 18. • Round 1 - March 20-22. • Round 2 - March 23-26. • Round 3 - March 27-29. • Round 4 - March 30-31. • Semifinals - April 3-4. • Championship - Saturday, April 6, 3 p.m. ET.

Selection and Bracketing Process The WNIT committee uses three stages in this order to implement the final bracket: 1) Select teams; 2) Group teams according to team strength; and 3) Bracket the selected teams.

Selection Procedures/Selection Day The WNIT committee will choose 64 teams for its Postseason WNIT. The field will consist of 32 automatic berths - one from each conference - and 32 at-large teams. The intent of the WNIT Selection Committee is to select the 32 best available at-large teams in the nation, regardless of conference or geographical location.

The field will be announced late Monday, March 18, 2019. All information will be disseminated via the website at www.womensnit.com that night, a few hours after the NCAA bracket is announced.

Selecting Teams: Automatic Berths Thirty-two (32) spots in the Postseason WNIT will be filled automatically by the best team available in each of the nation’s 32 confer- ences, after the NCAA Tournament committee makes its picks. 1. A team that is offered an automatic berth by the WNIT shall be the team that is a.) the highest-finishing team in its confer- ence’s regular-season standings, and b.) is then not selected for the NCAA Tournament. It does not matter what the team’s overall re- cord is. For the automatic qualifying berth, the WNIT believes that a team’s conference record is a more fair comparison among teams within their own conference, and that the conference record should pre-empt overall records among teams from the same conference. The automatic qualifying team is rewarded with the AQ spot for its in-conference play. 2. Should a conference’s automatic qualifier team decline the WNIT invitation, then the conference forfeits its AQ spot and that berth goes into the at-large pool. 3. In the event of a tie among teams under consideration for the WNIT automatic berth, the WNIT will abide by conference bylaws that have been set up specifically to address a tie-breaking situation in that specific conference. 4. In the event of a tie among teams with identical conference records and there are no specific bylaws to address it, the WNIT will recognize the conference tiebreaker, and select the team with the best seed for its conference tournament. 5. Multiple-division conferences receive one WNIT automatic berth. The qualifying process is the same as that for single-divi-

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Selecting Teams: At-large Berths The remaining 32 team slots in the Postseason WNIT will be filled by the top teams available. Any team from a Division I conference, or a Division I independent team, will be considered. Any team considered for an at-large berth must have an overall record of .500 or better. Overall record includes conference tournament games. 1. The WNIT committee will utilize at least six women’s basketball ranking systems in the selection of the at-large tournament spots, such as Massey, Moore, NCAA RPI, RealTime RPI, and Sagarin. These rankings vary in their emphasis, which provides a good cross-ranking of factors such as win-loss record, strength of schedule, strength of opponents, strength of opponents’ schedule, record at home and on the road, record against Top 25 and Top 50 teams, and margin of victory, among other factors. 2. The WNIT will consolidate the rankings, eliminate the high and the low rankings for each team, and average the remaining rankings. This consolidated ranking is an initial resource for at-large selections. 3. The WNIT further looks at additional factors among the teams “on the bubble” such as how well a team is currently playing, common opponents, late-season win/loss runs, games against other potential invitees, and key injuries. 4.Factors that are not taken into consideration at any time during team selection are host bids, location of school, attendance history, WNIT history, ability to host, etc.

Tiered Grouping Procedures The Process After the WNIT committee chooses the 64 teams adhering to the above-mentioned selection process, the teams are grouped into tiers. The system is used to establish teams’ strengths to in the bracketing process.

The committee groups the 64 teams using a combination of tools, including the ranking systems and other criteria listed in the selection process.

This is a general placement of what is considered a distribution of the field strength.

The Bracket Process Bracket guidelines 1. The committee makes every attempt to distribute the top schools evenly across the bracket. 2. First-round pairings are determined initially on team strength (i.e. a top tier team plays a bottom tier team; a middle tier team plays a middle tier team) and then may be adjusted with consideration to school location, conference, and prior meetings among teams, among other factors. See below for details. 3. Teams from the same conference will not meet in the first round. If possible, conference teams will not meet in the second round as well. 4. Rematches of regular-season games shall be avoided, if possible, in the first round. 5. Some pairings are dictated by schools’ ability to host. For example, two schools that cannot host will not be paired with each other. 6. Factors can preclude teams from being placed in their natural grouping when it comes to bracketing games. These factors include travel issues, school location, facility availability, lodging constraints, previous games with WNIT opponents, etc. 7. The committee strives to achieve competitive balance within each quadrant of the bracket, as well as tries to limit teams’ travel and missed school days.

How the host schools are chosen The host site for each game is selected by the WNIT committee based on several factors such as fan base, host bids, facility availabili- ty, tournament seed, travel constraints, etc. A team’s desire or ability to host or not to host has absolutely no bearing on that team being chosen for the 64-team field.

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Attendance Records 1. New Mexico - 18,018 Ohio State at New Mexico, Championship Game 2001

2. Kansas - 16,113 South Florida at Kansas, Championship Game 2009

3. Wyoming - 15,462 Wisconsin at Wyoming, Championship Game 2007

4. Arkansas - 14,163 Wisconsin at Arkansas, Championship Game 1999

5. Kansas State - 13,340 Marquette at Kansas State, Championship Game 2006

6. Indiana - 13,007 Virginia Tech at Indiana, Championship Game 2018

7. Wisconsin - 13,006 Florida at Wisconsin, 2013 Postseason Champions Drexel Championship Game 2000

8. Wyoming - 12,225 Kansas State at Wyo- Past Champions ming, Semifinal Game 2007 2018 – Indiana 2017 – Michigan T-9. UTEP - 12,222 Rutgers at UTEP, Champi- 2016 – South Dakota onship Game 2014 2015 – UCLA 2014 – Rutgers T-9. UTEP - 12,222 South Dakota State at UTEP, Semifinal Game 2014 2013 – Drexel 2012 – Oklahoma State 2011 – Toledo DID YOU KNOW? 2010 – California Over 200 teams representing all 32 2009 – South Florida Division I conferences have competed 2008 – Marquette in the Postseason WNIT since 1998. 2007 – Wyoming 2006 – Kansas State 2005 – Missouri State 2004 – Creighton 2003 – Auburn 2002 – Oregon 2001 – Ohio State 2000 – Wisconsin 1999 – Arkansas 1998 – Penn State

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Record Book - TEAM Most Points - Game Most Assists - Game 107 University of Wisconsin, vs. Siena College, 03/14/99 29 South Dakota, vs. Minnesota, 3/20/16 Most Points - Tournament Most Assists - Tournament 452 University of Wyoming (2007) 113 South Dakota (2016) Most Field Goals - Game Most Turnovers - Game 45 University of Illinois, vs. Wisconsin Green Bay, 3/15/01 30 Eastern Illinois, vs. Marquette, 3/18/10 Most Field Goals - Tournament 30 Oral Roberts, vs. Missouri State, 3/19/10 179 Florida (2000) Most Turnovers - Tournament Best Shooting Percentage - Game 106 James Madison University (2012) .618 South Carolina, vs. Hartford, 3/18/07 Most Steals - Game Most 3-Pointers - Game 23 Northern Colorado, vs. Colorado, 3/14/12 17 Missouri State, vs. Iowa, 3/28/05 Most Steals - Tournament Most 3-Pointers - Tournament 60 Houston (2002) 58 Missouri State (2005) Most Blocks - Game Best 3-point Shooting Percentage - Game (min. 10 attempts) 16 South Florida, vs. Coppin State, 3/19/07 .750 University of Wyoming (9 for 12), vs. Nevada, 3/15/07 Most Blocks - Tournament Most Free Throws - Game 42 Rutgers (2014) 37 University of Wyoming (37 of 52), vs. Kansas State, 3/28/07 Most Free Throws - Tournament 122 University of Wyoming (2007) Best Free Throw Shooting Percentage - Game (min. 15 attempts) 100.0 University of Wisconsin (20 for 20), vs. Western Ken- tucky, 3/28/07 Most Rebounds - Game 62 Fresno State, vs. Santa Clara, 3/21/03 62 Missouri State, vs. Oral Roberts, 3/19/10 Most Rebounds - Tournament 273 University of California-Berkeley (2010) 2015 WNIT Champion UCLA has gone on to three Most Offensive Rebounds - Game straight appearances in the NCAA tournament. 32 South Florida vs. Florida, 3/18/10 Most Offensive Rebounds - Tournament 85 University of Wisconsin (2007) Most Defensive Rebounds - Game 44 Illinois State, vs. Rice, 3/15/07 Most Defensive Rebounds - Tournament 184 Oklahoma State (2012)

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Record Book - INDIVIDUAL Most Points - Game Most Rebounds - Tournament 48 Rachel Banham, Minnesota vs. Milwaukee, 3/16/16 68 Sophia Young, Baylor (2003) Most Points - Tournament Most Offensive Rebounds - Game 147 Danielle McCray, Kansas (2009) 12 Shauntal Nobles, Texas Tech vs. University of San Diego, Most Field Goals Made - Game 3/22/12 18 Aisha Hollans, University of Southern California vs. Most Offensive Rebounds - Tournament Washington, 3/17/02 20 Janese Banks, Wisconsin (2007) Most Field Goals Made - Tournament Most Defensive Rebounds - Game 54 Toni Young, Oklahoma State (2012) 20 , Marquette vs. Indiana State 3/20/2014 Best Shooting Percentage - Game (min. 12 attempts) Most Defensive Rebounds - Tournament .917 Kelsey Kahle, Portland State (11 for 12) vs. Portland, 49 Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State (2012) 3/19/09 Most Assists - Game Most 3-Pointers - Game 15 Sharnae Lamar, Northern Iowa vs. Drake 3/19/2016 9 Morgan Eye, Missouri vs. Kansas State, 3/22/15 Most Assists - Tournament 9 Jordan Jones, South Carolina vs. NCA&T, 3/21/08 49 Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota (2016) Most 3-Pointers - Tournament Most Blocks - Game 22 Jenny Lingor, Missouri State (2005) 10 Hillary Carlson, University of Wyoming, vs. Nevada, Best 3-point Shooting Percentage - Game (min. 6 attempts) 3/19/10 100.0 Valerie Nainima, Long Island (6 for 6), vs. Iona, Most Blocks - Tournament 3/15/07 28 Rachel Hollivay, Rutgers (2014) Most Free Throws - Game Most Steals - Game 17 Hanna Zavecz (17 of 24), Wyoming vs. Kansas State, 10 Shala Crook, Ball State vs. Valparaiso, 3/16/02 3/28/07 Most Steals - Tournament Most Free Throws - Tournament 23 Kayla Thornton, UTEP (2014) 47 Hanna Zavecz, Wyoming (2007) Best Free Throw Shooting Percentage - Game (min. 13 attempts) 100.0 Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky (14 for 14), vs. Minne- sota, 3/19/07 100.0 Krysten Boogaard, Kansas (13 for 13), vs. Prairie View A&M, 3/17/10 100.0 Kristi Cirone, Illinois State (13 for 13), vs. Marquette, 3/26/09 100.0 Shantia Grace, South Florida (13 for 13), vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/29/09 Most Rebounds - Game 26 Katherine Plouffe, Marquette vs. Indiana State 3/20/2014

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