#WNIT Postseason WNIT March 20 - April 6 Championship Notes www.womensnit.com 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 basketball 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. womensnit.com | Media Contact: Thomas Hoffman | 970-672-0543 | [email protected] #WNIT Postseason WNIT March 20 - April 6 Championship Notes www.womensnit.com 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament POSTSEASON WNIT BRACKET Produced by Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1 March 20-22 March 23-26 March 27-29 March 27-29 March 23-26 March 20-22 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Arkansas 88, OT March 30-31 West Virginia 83 7 pm CT Thur 3/21 Semifinals March 30-31 Arkansas 100 Semifinals West Virginia 64 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at Arkansas April 3-4 April 3-4 at West Virginia Houston 80, OT 2 pm CT Sun 3/24 Rider 43 Arkansas 78 West Virginia 54 3 pm ET Sun 3/24 Troy 89 at Arkansas at West Virginia Villanova 86, OT 6 pm CT Thur 3/21 UAB 52 Villanova 57 7 pm ET Fri 3/22 at Troy at Villanova UAB 93 7 pm CT Thur 3/28 7 pm ET Wed 3/27 Old Dominion 81 at Arkansas TCU 69 Northwestern 61 at West Virginia TCU 72 2019 Toledo 71 6:30 pm CT Thur 3/21 TCU 71 WNIT Championship 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at TCU Toledo 47 at Toledo PVAM 41 2 pm ET Sun 3/24 Seton Hall 65 2 pm CT Sat 3/23 TCU 82 Northwestern 56 UT Arlington 60 at TCU at Toledo Northwestern 74 1 pm CT Sun 3/31 3 pm ET Sat. April6 6 pm CT Sat 3/30 7 pm CT Thur 3/21 UT Arlington 54 Northwestern 54 7 pm CT Thur 3/21 at UT Arlington at TCU at Northwestern at Northwestern SFA 54 TCU 53 at Arizona Northwestern 74 Dayton 51 Green Bay 59 CBS Sports Network Ohio State 61 6 pm CT Thur 3/21 Kent State 52 Morehead St. 65 7 pm ET Wed 3/20 at Green Bay at Ohio State Kent State 64 2 pm CT Sun 3/24 Morehead State 71 7 pm ET Sat 3/23 Butler 65 Western Kentucky 60 at WKU Butler 89 at Butler Miami (OH) 63 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 Butler 70 Western Kentucky 68 at Butler at Miami (OH) 7 pm ET Thur 3/28 Northeastern 72 7 pm ET Thur 3/28 Western Kentucky 67 at Cincinnati Cincinnati 55 Ohio 58 at Ohio Minnesota 91 Middle Tenn 59 6:30 pm CT Fri 3/22 6:30 pm CT Thur 3/21 6:30 pm PT Wed 4/3 7 pm ET Wed 4/3 Middle Tenn 57 at Minnesota Minnesota 65 at Middle Tennessee at Arizona at James Madison Northern Iowa 75 3 pm ET Sun 3/24 2 pm ET Sun 3/24 IUPUI 47 Cincinnati 72 Ohio 68 Cincinnati 76 at Cincinnati at Ohio Ohio 81 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 Cincinnati 72 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at Cincinnati Ohio 59 at Ohio Youngstown St. 62 High Point 74 Arizona Northwestern New Mexico 75 James Madison 48 7 pm MT Thur 3/21 Denver 66 James Madison 71 7 pm ET Fri 3/22 at New Mexico at James Madison Denver 83 2 pm PT Sun 3/24 N.C. A&T 37 Idaho 60 James Madison 70 6 pm ET Sun 3/24 at Idaho CHAMPIONS at JMU Loy.Marymount 64 South Florida 84 7 pm PT Thur 3/21 Idaho 88 South Florida 54 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at Loyola Marymount at South Florida Idaho 79 Stetson 50 6:30 pm PT Thur 3/28 Arizona 67 Championship Game Televised on James Madison 54 7 pm ET Thur 3/28 Arizona 66 at Arizona at JMU VCU 65 6:30 pm PT Thur 3/21 Arizona 64 VCU 72 6 pm ET Thur 3/21 at Arizona at VCU Idaho State 56 3 pm PT Sun 3/24 2 pm ET Sun 3/24 Charlotte 52 at Arizona Arizona 68 Virginia Tech 66 Fresno State 72 at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 92 7 pm PT Wed 3/20 Pacific 48 2 pm PT Sun 3/31 2 pm ET Sun 3/31 Virginia Tech 82 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at Fresno State at Arizona at JMU at Virginia Tech Pacific 77 Furman 65 Arizona 59 James Madison 69 Wyoming 68 Harvard 69 6:30 MT Thur 3/21 Wyoming 78 Harvard 65 7 pm ET Fri 3/22 at Wyoming at Harvard N.Colorado 60 Drexel 56 2 pm MT Sun 3/24 Wyoming 61 Georgetown 53 3 pm ET Sun 3/24 Lamar 71 at Wyoming at Harvard Georgetown 90 7 pm CT Fri 3/22 South Alabama 71 Georgetown 70 7 pm ET Fri 3/22 at Lamar at Georgetown South Alabama 73 Sacred Heart 59 6:30 pm MT Thur 3/28 Wyoming 45 Georgetown 44 7 pm ET Tue 3/26 Saint Mary's 67 at Wyoming at Providence Penn 64 7 pm PT Fri 3/22 Saint Mary's 61 Penn 54 7 pm ET Fri 3/22 at Saint Mary's at Penn Hawaii 43 5 pm PT Sun 3/24 4 pm ET Sun 3/24 American 45 at Saint Mary's Pepperdine 60 Providence 46 Cal Baptist 79 at Providence Providence 71 5 pm PT Wed 3/20 Pepperdine 65 All game times are according to host school’s time zone. Providence 64 7 pm ET Thur 3/21 at California Baptist at Providence Pepperdine 91 Hartford 54 womensnit.com | Media Contact: Thomas Hoffman | 970-672-0543 | [email protected] #WNIT Postseason WNIT March 20 - April 6 Championship Notes www.womensnit.com 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.