Maryland Awarded 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds
7/6/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
July 6, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland was selected to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in 2009, the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced Thursday. Comcast Center will host the opening rounds of the tournament in back-to-back years, beginning in 2008.
College Park had already been selected as one of eight opening-round sites for the 2008 tournament.
Comcast Center is among eight sites selected to host in 2009. Other cities awarded first- and second-round sites are Albuquerque, N.M., Baton Rouge, La., Columbus, Ohio, Duluth, Ga., Lubbock, Texas, Los Angeles and Piscataway, N.J., with the Final Four being played in St. Louis.
"We have one of the best facilities in the nation and some of the best fans in the country. We are looking forward to showing off our great campus, hospitality and fan support once again," said Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese. "When we hosted the NCAA Tournament in 2005, it was a great event."
"We are honored to be selected once again to host the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Comcast Center has proven to be an outstanding location for such a wonderful event," said Maryland Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow. "Our staff has run an efficient tournament in the past and the fan support has been terrific, so the NCAA has rewarded us with back-to-back selections, as we are also hosting the 2008 tournament."
Maryland has hosted NCAA Tournament games eight times, most recently in 2005, the first year the NCAA Tournament was restructured to have eight first- and second-round sites.
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