July 1, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS - - The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected the 16 first- and second-round sites for the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. Texas Tech University is one of the 16 sites selected for 2003.

The committee forwarded the sites to the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, which approved the sites at the recent meeting in Indianapolis.

"Obviously, we are excited about the opportunity to play at home for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament," said Texas Tech head coach Marsha Sharp. "Our fan support is big for us during that time of the year. It will certainly be a team goal for us to be in the bracket for the NCAA Tournament and we look forward to that challenge."

The first- and second-round sites for the 2003 championship, which will be held March 22 and 24 and March 23 and 25, are as follows:

Bramalage Coliseum (13,340), Manhattan, Kansas
Kansas State University, host

Bryce Jordan Center (15,261), University Park, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University, host

Constant Convocation Center (8,600), Norfolk, Virginia
Old Dominion University, host

Coors Events and Conference Center (11,076), Boulder, Colorado
University of Colorado, host

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027), Storrs, Connecticut
University of Connecticut, host

Lloyd Noble Center (11,800), Norman, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma, host

Mackey Arena (14,123), West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University, host

Maples Pavilion (7,391), Stanford, California
Stanford University, host

McArthur Court (9,087), Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon, host

Reynolds Coliseum (10,000), Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, host

Shoemaker Center (13,176), Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati, host

Stegeman Coliseum (10,075), Athens, Georgia
University of Georgia, host

Thomas Assembly Center (7,565), Ruston, Louisiana
Louisiana Tech University, host

Thompson-Boling Arena (25,000), Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host

United Spirit Arena (15,050), Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University, host

University Arena "The Pit" (16,596), Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host

The exact dates of the games for each first- and second-round site will be released at a later date.