STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Times for the NCAA Women's First/Second Round games have been set.

In First Round action on Saturday, March 17, the No. 6 seed Penn State Lady Lions (19-9) will face No. 11 seed Texas Christian (24-7) at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET). Penn State's WPSX-TV (cable channel 3) will televise the game live.

Host and No. 3 seed Louisiana Tech (28-4) takes on No. 14 seed Georgia State (24-6) at approximately 8:30 p.m. CT (9:30 p.m. ET). The winners meet in the second round on Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET).

All games will be played at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, La.

Tickets will be available through the Penn State Athletic Ticket Office. The three-game, all-session pass is $24. To order tickets, call (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336.

The winner of the second round game will advance to the East Regional at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.

WPSX-TV and the Penn State Sports Radio Network will broadcast all of the Lady Lions' NCAA games.

2001 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
EAST REGION
First/Second Rounds
Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, La.

FIRST ROUND: Saturday, March 17
#11 seed Texas Christian vs. #6 seed Penn State, 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) (WPSX-TV, Penn State Sports Radio Network)
#14 seed Georgia State at #3 seed Louisiana Tech, approx. 8:30 p.m. CT (9:30 p.m. ET)

SECOND ROUND: Monday, March 19
First Round winners, 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET)