Saturday, March 18
Los Angeles, Calif.
8:00 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Penn
Photo by: Terence Stewart
Game Day Preview: Penn
Mar 17, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Game 33 • NCAA First Round • Saturday, March 18, 2017 • 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT
[5] Texas A&M Aggies (21-11, 9-7 SEC) vs.
[12] Penn Quakers (22-7, 13-1 Ivy League)
Los Angeles, Calif. | Pauley Pavilion (12,829)
TV: ESPN2 (Sam Gore, Julianne Viani)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller)
[5] Texas A&M Aggies (21-11, 9-7 SEC) vs.
[12] Penn Quakers (22-7, 13-1 Ivy League)
Los Angeles, Calif. | Pauley Pavilion (12,829)
TV: ESPN2 (Sam Gore, Julianne Viani)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller)
LOS ANGELES- Texas A&M tips off its 12th consecutive NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday, taking on 12-seed Penn at 8 p.m. CT inside UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
The game is broadcast on ESPN2, with Sam Gore and Julianne Viani on the call. Cable subscribers in Texas and Philadelphia will see the game in its entirety on ESPN2, and satellite subscribers across the country should check their TV guide for their dedicated alternate channel for the game. Fans anywhere can view the game on WatchESPN and the ESPN app on their computers, mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and other connected devices.
In addition, Tom Turbiville and Steve Miller bring radio listeners the call on the Texas A&M Sports Network and on 12thMan.com. The game is available locally in Bryan-College Station on The Zone 1150 AM / 102.7 FM
The fifth-seeded Aggies enter the tournament with four players that have started an NCAA Tournament game in their career. Forward Anriel Howard averaged 20.0 rebounds in two starts during the 2016 NCAA Tournament, including a Tournament single-game record with 27 in the First Round. Center Khaalia Hillsman averages 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in three career starts, and guard Curtyce Knox started the 2015 NCAA First Round game against Little Rock. Forward Taylor Cooper has one NCAA Tournament start in her career, scoring 15 points in a 2013 NCAA First Round game when she was at Oral Roberts.
Penn enters their fourth NCAA Tournament at 22-7 after winning the inaugural Ivy League Tournament. The Quakers are led by Missouri City, Texas native Michelle Nwokedi, who averages 15.1 points per game.
The winner of this game faces the winner of the game between 4-seed UCLA and 13-seed Boise State in the NCAA Second Round, which takes place in Pauley Pavilion on Monday, March 20.
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