College Station among sites for 2013 NCAA women's tournament

By: NCAA

Posted: Mon 3:30 PM, Feb 13, 2012

Sites for 2013 tournament announced

Norfolk, Trenton among regional hosts for NCAA tournament

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has announced the selections of the first and second-round as well as regional sites for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.

Cities chosen to host first and second-round games in 2013 include Baton Rouge, La.; Boulder, Colo.; College Park, Md.; College Station, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Durham, N.C.; Iowa City, Iowa; Knoxville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Newark, Del.; Queens, N.Y.; Spokane, Wash.; Stanford, Calif.; Storrs, Conn., and Waco, Texas. The four selected regional sites are Norfolk, Va.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Spokane, Wash., and Trenton, N.J.

"As a committee we are excited that in 2013 our championship will be hosted by institutions from nine different conferences, with Delaware and St. John’s hosting for the first time," said Greg Christopher, chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee and director of athletics at Bowling Green State University. "Having this geographic blend of sites is important to the committee as we continue to grow the game of women’s basketball."

The following first and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 23 and Monday, March 25 or Sunday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (dates to be determined in June 2012):

2013 First & Second Round Sites

City

Arena

Host

Baton Rouge, La.

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

LSU

Boulder, Colo.

Coors Events Center

Colorado

College Park, Md.

Comcast Center

Maryland

College Station, Texas

Reed Arena

Texas A&M

Columbus, Ohio

St. John Arena

Ohio State

Durham, N.C.

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Duke

Iowa City, Iowa

Carver Hawkeye Arena

Iowa

Knoxville, Tenn.

Thompson Boling Arena

Tennessee

Louisville, Ky.

KFC YUM! Center

Louisville

Lubbock, Texas

United Spirit Arena

Texas Tech

Delaware, Del.

Bob Carpenter Center

Delaware

Queens, N.Y.

Carnesecca Arena

St. John's

Spokane, Wash.

McCarthey Athletic Center

Gonzaga

Stanford, Calif.

Maples Pavilion

Stanford

Storrs, Conn.

Gampel Pavilion

Connecticut

Waco, Texas

Ferrell Center

Baylor

The following regional sites will host games either Saturday, March 30 and Monday, April 1 or Sunday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 2, 2013 (dates to be determined in June, 2012):

2013 Regional Sites

Norfolk, Va.

Ted Constant Center

Old Dominion

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Chesapeake Energy Arena

TBD

Spokane, Wash.

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

Washington State

Trenton, N.J.

Sun National Bank Arena

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

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