Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule, Live Stats Links
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? The 2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship begins Thursday afternoon at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event kicks off with three first round games, beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
Eighth-seeded Appalachian State (8-21, 7-13) will face No. 9 seed Furman (12-17, 6-14) at 3 p.m. ET in the day’s first contest. The winner of that contest will face top-seeded Chattanooga (21-8, 17-3) at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
Following the ASU-Furman contest, No. 7 seed UNC Greensboro (12-17, 9-11) will take on No. 10 seed Wofford (5-23, 3-17) with the winner advancing to battle No. 2 seed Samford (21-6, 16-4) at 9 a.m. Friday.
Thursday’s final opening-round game will pit sixth-seeded Georgia Southern (16-13, 11-9) against 11th-seeded Elon (4-25), beginning 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous contest. No. 3 seed Western Carolina (18-11, 14-6) awaits the winner of this matchup with tip off set for approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.
No. 4 seed College of Charleston (21-7, 14-6) and No. 5 seed Davidson (12-17, 11-9) will square off in a quarterfinal matchup Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
The semifinals and championship game will be televised live by SportSouth with the semis set for 12 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 and the championship at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, March 9. The tournament winner earns the league’s automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.
All first round and quarterfinal games will be video-streamed at www.SoCon.tv, and the entire tournament will be broadcast locally on 1370-AM in Chattanooga.
For tickets to the 2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, visit www.SoConSports.com.
2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
Chattanooga, Tenn.
March 5 (Thursday)
Game 1: No. 8 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 Furman, 3 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 10 Wofford, 30 mins. after Game 1
Game 3: No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Elon, 30 mins. after Game 2
March 6 (Friday)
Game 4: No. 2 Samford vs. Winner of Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 5: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. Winner of Game 1, 30 mins. after Game 4
March 7 (Saturday)
Game 6: No. 4 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 Davidson, 9 a.m.
Game 7: No. 3 Western Carolina vs. Winner of Game 3, 30 mins. after Game 6
March 8 (Sunday)
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 12:00 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
Game 9: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 7, 2:30 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
March 9 (Monday)
Championship, 3 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
*All First Round and Quarterfinal games will be video-streamed on SoCon.TV.
*All games will be played at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.
*All times are EASTERN.