Dallas, TX
NCAA Women’s Final Four kicks off Friday in Dallas
DALLAS – Pleasure is constructing in North Texas for the NCAA Girls’s Remaining 4.
A number of the finest basketball gamers within the nation will take to the court docket Friday night time in Dallas.
No. 1 seed South Carolina is undefeated and should beat No. 2 Iowa with a view to make it to the ultimate spherical and defend their championship title.
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The Gamecocks are recognized to have one of the best protection within the nation, however they face one of the best offensive group within the nation with Caitlin Clark not too long ago profitable Nationwide Participant of the Yr.
Additionally, No. 1 seed Virginia Tech faces off in opposition to No. 3 LSU.
The final time LSU made it to the Remaining 4 was in 2008. The group is seeking to have its finest season in program historical past below head coach Kim Mulkey.
Mulkey was Baylor’s former head coach, and she or he turned that program round as she took over, profitable three nationwide titles.
“It’s totally thrilling to have a second Remaining 4 right here and the truth that it isn’t solely the Division 1 right here however it’s additionally Division 2 and three championships. We’re celebrating as a columniation of the fiftieth anniversary of Title 9 so it’s a really particular time to be celebrating ladies’s basketball and sports activities typically,” stated Monica Paul, the Dallas Sports activities Fee govt director.
The massive video games begin Friday on the American Airways Middle. LSU performs Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. and South Carolina performs Iowa at 8 p.m.
Earlier than the video games, followers can try Tourney City, a free, jam-packed occasion.
There can be particular appearances, interactive video games and different Remaining 4 festivities.
It opens every day at 9 a.m. and runs by Sunday on the Kay Bailey Hutchison Conference Middle.