The Big West champion UCSB women’s basketball team will play Stanford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, it was announced on Monday.
The Gauchos (22-9) are making their 14th consecutive postseason appearance after winning the Big West Tournament for the 11th time in the past 13 seasons.
UCSB received a No. 15 seed while Stanford (29-4) is the No. 2 seed in the Berkeley Regional. The game will be played at San Diego’s Cox Arena on Saturday, Mar. 21 at approximately 7:30 p.m. It will be televised on ESPN2 and fans in Santa Barbara can listen on KTMS 990 AM.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuqMJPU5vs;eurl=http://presidiosports.net/]The winner will face either No. 7 DePaul or No. 10 San Diego State in Monday’s second round.
UCSB is making its 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and at a No. 15 seed, it is the Gauchos’ lowest seed in their history.
Entering the postseason riding a five-game win streak, UC Santa Barbara faces Stanford for the first time since the 2007 season. The Cardinal, who advance to postseason play after capturing both the Pac-10 regular season and tournament titles, owns a 9-1 advantage over the Gauchos. UC Santa Barbara’s lone win against Stanford was a 62-61 victory back in 1977.
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