March 14, 2011

Tigers Earn No. 12 Seed, Face No. 5 Georgetown in NCAA Tournament First Round

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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, this time earning the No. 12 seed in the Philadelphia Region, the NCAA announced Monday night.

The Tigers (24-4) will face No. 5 seed Georgetown (22-10) on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., on Sunday, March 20 at 2:30 p.m. or 30 minuntes following the 12:20 p.m. tip between Maryland and St. Francis (PA). Both games will air live on ESPN2.

Princeton is 24-4 overall and earned the Ivy League automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. This is Princeton's second trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history. The Tigers fell to St. John's, a No. 9 seed last season in the first round in Tallahassee.

The winner will move on to the second round and face the winner of the No. 4 Maryland /No. 13 St. Francis matchup. That game is slated for Tuesday, March 22.

Tickets are available in reserved and general admission formats. Reserved adult tickets are $30 and general admission is $24. Juniors (3-17)/Seniors (62+) reserved seats are $24 and general admission is $18. To buy tickets call the Princeton Ticket Office at (609) 258-4TIX.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS
To apply for credentials to the 2011 College Park Regional, please log on to ncaa.com/media. Credential applications will be received through Sport Systems. The credential process is open from Monday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m., until Tuesday, March 15 at 5 p.m.