Tennessee (19-5, 11-2 SEC) will host the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament for just the eighth time in program history and is doing so for the first time since 2011, adding more history to an incredible season.
The Lady Volunteers will square off with Southeast Missouri (17-2) in the first round of the tournament. Also heading to the Knoxville Regional is Arizona State (17-6) and Wake Forest (17-13).
“The University of Tennessee is all about winning, and our entire athletic department’s goal is to simply be among the few who are competing for championships,” SEC Coach of the Year Alison Ojeda said. “As a coaching staff, we decided to meet with the team to discuss exactly what we needed to do in order to be in a position to host the first two rounds of the tournament. We haven’t talked about that meeting because we didn’t need to. The team had the white board with that information sitting right next to the door in the locker room.”
“Today, we learned that, as a team, we did what was needed and now we are hosting,” Ojeda continued. “They earned this opportunity, now it is time for us to take advantage of it.”
The First Round matches are scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET with Arizona State and Wake Forest squaring off in the first match, followed by Tennessee and SEMO. The lone Second Round match will begin at 4 p.m. ET, following the First Round matches of the Men’s Knoxville Regional.
All matches are scheduled to be played outdoors at Barksdale Stadium. Tickets for the weekend can be found HERE. The tournament central page can also be located HERE.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, May 5
Match 1 – Arizona State vs. Wake Forest – 1 p.m. ET
Match 2 – Tennessee vs. SEMO – 4 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 6
Match 3 – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 4 p.m. ET
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