Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena will once again be a site for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced Monday that the venue in Iowa City will be one of 16 sites used for the first- and second-rounds of the 2013 version of the NCAA Women's Tournament.
"We are extremely excited to host first and second round NCAA Tournament games next season," Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said. "This gives the University of Iowa and our women's basketball team a chance to showcase our great arena after the renovations that took place last year. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to host this great event."
The games that season will either be played on Saturday, March 23, and Monday, March 25, or Sunday, March 24, and Tuesday, March 26.
“We are very pleased to be a part of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship,” UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta said. “We have an outstanding venue in Carver-Hawkeye Arena that has a rich tradition in hosting NCAA championship competition. I am confident that our fans will once again show great support for NCAA women’s basketball next March.”
This will be the 13th time Iowa has hosted NCAA Tournament games. The first time was in 1986 and the most recent time was in 2009 when the arena had the fourth largest first-round attendance.
“As a committee we are excited that in 2013 our championship will be hosted by institutions from nine different conferences, with Delaware and St. John’s hosting for the first time,” said Greg Christopher, director of athletics at Bowling Green State University and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “Having this geographic blend of sites is important to the committee as we continue to grow the game of women’s basketball.”
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