The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is gearing up for its 11th NCAA Championship appearance and the first since 2014. The No. 6-seed Mountaineers head to Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday evening and will take care of media responsibilities on Thursday morning before focusing on the No. 11-seed Princeton Tigers. Friday’s game is scheduled for a noon ET tipoff at St. John Arena in Columbus.

 

All Session and single session tickets for the NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds are on sale at the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office, online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. WVU does not have any tickets to sell to the general public.

 

To purchase online, CLICK HERE.

 

All Session tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students, youth and seniors. Single session tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for students, youth and seniors, and $10 for groups of 10 or more (service charges may apply).

Those with questions may contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

 

In the home markets of the competing teams, ESPN or ESPN2 will televise the game of local interest. While constant updates from the other games will be provided in the home market, the networks will not switch to another game during live action, thereby establishing home market protection.

 

For the first and second rounds, multiple games (as many as four) will begin within one telecast window. During those windows, the coverage will showcase the best action for viewers in the majority of the nation (except in the home markets of the competing teams). Friday’s game with Princeton will air in its entirety on ESPN2 in West Virginia, Pittsburgh, parts of Western Maryland and New Jersey.

 

Select first- and second-round games will be aired in a full national telecast on ESPN or ESPN2, with supplemental coverage on WatchESPN.

ESPN3 will carry the games in full that are not being aired in a national window.

 

Tynice Martin Finalist for National Freshman of the Year
Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Big 12 All-Freshman selection Tynice Martin is one of eight finalists for the United States Basketball Writers Association Women's Basketball National Freshman of the Year. Martin registered double-figure scoring 17 times this season, including 12 in Big 12 action. She is third on the team in scoring with 10.0 points per game and averaged 11.1 points per contest in conference games. She garnered Big 12 Freshman of the Week accolades twice on Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. Her 330 points this season are ninth all-time on WVU’s freshman single-season list, while her 127 made field goals are seventh on the freshman list. Martin joins Meg Bulger as the only Mountaineers to garner Freshman of the Year awards. Bulger was tabbed the 2004 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Other finalists for Freshman of the Year include:  Kristine Anigwe (California), Allazia Blockton (Marquette), Sophie Cunningham (Missouri), Jessica Kovatch (Saint Francis (Pa.)), Kitija Laksa (South Florida), Jessica Shepard (Nebraska) and Stephanie Watts (North Carolina).

 

Seeking Win No. 25
If West Virginia (24-9) defeats Princeton on Friday, the Mountaineers will reach the 25-win plateau for the fifth time in program history and the fourth under Mike Carey.

 

Postseason Regulars
West Virginia is making its 11th NCAA Championship appearance and the first since 2014. The Mountaineers have reached the postseason for a school-record 10 consecutive years. WVU is making its ninth NCAA appearance under coach Carey. The Mountaineers own an 8-10 mark all-time in the NCAA tourney. The Mountaineers are seeking their second NCAA regional semifinal appearance and the first since 1992.

 

Elite Company
West Virginia is one of 10 programs nationally to compete in a bowl game and the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships during the 2015-16 season. The Mountaineers are one of eight power conference programs to achieve that feat. The Big 12 leads all power conferences with three schools: Baylor, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

 

Teams to appear in a bowl game and NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
Baylor
Connecticut
Indiana
Miami
Michigan State
Middle Tennessee
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
West Virginia