NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Regional Semifinals: Top Seeds Joined by Four 6’s and one 12

ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by Capital One continues Saturday, March 30, from Bridgeport, Conn., and Spokane, Wash. and Sunday, March 31, from Norfolk, Va., and Oklahoma City, Okla. Coverage both days begins at noon.

The top four seeds (Baylor, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Stanford) have advanced, along with the four No. 2’s, but are joined by all four No. 6 seeds (Delaware, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma).  It marks the first time since 2003 that no No. 3 seeds advanced to the round of 16. With a win over No. 3 South Carolina in the second round, Kansas has moved on to the Norfolk Regional, the farthest a No. 12 seed has gone since 1997 when San Francisco reached the regional semifinal.

All three of and the NCAA Women’s Final Four games and Final Four Specials will be carried  live from New Orleans on ESPN and WatchESPN

2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Presented By Capital One Regional & Final Four Schedule (subject to change)

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Networks
Sat, Mar 30	Noon	No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 2 Kentucky Regional Semifinal (Bridgeport, Conn.) Beth Mowins, Doris Burke & Holly Rowe	ESPN / WatchESPN
	2 p.m.	No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 1 Connecticut Regional Semifinal (Bridgeport, Conn.)	ESPN / WatchESPN
	9 p.m.	No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Stanford Regional Semifinal (Spokane, Wash.) Dave Pasch, Deb Antonelli & LaChina Robinson	ESPN / WatchESPN
	11:30 p.m.	No. 6 LSU vs. No. 2 California Regional Semifinal (Spokane, Wash.)	ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Sun, Mar 31	Noon	No. 12 Kansas vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Regional Semifinal (Norfolk, Va.) Dave O’Brien, Stephanie White & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN / WatchESPN
	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Duke Regional Semifinal (Norfolk, Va.)	ESPN2 / WatchESPN
	4:30 p.m.	No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Tennessee Regional Semifinal (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo & Maria Taylor	ESPN2 / WatchESPN
	6:30 p.m.	No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 1 Baylor Regional Semifinal (Oklahoma City, Okla.)	ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Mon, Apr 1	7:30 p.m.	Regional Final (Bridgeport, Conn.)	ESPN / WatchESPN
	9:30 p.m.	Regional Final (Spokane, Wash.)	ESPN / WatchESPN
Tue, Apr 2	7 p.m.	Regional Final (Norfolk, Va.)	ESPN / WatchESPN
	9 p.m.	Regional Final (Oklahoma City, Okla.)	ESPN / WatchESPN

 

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