UCLA draws N.C. State in women's NCAAs

By WAVE STAFF

Story Created: Mar 16, 2010 at 10:21 AM PST

Story Updated: Mar 16, 2010 at 10:21 AM PST

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Eighth-seeded UCLA opens NCAA women’s basketball tournament Sunday against ninth-seeded North Carolina State in Minneapolis.

The Bruins (24-8) earned an at-large selection into the tournament after a second-place finish in the Pac-10 regular season and a run to the championship game of the Pac-10 Tournament.

UCLA’s loss to top-seeded Stanford in the Pac-10 championship game ended a 10-game winning streak. The Bruins will be making their 10th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since advancing to the second round in 2006. This will be the second time in the Bruins’ last three tournament appearances they will play first- or second-round games in Minneapolis (also in 2004).

North Carolina State (20-13) advanced to the championship game of its conference tournament, losing to top-seeded Duke, 70-60. The Wolfpack have won seven of their last nine games and will be making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 2007.

UCLA is led by 2010 Pac-10 coach of the year Nikki Caldwell, who won two NCAA titles as an assistant at Tennessee (2007, 2008) and one as a player (1991). North Carolina State is coached by Kellie (Jolly) Harper, who won three NCAA titles as a player at Tennessee (1996, 1997, 1998). Caldwell coached Harper as a grad assistant during Harper’s senior season in 1999.

The winner faces the winner of the Nebraska/Northern Iowa game next Tuesday.

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