#5 seed and #17 ranked (in both major polls) Women's basketball (23-9 overall; 11-7 in conference play) aims to advance to their 2nd straight Sweet 16, and to do so they'll once again have to do it on the road with a hostile crowd***, this time in Manhattan, Kansas against the #4 seed and #15 (media poll) / #16 (coaches' poll) ranked Kansas State Wildcats (KSU; 26-7 overall, 13-5 in the Big 12). The game will be at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, with the tipoff scheduled for noon MT.
The game is the 1st scheduled for the day to be shown on ESPN itself, so hopefully (???) should start on time. (Further info and links for media options available near the bottom of this post. The very 1st game of the day is North Carolina vs. South Carolina, and is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM MT on ABC.)
A couple notes:
(1) Not that they matter at all anymore, but in the last (pre-tournament selection) NET rankings (dated 3/17), CU was #16 and KSU #15 .
(2) Unlike Friday, It looks like there could be slight time overlap with the CU men's game, with it scheduled to start 1 hour 50 minutes(at 10:10 AM MT) before the women's game noon tipoff.
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***For those who don't remember or are newer fans, this veteran CU team shouldn't be intimidated @ KSU, as it was just about a year ago that the Buffs went into Cameron Indoor and won 2 games to advance as a #6 seed. This included (on March 20th, 2023) defeating the #3 seed Blue Devils in a MAJOR overtime 2nd round nail biter by a 61-53 score.
Per an article recap I found for the K State - Portland game for yesterday (Friday; https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article287012105.html), that game had their largest attendance of the year, 9,642, and I would GUESS Sunday's will be just as large if not larger. (Per a quick Google search, Bramlage's capacity is 12,528.)
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Go Buffs!!!
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(No preview article as I type this.)
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Links with more info on KSU:
Roster - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Stats - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats
Schedule - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
Box score for their 1st round game - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401637544
A couple of their tourney related articles:
After Initial selection - https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2...-basketball-selected-for-2024-ncaa-tournament
After their win 1st round win - https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2...-state-collects-first-round-win-over-portland
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Media links:
NCAA's game page for this game - https://www.ncaa.com/game/6284785
NCAA Interactive bracket - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d1/2024
NCAA's initial article with general tournament information (Dates of the various rounds, hosting cities, etc.) - https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketbal...s-womens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates-times
Live video - Game is scheduled to be shown on ESPN. For anyone with a subscription that includes access to that channel, I assume it will also be viewable on the ESPN app and/ or at https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/341e9fc2-62e2-41b8-82b4-51a43b50bc04 . (If for any reason that specific link doesn't work, access to all ESPN streams can be found at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .)
Live audio - Asume the game will be available on 630 AM in the Denver/ Boulder area and maybe other stations in the Buff radio network. In addition, a free audio stream should be available at https://cubuffs.com/watch/.
Live stats - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401637580/colorado-kansas-st
Game notes -
The game is the 1st scheduled for the day to be shown on ESPN itself, so hopefully (???) should start on time. (Further info and links for media options available near the bottom of this post. The very 1st game of the day is North Carolina vs. South Carolina, and is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM MT on ABC.)
A couple notes:
(1) Not that they matter at all anymore, but in the last (pre-tournament selection) NET rankings (dated 3/17), CU was #16 and KSU #15 .
(2) Unlike Friday, It looks like there could be slight time overlap with the CU men's game, with it scheduled to start 1 hour 50 minutes(at 10:10 AM MT) before the women's game noon tipoff.
(
***For those who don't remember or are newer fans, this veteran CU team shouldn't be intimidated @ KSU, as it was just about a year ago that the Buffs went into Cameron Indoor and won 2 games to advance as a #6 seed. This included (on March 20th, 2023) defeating the #3 seed Blue Devils in a MAJOR overtime 2nd round nail biter by a 61-53 score.
Per an article recap I found for the K State - Portland game for yesterday (Friday; https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article287012105.html), that game had their largest attendance of the year, 9,642, and I would GUESS Sunday's will be just as large if not larger. (Per a quick Google search, Bramlage's capacity is 12,528.)
)
Go Buffs!!!
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(No preview article as I type this.)
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Links with more info on KSU:
Roster - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Stats - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats
Schedule - https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
Box score for their 1st round game - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401637544
A couple of their tourney related articles:
After Initial selection - https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2...-basketball-selected-for-2024-ncaa-tournament
After their win 1st round win - https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2...-state-collects-first-round-win-over-portland
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Media links:
NCAA's game page for this game - https://www.ncaa.com/game/6284785
NCAA Interactive bracket - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d1/2024
NCAA's initial article with general tournament information (Dates of the various rounds, hosting cities, etc.) - https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketbal...s-womens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates-times
Live video - Game is scheduled to be shown on ESPN. For anyone with a subscription that includes access to that channel, I assume it will also be viewable on the ESPN app and/ or at https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/341e9fc2-62e2-41b8-82b4-51a43b50bc04 . (If for any reason that specific link doesn't work, access to all ESPN streams can be found at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .)
Live audio - Asume the game will be available on 630 AM in the Denver/ Boulder area and maybe other stations in the Buff radio network. In addition, a free audio stream should be available at https://cubuffs.com/watch/.
Live stats - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401637580/colorado-kansas-st
Game notes -