Badgers, UWGB draw bids to women's tournament

The NCAA women's basketball field has been set, and there is a taste of Wisconsin sprinkled throughout the 64-team bracket.
UW-Green Bay, a No. 12 seed, will travel to Ames, Iowa, and take on fifth-seeded Virginia (21-9) of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sunday. Tipoff is 6:21 p.m., with the survivor meeting the winner of the Iowa State-Lehigh match-up set for 8:30 p.m.

If the Phoenix (27-4) can register two upsets, it would vault them into the Sweet 16 and a probable match-up with the overall No. 1 seed, Connecticut, which is unbeaten (33-0) and has notched an NCAA record 72 straight victories.

Wisconsin plays a first-round game Sunday as well. The Badgers, drawing a No. 7 seed, lock horns with Vermont in South Bend, Ind. The Catamounts went 26-6 in the America East Conference this year, while Lisa Stone's Badgers were 21-10 in the Big Ten. Tipoff is 11:21 a.m.

The Wisconsin-Vermont winner advances to a match-up with either the host school, Notre Dame, a No. 2 seed, or 15th-seeded Cleveland State. The Vikings earned the automatic berth out of the Horizon League by winning the league tournament in Green Bay over Butler on Sunday. Cleveland State is coached by former UW-Stevens Point standout and River Falls native Kate Peterson-Abiad.

The NCAA Women's Final Four takes place April 4 and April 6 in San Antonio.