March 10, 2002

WACO, Texas - Baylor will play host to first and second round NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament action this weekend, the NCAA announced Sunday.

Baylor's Lady Bears, the No. 2 seed in the East Regional, plays host to seventh-seeded Drake, 10th-seeded Syracuse and 15th-seeded Bucknell beginning Friday.

Friday's first round begins with Drake against Syracuse at 6 p.m., followed by Baylor against Bucknell. The Baylor-Bucknell game will tip 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Drake-Syracuse matchup. Sunday's second round contest will pair Friday's winners in a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.

Tickets for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, hosted by Baylor University, go on sale to the general public Monday at 8 a.m., at the Floyd Casey Stadium ticket office. Tickets are $30 for courtside and $20 for all other reserved seats. Student tickets, which includes college age and younger, are $10.