March 26, 2007
DAYTON, Ohio - Tennessee and Ole Miss got ready for Tuesday's Dayton Regional Final with a closed practice and press conferences at UD Arena on Monday. The Lady Vols and Rebels will meet with a trip to the Final Four at stake on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
Both teams took part in closed practices as well as press conferences on Monday. Complete transcripts of both press conferences are available at the following links:
Tennessee Quotes
Ole Miss Quotes
As of Monday evening, over 7,100 tickets have been sold for Tuesday's Regional Final. A limited amount of lower arena seats are still available for the game which will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. The UD Arena ticket office will be open on Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m. Tickets are $21 (lower arena) and $13 (upper). Doors will open for the game at 6 p.m. ET.
Sunday's Regional Semifinal games at UD Arena drew 9,023 fans, the most for any single session of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship this season. It also marked the second largest ever to watch a NCAA Women's Tournament game at UD Arena. UD Arena has been the site of two previous NCAA Women's Regionals (1998 and 2003). The 2003 Regional Semifinals drew 9,552 fans (Connecticut vs. Boston College & Purdue vs. Notre Dame).
Tennessee advances to Tuesday's Regional Final after a 65-46 victory over Marist on Sunday. The Lady Vols will be making their 22nd appearance in the Regional Finals in the 26-year history of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. Tennessee has never lost to a team seeded lower than fourth in the NCAA Tournament (Ole Miss is a No. 7 seed). Click here for a complete recap of Sunday's game.
Ole Miss will be making its fifth trip to a Regional Final and its first since 1992 after a 90-82 win over Oklahoma on Sunday. The Rebels are averaging 89 ppg in the NCAA Tournament this season and broke the UD Arena record for a NCAA Tournament game with 90 points on Sunday. Armintie Price also broke UD Arena Tournament records for points scored (31) and steals (five). Click here for a complete recap of Sunday's game.
Tuesday's game will also be broadcast on ESPN and can be followed with live stats on the Dayton Regional Championship Central page at www.DaytonFlyers.com.
