2010 WNIT Bracket

TAMPA - The University of Florida has announced that the Women's National Invitation Tournament first round game with the University of South Florida on Thursday, March 18 will tip-off at 7 p.m. at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville.

Tickets for the game may be purchased at the Gator Ticket Office at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, or by calling 1-800-34-GATOR, ext. 6800 (in Florida only).

Ticket office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. On game day, tickets will be available for sale at the main ticket office until 5 p.m., then at Gate 1 of the O'Connell Center beginning at 6 p.m. until halftime of the game. Tickets also may be purchase online through http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/women/ on the women's basketball page.

All tickets are general admission seating with a cost of $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and youth ages 12 and under. USF student tickets are $4 with a valid ID.

This will mark the second time that the Bulls and Gators have met in the WNIT, and it is the first time that the two schools have butted heads since the 2005 WNIT first round when USF handed Florida a 61-56 loss.
    
During the 2008-09 campaign, the Bulls posted a 27-10 record - the best in school. USF finished the year winning five consecutive games en route to the WNIT postseason title - including three consecutive on the road. After a first round bye, the Bulls took care of Florida Gulf Coast (88-81 in overtime) and Mississippi (74-57) with both games coming at home. USF then hit the road, for 10 straight days, to defeat St. Bonaventure (80-66) on March 29, Boston College (82-65) on April 1 and Kansas (75-71) on April 4 in the title game.

The championship game with the Jayhawks was played in front of a USF, Kansas and Big 12 women's basketball record crowd of 16,113 at historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse. It was also the eighth largest crowd to see a women's basketball game in Division I during the 2008-09 season.