The No. 17 Nebraska women's basketball team earned a trip to its fourth NCAA Tournament in the past six seasons when the Huskers claimed a No. 6 seed in the 64-team field of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship announced on Monday.
Nebraska will be heading south to Little Rock, Ark., to face the most familiar foe in school history - the Kansas Jayhawks - on Sunday, March 18, at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Huskers (24-8 overall, 10-6 Big Ten) will face the 11th-seeded Jayhawks (19-12 overall, 8-10 Big 12) at the Jack Stephens Center.
The tip time will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game of the sub-regional between No. 3 seed and seventh-ranked Delaware (30-1, 18-0 Colonial) and homestanding UALR (20-12, 12-4 Sun Belt), which is scheduled for a 4:20 p.m. tip.
The 2012 Huskers earned the 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Kansas claimed its 12th, but its first since 2000. The Huskers were one of a conference-record seven Big Ten teams to earn NCAA bids. Kansas was one of seven Big 12 teams to earn bids. The Huskers will have 14 days off between games after storming to a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Tournament, March 1-4.
You can hear the Huskers live on SUNNY 101.3 and on A-M 1230, KTNC on Sunday.
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