LSU Women's Basketball Earns Number Two Seed

0:00On March 16, LSU Women's Basketball earned a number-two seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host first and second-round games at the Pete Marevich assembly center. The Tigers opened against number-15 Jacksonville on Friday, March 20th, with the winner advancing to face the victor of number-7 Texas. Tech versus number-10, Villanova on Sunday, March 22nd. Tip times will be announced later this week and tickets go on sale Monday at 10am. Central time through LSUTES.net. The team sits in the Sacramento region alongside top seeds like number-1 UCLA, number-3 Duke, and number-4 Minnesota. Fans are buzzing with excitement as Coach Kim Mulkey enters her fifth season, having host-determined games every year at LSU. She recently praised UCLA's tough schedule ahead of the postseason. This marks LSU's first number-two seed since 2008, when they made their fifth straight final four-run. It's only the four-time overall the Tigers have landed as high.

1:02The tournament kicks off Wednesday with first four games, followed by the round of 64 on Friday and Saturday, then the round of 32. Over Sunday and Monday, LSU looks prime for a deep run from home court.