PAIRINGS SET FOR 2008 AEROPOSTALE CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

PAIRINGS SET FOR 2008 AEROPOSTALE CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2008) ? The pairings are set for the 2008 Aeropostale CAA Women's Basketball Championship, which will be held March 13-16 in Newark, Del. The University of Delaware will play host to the entire championship.

First round action tips off at Noon on Thursday as #7 William & Mary takes on #10 Georgia State. At 2:30 p.m., #6 Northeastern meets #11 George Mason. Beginning at 5 p.m., #8 UNC Wilmington will play host #9 Delaware, followed by #5 Towson versus #12 Hofstra at 7:3 0p.m.

In Friday’s quarterfinals, #2 James Madison goes against the William &Mary/Georgia State winner at Noon, while #3 VCU takes on the Northeastern/George Mason victor at 2:30 p.m. Top-seeded Old Dominion will face the winner of UNC Wilmington/Delaware at 5 p.m., before #4 Drexel plays the Towson/Hofstra victor.

The semifinals are set for Noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the championship game taking place at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 16.

All 11 games of the CAA women's basketball championship will be available via various multimedia platforms. Thursday's first-round games and Friday's quarterfinal contests will be webstreamed on CAASports.com. Click here and register free to access all eight games live. Both semifinal games on Saturday will be televised by CN8 and other CAA television affiliates. The semifinals can also be viewed on the internet at www.cn8.tv. Comcast SportsNet will televise the CAA championship game on Sunday afternoon. Visit www.caasports.com throughout the week for updated television listings.

Tickets can be purchased through the box office of your favorite CAA school, by calling the University of Delaware box office at 302-831-2257 or by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com.