Pairings Set for 2013 CAA Women's Basketball Championship Presented By Jani-King

3/7/2013 5:10:00 AM

RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2013) - The pairings are set for the 2013 CAA Women's Basketball Championship, presented by Jani-King, which will be held 14-17 at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.

First round action tips off at Noon on Thursday as #8 George Mason takes on #9 UNCW.

In Friday's quarterfinals, top-seeded and nationally-ranked Delaware will face the George Mason/UNCW winner at Noon, while #4 Northeastern will face #5 Hofstra at 2:30 p.m. In the 5 p.m. contest, #2 James Madison goes #7 Towson, followed by #3 Drexel versus #6 William & Mary at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinals are set for 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the championship game taking place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17.

All eight games of the CAA Women's Basketball Championship will be available via various multimedia platforms. Thursday's first-round game and Friday's quarterfinal contests will be webstreamed on CAA.TV. The first semifinal contest at 2:00 p.m. will be televised on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic PLUS, The Comcast Network-Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Southeast and WECT (Wilmington, N.C.). The following semifinal will be shown on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and WECT. The championship game is scheduled to be televised on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, The Comcast Network Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Southeast and WECT. 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 Show Place Arena box office at 310-952-7900 or by logging on to Ticketmaster.com.

The CAA regular season schedule will come to a close on Saturday, March 9, when UNCW will visit Northeastern for a game that was rescheduled from earlier this season due to inclement weather.