Lady Hogs Land No. 4 Seed in NCAA Tournament

March 17, 2021

Sports

Lady Hogs Land No. 4 Seed in NCAA Tournament

NWA Daily

San Antonio Bound: The Arkansas Women's Basketball Team has been selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.

  • The Lady Hogs will dance with Wright State Raiders in the first round in the Alamo Region as the No. 4 seed next Monday, March 22 at 2pm CT. A total of 64 teams were picked to play in the tournament. 40/29 News

  • This will be Head Coach Mike Neighbors' first appearance at the tournament with an Arkansas team. The Razorbacks finished the regular season 19-8, coming to an abrupt end in the SEC Tournament. Pig Trail Nation

  • What does national success mean for Northwest Arkansas? Steve Clark, President and CEO of Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce mentioned that having both teams make the NCAA March tournament has a direct correlation on business transactions in Northwest Arkansas. "You will see it in more beverages sold, in food sales, and in general more people out and about" said Clark.

Correction: There was a typo in yesterday's article about the Men's Basketball team. Their game is this Friday, March 19 at 11:45a CT, not Thursday. Thanks for the subscribers to caught this!

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