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For
Immediate Release
Contact: Jody Meacham, 408 / 288-2934, jody@sjsa.org
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2007) – The State Farm Pac-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will bring more than nine college basketball games to town when it opens a four-day run Friday at HP Pavilion at San Jose.
Packed in with some of the top women’s college basketball in the nation are a girls’ basketball clinic, an educational and networking event for college students interested in sports careers, a special opportunity for fathers and daughters to meet sports celebrities and attend games together, and a women’s leadership night before Monday’s championship game.
Here’s the full schedule of activities surrounding the tournament, which is in its fifth year in San Jose.
Event day/date/time |
Location |
Description |
Thursday
March 1
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6 p.m. |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Pac-10 Banquet (not open to public) |
Friday
March 2 |
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4 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
US Bank Pac-10 Girls’ Clinic for 400 elementary school students (sold out) |
4:45 p.m. |
North Club
HP Pavilion |
BAWSI College Sports 101 Night. Sandy Barbour and Lisa Love, athletic directors at Cal and Arizona State , respectively, will speak to college students about careers in sports.
Tickets – $25 (includes appetizers, drinks, game admission) |
6 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 1 – #7 UCLA vs. #10 Washington State |
| 8:15 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 2 – #8 Oregon State vs. #9 Arizona |
Saturday
March 3 |
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11 a.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 3 – #3 Cal vs. #6 Oregon |
1:15 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 4 – Game 1 winner vs. #2 Arizona State |
5 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 5 – #1 Stanford vs. Game 2 winner |
7:15 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 6 – #4 Washington vs. #5 USC |
Sunday
March 4 |
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12:30 p.m. |
North Club
HP Pavilion |
BAWSI Dads & Daughters Day. Soccer star Brandi Chastain, the LPGA’s Juli Inkster and former 49ers Ronnie Lott and Brent Jones host a party for dads and daughters.
Tickets – $25 per person (includes appetizers, drinks, game admission) |
2 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 7 – Semifinal between Game 3 and Game 4 winners |
4:30 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Game 8 – Semifinal between Game 5 and Game 6 winners |
Monday
March 5
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5:30 p.m. |
North Club
HP Pavilion
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BAWSI Women’s Leadership Night. Former California State Sen. Jackie Speier will speak to women about her political experiences and her upcoming book.
Tickets – $25 per person (includes appetizers, drinks, game admission)
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7:30 p.m. |
HP Pavilion |
Pac-10 Championship Game |
The San Jose Sports Authority is the sports marketing agency for the City of San José . Since its creation in 1991, the Sports Authority has brought more 150 events to the city including six NCAA Championships, the NHL and MLS All Star Games and the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Visit us on the Web at www.sjsa.org.
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