2011 NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR

The 2011 NCAA women's Final Four will take at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The semifinals will begin on Sunday, April 3rd at 7 pm ET and the national championship will be on Tuesday night, April 5th. This year's Final Four will feature a pair of #1 & #2 seeds. Here are the semifinal matchups to take place this Sunday...




#1 STANFORD CARDINAL (33-2) vs. #2 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (31-5)
Sunday, April 3, 2011 - 7 pm ET

STANFORD CARDINAL - SPOKANE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
FULL NAME: Stanford University
LOCATION: Stanford, California (northwest of San Jose)
CONFERENCE: Pacific-10 Conference
DISTANCE TO INDIANAPOLIS: 2,308 miles
JOURNEY TO THE FINAL FOUR:
- 86-59 vs. #16 UC-Davis (First Round)
- 75-49 vs. #9 St. John's (Second Round)
- 72-65 vs. #5 North Carolina (Sweet 16)
- 83-60 vs. #11 Gonzaga (Elite 8 )

TEXAS A&M AGGIES - DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
FULL NAME: Texas A&M University
LOCATION: College Station, Texas (northwest of Houston)
CONFERENCE: Big 12 Conference
DISTANCE TO INDIANAPOLIS: 1,083 miles
JOURNEY TO THE FINAL FOUR:
- 87-47 vs. #15 McNeese State (First Round)
- 70-48 vs. #7 Rutgers (Second Round)
- 79-38 vs. #6 Georgia (Sweet 16)
- 58-46 vs. #1 Baylor (Elite 8 )




#1 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES (36-1) vs. #2 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (30-7)
Sunday, April 3, 2011 - 9:30 pm ET

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES - PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
FULL NAME: University of Connecticut
LOCATION: Storrs, Connecticut (east of Hartford)
CONFERENCE: Big East Conference
NOTABLE PLAYER(S) IN THE WNBA: Swin Cash (2-time WNBA Champion with the 2003 & 2006 Detroit Shock; 2004 Olympic gold medalist)
DISTANCE TO INDIANAPOLIS: 869 miles
JOURNEY TO THE FINAL FOUR:
- 75-39 vs. #16 Hartford (First Round)
- 64-40 vs. #9 Purdue (Second Round)
- 68-63 vs. #5 Georgetown (Sweet 16)
- 75-40 vs. #2 Duke (Elite 8 )

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - DAYTON REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
FULL NAME: University of Notre Dame
LOCATION: South Bend, IN (northern Indiana)
CONFERENCE: Big East Conference
NOTABLE PLAYER(S) IN THE WNBA: Bill Laimbeer (2-time NBA Champion with the 1989 & 1990 Detroit Pistons; 3-time WNBA Champion as head coach of the 2003, 2006, & 2008 Detroit Shock); Ruth Riley (2-time WNBA Champion with the 2003 & 2006 Detroit Shock; 2003 WNBA Finals MVP)


Bill Laimbeer - head coach of the 3-time WNBA Champions Detroit Shock

DISTANCE TO INDIANAPOLIS: 141 miles
JOURNEY TO THE FINAL FOUR:
- 67-54 vs. #15 Utah (First Round)
- 77-64 vs. #10 Temple (Second Round)
- 78-53 vs. #6 Oklahoma (Sweet 16)
- 73-59 vs. #1 Tennessee (Elite 8 )


2003 & 2006 WNBA CHAMPIONS - Ruth Riley (Notre Dame) & Swin Cash (Connecticut)