By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GreenBayPhoenix.com
GREEN BAY, Wis.
(GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay
women's basketball team arrived in Ames, Iowa on Thursday afternoon in
preparation for the 2012 NCAA Tournament, its fourth consecutive tournament
appearance. The Phoenix, seeded seventh in the Kingston Region, will play at
Iowa State Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Leading up to the game and while the Phoenix is in
action, there are many opportunities to follow the Phoenix live. Whether you
are on the road with the team or following from home, fans can keep tabs on
Green Bay by watching live media day press conferences and coaches shows, participating
in live chats on game day or interacting via Facebook and Twitter.
ON FRIDAY
PRESS
CONFERENCE
On Friday, Green Bay will head to Hilton Coliseum to
meet the media and practice in the arena. Fans can watch the Phoenix press
conference as well as the press conferences of Iowa State, Kentucky and McNeese
State. Green Bay's press conference will be streamed live from 2-2:30 p.m. To
watch any of the press conferences, click
here.
TOURNAMENT
TALK
Two seasons ago in Ames, Green Bay held a live coaches
show at its hotel while participating in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. The concept
has grown into a live weekly coaches show, Inside Phoenix Basketball, and will
continue Friday night. Jill Wunrow will host Tournament Talk Friday
night at 7 p.m., interviewing Green Bay head coach Matt Bollant about the upcoming matchup with the Cyclones. Junior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) and senior
Hannah Quilling (Eau Claire, Wis.)
will also co-host a segment of the show. To watch live, click
here.
SATURDAY
ON
TELEVISION
Green Bay's contest against Iowa State can be watched on
ESPN2 and ESPN3. To watch the game on ESPN3.com, click
here.
LIVE CHAT
During the game on Saturday evening, fans can
participate in a live chat and share their comments with GreenBayPhoenix.com.
To access the live chat and sign up for an email reminder, visit the Tournament
Central Page.
SOCIAL MEDIA
As always, Green Bay will keep you up to speed with the
Phoenix on and off the court through social media. Follow and like the
following for the latest updates, pictures and information from Iowa.
Twitter
Facebook
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The meeting between Green Bay, the Horizon League
regular season and tournament champions and Iowa State, an at-large bid from
the Big XII Conference, will take place at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, March
17 at 5:30 p.m. CT. Green Bay has an unblemished road record of 12-0 while Iowa
State is 14-2 this season on its home court. The winner will play either
second-seeded Kentucky (25-6) or No. 15 seed, McNeese State (26-7) on Monday,
March 19.
For ticketing information, please visit Cyclones.com.
Single-session and all-session ticket packages are available. All-session
tickets can be purchased for $30 for adults and $25 for youth (high school and
younger). Single-session tickets are being sold for $18 for adults and #13 for
youth.
To follow all of the action throughout Green Bay's
trip to the NCAA Tournament, check out Tournament Central presented by Taco Bell.
For the latest and most up-to-date information
on Green Bay Athletics, please visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.
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