University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Women's Basketball Earns No. 2 Seed at NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2024 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA women's basketball team has secured a No. 2 seed in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field and will host No. 15-seed Cal Baptist in a first-round contest on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (PT).
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UCLA (25-6) will host a first-round matchup between No. 7-seed Creighton (25-5) and No. 10-seed UNLV (30-2) at 4 p.m. on Saturday, prior to the Bruins' contest against Cal Baptist (28-3). The two advancing teams from Saturday's first-round games will face each other at UCLA on Monday.
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UCLA's first-round meeting against Cal Baptist will be nationally televised on ESPN2.
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This will mark UCLA's 26th all-time postseason appearance and the program's 19th entry to the annual NCAA Tournament. Last season, the Bruins advanced as the No. 4-seed, hosting consecutive games against Sacramento State and Oklahoma.
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The Bruins posted a 25-6 record this season, including a 1-1 mark at the Pac-12 Tournament. UCLA went 13-5 in Pac-12 play, securing the No. 3-seed in the conference tournament.
Ticket Information
Tickets for the First and Second Rounds of the 2024 Division I Women's Basketball Tournament will go on sale to the public at 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, March 18.
Fans can purchase tickets here.
2024 NCAA Tournament Game Information
First Round โ Saturday, March 23
Game 1: No. 7 Creighton vs. No. 10 UNLV โ 4 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. EDT โ ESPNews
Game 2: No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 Cal Baptist โ 6:30 p.m. PDT / 9:30 p.m. EDT โ ESPN2
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Second Round โ Monday, March 25
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 โ Time and TV TBD
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