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Baylor, Notre Dame Set to Face Off in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Title Game on ESPN

Press Release

April 3, 2012

Author

Rachel Siegal

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Baylor will play 2011 national runner-up Notre Dame for the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship title Tuesday, April 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN3. In addition, ESPN will feature additional content across its platforms, including SportsCenter, espnW, ESPN.com, ESPNEWS, WatchESPN and ESPN International.

Trey Wingo, with Kara Lawson and Carolyn Peck, will host the telecast from the arena. Dave O’Brien will have the play-by-play call with Doris Burke. Rebecca Lobo will work as an on-court analyst, as well as conducting on-court interviews with players and coaches, along with Holly Rowe.

Programming Highlights

  • Crunch Time: Women’s Tournament: The two-hour show will air Tuesday, April 3, at 2 p.m. on ESPNU and will revisit the last few minutes of the best and most exciting games of the NCAA Championship.
  • The Experts: NCAA Women’s Championship Special: An hour-long roundtable studio show Tuesday, April 3, at 5 p.m. on ESPNU, with Wingo, Lawson, Peck, Lobo and Burke. The all-star crew will discuss and debate the strengths and weaknesses of both teams playing for the title and give the viewer an inside track on their roads to the Final, as well as examine the impact of Title IX on the women’s game.
  • College Basketball Live: Women’s National Championship Special: The 90-minute special hosted by Cara Capuano, along with analysts Abby Waner and Brooke Weisbrod, on Tuesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. on ESPNU will highlight and preview the Women’s National Championship title game.
  • NCAA Women’s Championship Special Presented by Capital One: ESPN and ESPN3 will begin National Championship game coverage with an hour-long preview special, also hosted by Wingo, Lawson and Peck, from the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Additional Coverage Plans

Date Time (ET) Telecast Networks
Tue, Apr 3 3 p.m. Crunch Time: Women’s Tournament ESPNU
  5 p.m. The Experts: NCAA Women’s Tournament Special ESPNU
  6 p.m. College Basketball Live:                                   Women’s National Championship Special ESPNU
  7:30 p.m. NCAA Women’s Championship Special Presented by Capital One ESPN / ESPN3
  8:30 p.m. National Championship ESPN / ESPN3