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2003 Preseason WNIT

Champion: Texas Tech
Runner-up: Rutgers
All-Tournament Team: Jia Perkins (MVP), Texas Tech; Casey Jackson, Texas Tech; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Dawn McCullough, Rutgers; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Stephanie Gandy, Michigan.

Championship
Nov. 23
At Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech 73, Rutgers 45

Semifinals
Nov. 19-20
Rutgers 65, Michigan 50
Texas Tech 68, UC Santa Barbara 41

Second Round
Nov. 16-17
Texas Tech 88, Western Kentucky 47
Santa Barbara 52, Utah 44
Rutgers 65, Mississippi 50
Michigan 73, Cincinnati 69

First Round
 Nov. 14
 Texas Tech 76, Texas-San Antonio 48
Kentucky 70, Rhode Island 63
Utah 76, Southeast Missouri St. 65
UC Santa Barbara 82, San Diego 44
Rutgers 58, Saint Peter's 40
Mississippi 83, Jackson State 58
Michigan 79, Miami (Ohio) 68
Cincinnati 73, Liberty 62

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Preseason WNIT broadcast
to 32 million homes

November 10, 2003 – The Championship game of the 2003 Preseason WNIT women’s basketball tournament will be carried by various networks throughout the United States, totaling 32 million homes.

The championship is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, Nov. 23. The game will be held on the campus of one of the two semifinal winners, which will be known after semifinal games finish Nov. 20.

The TV team will feature Tracy Warren calling play-by-play, Becky Hammon providing color commentary and Renee Carlson on the sidelines.

The championship will air on numerous networks, including MSG and Empire Sports in New York; NESN in the Boston area; FSN Chicago; CSN Mid Atlantic and Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia.. For an up-to-date list, see below, or watch the game via satellite. 

New York: MSG (Madison Square Garden)
Minnesota: Victory Sports
New York: Empire Sports
New Orleans: Cox Sports TV (taped)
Mid Atlantic: CSN (Comcast SportsNet)
Philadelphia: Comcast SportsNet
Memphis, Tenn.: Time Warner
Kansas City: Metro Sports
New England: New England Sports Network
Chicago: Fox SportsNet
Orange County, Calif.: Cox 3 (taped)
Central Ohio: Sport TV
San Diego, Calif.: Cox 4 (taped)
Louisville, Ken.: WYCS 24
Tulsa, Okla.: Cox 3
Lansing, Michigan: Comcast
Oklahoma City, Okla.: Cox 7
Corpus Christi, Texas: KTOV 7
Amarillo, Texas: Fox
Winston/Salem, N.C.: WXIV (taped)
Lubbock, Texas: Fox/UPN

Field Announced For
2003 Preseason WNIT  

June 26, 2003 – The 16-team field for the 2003 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament was announced today.

The field for the prestigious tournament that kicks off the women’s college basketball season includes teams that appeared in last season’s Top 25 polls such as Texas Tech, UC Santa Barbara, Rutgers, Western Kentucky, Utah, Liberty and Cincinnati. All games will be played on home campuses, which are determined after each round.

The tournament opens Nov. 14-15, with second-round games on Nov. 16-17, semifinals on Nov. 19-20, and the championship on Nov. 23.

The event features seven teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season: Texas Tech, Western Kentucky, Utah, Santa Barbara, Rutgers, Liberty and Cincinnati.

In last year’s Preseason WNIT, No. 4-ranked Kansas State captured the title with an 88-66 victory over No. 14 Penn State. Kansas State went on to a 29-5 season, setting school records for victories.