No. 3 Maryland claims its first
            Preseason WNIT title 

Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 - Maryland, ranked third in the nation, overcame No. 4 LSU on Sunday afternoon in a battle for the 2007 Preseason WNIT championship crown.

Maryland downed LSU 75-62 at Comcast Center in College Park, Maryland.  After a back-and-forth first half, LSU took a 40-38 lead early in the second half before Maryland went on a 16-1 run to take control of the game.

Maryland's Kristi Toliver scored 23 points and added seven assists as she earned MVP honors for the WNIT All-Tournament Team. Teammate Jade Perry also earned a spot on the elite team, as did LSU's Sylvia Fowles and Quianna Chaney; Michigan State's Allyssa DeHaan; and Notre Dame's Charel Allen.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007
Maryland 75, LSU 62

Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
LSU 64, Michigan State 41
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
Maryland 75, Notre Dame 59

Round 2/Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007
Michigan State 73, Evansville 53
LSU 73, TCU 54
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
Maryland 91, Delaware 43
Notre Dame 78, Western Kentucky 59

Round 1
Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Maryland 76, Princeton 52
Western Kentucky 90, ETSU 73
Evansville 89, Marshall 77
TCU 74, Radford 63
Michigan State 65, IUPUI 35
Delaware 54, Delaware State 47
LSU 86, Samford 38
Notre Dame 98, Miami Ohio 50

Consolation Bracket
Round 1, Site A
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
At Miami, Ohio
Miami, Ohio 74, Radford 67
IUPUI 60, Marshall 49
Round 2, Site A
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
At Miami, Ohio
Radford 72, Marshall 61
Miami, Ohio 73,  IUPUI 59

Round 1, Site B
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
At Samford
ETSU 75, Delaware State 72, (OT)
Samford 77, Princeton 69
Round 2, Site B
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
At Samford
Delaware State 63,  Princeton 62 (OT)
Samford 91, ETSU 71

Round 3
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
TCU 66, Delaware 36
Western Kentucky 75, Evansville 56

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The 2007 Preseason WNIT field included nine teams that played in the postseason last season, highlighted by LSU’s Final Four finish.  Delaware, Delaware State, LSU, Maryland, Michigan State, Notre Dame and TCU played in the NCAA Tournament, and East Tennessee State and Western Kentucky advanced to the Postseason WNIT.  They were joined by Evansville, IUPUI, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Princeton, Radford, and Samford in the fall’s Preseason WNIT.

Nine teams played in the Preseason WNIT for the first time in their school history: Delaware State, ETSU, IUPUI, LSU, Marshall, Michigan State, Princeton, Radford and Samford.