Tulsa and Rice were chosen as part of the 32-team field for the 2004 Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). Tulsa will travel to Memphis. Rice will play at Arkansas State in the first round.
Tulsa will make its first ever postseason appearance when the Golden Hurricane faces the Memphis Tigers in the first round at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 at Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis is 20-9 overall this season and 11-3 at home. The Tigers posted a 9-5 league record, which was good enough for a sixth place finish in Conference USA. Memphis fell to Louisville in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinals.
Tulsa has posted a 19-11 overall record this season and registered a third place WAC finish with an 11-7 mark. The Golden Hurricane advanced to the WAC Tournament semifinals before falling to tournament runner-up Rice.
This is the second WNIT postseason tournament for the Lady Owls in three years, as Rice played at Houston in 2002. Rice will face Arkansas State on March 18 at 7:05 p.m..
Arkansas State is 19-9 on the year, and returning to the WNIT for the first time in four years.
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