January 7, 1999

LAS VEGAS - For the third-straight year, the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV will serve as the site of the WAC Women's and Men's Basketball Tournaments. The women's tournament will be held March 1-6 and will involve 12 of the 16 WAC teams.

The top two teams from each division will receive a first-round bye, while the remaining eight teams will play first-round games on March 1. The four first-round contests will feature Pacific Division #3 vs. Mountain Division #6 at 12:00; Mountain Division #4 vs. Pacific Division #5 at 2:30; Pacific Division #4 vs. Mountain Division #5 at 6:00; and Mountain Division #3 vs. Pacific Division #6 at 8:30. The women's quarterfinals will take place on March 3 with the same game times as the first round. The semifinals are slated for March 5 with the games at noon and 2:30 p.m. and the championship game is March 6 at 2:30 p.m., which will be televised live on Fox Sports Net.

For ticket information please call (702) 895-UNLV.

1999 Qwest WAC Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Monday, March 1 - First Round
Game 1, Pacific 3 vs. Mountain 6, 12:00 p.m.
Game 2, Mountain 4 vs. Pacific 5, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3, Mountain 3 vs. Pacific 6, 6:00 p.m.
Game 4, Pacific 4 vs. Mountain 5, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3 - Quarterfinals
Game 5, Mountain 2 vs. Game 1 Winner, 12:00 p.m.
Game 6, Pacific 1 vs. Game 2 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7, Pacific 2 vs. Game 3 Winner, 6:00 p.m.
Game 8, Mountain 1 vs. Game 4 Winner, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 5 - Semi-Finals
Game 9, Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 12:00 p.m.
Game 10, Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 - Championship
Game 11, Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 2:30 p.m.