March 18, 2011

NCAA Tournament Central |

DURHAM, N.C. - The Marist women's basketball team will begin play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday morning against the seventh-seeded Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Foxes, who are seeded 10th in the Philadelphia Region, bring the nation's longest winning streak which is a 26-game stretch into the contest. The game will be played at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the campus of Duke University. It will be televised on ESPN2HD and ESPN3.com and Dave Flemming and Kayte Christensen will have the call.

Geoff Brault sat down with head coach Julianne Viani will have the call live on 1450 WKIP and GoRedFoxes.com. The broadcast begins at 10:45 a.m.

Watch the pregame interview below:

Marist in the Media
Associated Press
Marist-Iowa State Preview - March 18

YNN - Your News Now
Catching up with Marist Coach Brian Giorgis - Marisa Jacques - March 18
Marist Red Foxes ready for tournament play - March 17
Marist preps for Iowa State - Marisa Jacques - March 18
PHOTO GALLERY: Marist arrives in North Carolina

Poughkeepsie Journal
Marist's Allenspach excited about playing at Duke - Sean. T McMann - March 17, 2011
Caron's play pivotal for Marist's upset chances - Mike Benischek - March 17, 2011
NCAA Tournament preview: Marist's Erica Allenspach - Sean T. McMann - March 18
NCAA Tournament preview: Marist practice at Duke U. - Sean T. McMann - March 18

DesMoines Register
Cyclones expect slow, close game - Dan Johnson - March 18

Dayton Daily News
Miamisburg grad Allenspach in no hurry for career to end - Sean McClelland - March 18

Reading Eagle
Yarde looking to regain confidence - Rich Scarcella - March 16

NorthportPatch.com
St. Anthony's Alum Plays in Third NCAA Tourney - Kelly Campbell - March 18