Nov. 12, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Tickets for the 2008 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, to be held March 6-9 at the Greensboro Coliseum, are now on sale.

"The 2008 Tournament could be the most competitive tournament in ACC history, so all I can say is "get your tickets early," said ACC Associate Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. "Pre-sales to our schools have been the highest ever so this is a very exciting time for ACC Basketball."

The ACC features five of the top 25 women's basketball teams in the country and boasts three programs in the top 10. Fourth-ranked Maryland returns four starters and eight letterwinners from last year's 28-6 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row. The Terrapins are coming off an impressive win over No. 6 Oklahoma in last weekend's State Farm Classic, where eighth-ranked North Carolina defeated No. 12 Arizona State. To wrap up the top 10 ACC squads, first-year Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie will take over the ninth-ranked Blue Devils, a team that went a perfect 29-0 during the regular season in 2006-07 and reached the NCAA "Sweet 16".

Tickets to this year's ACC Women's Basketball Tournament may be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster's Charge-By-Phone Network at 336-852-1100 in Greensboro and 336-722-6400 in Winston-Salem, at Ticketmaster retail ticket center locations, including the FYE and Macy's stores in Greensboro, and at the Coliseum advance box office. Tickets are also available through each ACC institution's ticket office.

Adult individual session tickets start at $10, while student and senior fares begin at $7. For group sales, including (15+) please (336) 433-7261 for information and special discounts. All-session books are also available for $89.

The 2008 ACC Women's Tournament will mark the ninth consecutive year the Coliseum has played host to the event. In 2007, the Tournament set an overall attendance record of 69,159 including sellouts of four individual sessions, including the championship game.

For more information on the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament go to www.theacc.com/SheCanPlay.