LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — March Madness will soon be underway. The 2025 NCAA DI Women's Basketball Tournament starts with the first four on Wednesday, March 19.
The University of Kentucky Wildcats officially earned the right to host the opening weekend of the Tournament when they were named the No. 4 seed in the Spokane 4 Regional in Sunday night's Selection Show. The Wildcats will face 13-seed Liberty on Friday, March 21, in Memorial Coliseum.
UPDATE: The NCAA has announced Kentucky vs. Liberty will tip-off Friday at 12:00 p.m. on ESPN.
The other first round game in Lexington -- (5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield -- will start at approximately 2:30 p.m. on ESPNews. Tipoff times and TV assignments for Sunday's second round games will be announced after the first round concludes.
THE STAGE IS SET. @KentuckyWBB earns the 4th seed and will host the first two rounds!! Taking on Liberty Friday. We see you Saniah😅 @BBNTonight @LEX18News pic.twitter.com/tkr0V8B5fC
— Kinsey Lee (@kinseyleetv) March 17, 2025
Kentucky finished the regular season 22-6 overall and 11-5 in Conference play. In Head Coach Kenny Brooks' first season in the SEC, the Cats earned the fourth seed and a double-bye in the SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, but lost in a heartbreaker to the fifth-seed, Oklahoma.
ESPN Transfer of the Year and Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Semifinalist Georgia Amoore leads the Wildcats in points (19.1 per game), assists (6.9 per game), and steals (1.2 per game). Sophomore center Clara Strack follows with an average of 15.2 ppg but leads in rebounds (9.7) and blocks (2.4).
There’s only one quadrant of the bracket left. The Cats are planning their celebration during the break pic.twitter.com/OiAlVLxT9m
— BBN Tonight (@BBNTonight) March 17, 2025
Amoore is also top three in the country in assists per game and the third player in DI history to have at least 2,300 career points and 800 assists. The other two to do so are Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu.
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