Should the best teams in women’s college basketball host NCAA tournament games? Or should the games be played at neutral sites? For UtahWBB head coach Lynne Roberts, it’s a bit complicated.
Utah will face No. 10 seed Princeton in the second round on Sunday afternoon .
“I can certainly say both,” Roberts said Saturday afternoon at the Huntsman Basketball Facility. “I understand why we do it, and I think we’re a ways away. This year, we’re doing the kind of Super Regionals for the first time on the women’s side. There’s the South Carolina region, and then the Seattle region.
Princeton head coach Carla Berube is in a different position than Roberts. Back-to-back Ivy League Tournament champions, the Tigers have been sent to campus sites each of the last two seasons and won first-round games. They fell to Indiana in Bloomington in last season’s second round, and now must deal with a Utah team that is 15-0 at the Huntsman Center this winter.
“When I was at Connecticut , we always hosted and that was such an awesome experience as well. You know, put me wherever you want to put me, neutral or not. It is fun to be on a campus, just seeing what other campuses have and programs.”Roberts does not have a senior on her current roster. If everyone returns, spearheaded by Pac-12 Player of the Year and second-team All-America selection Alissa Pili, the Utes will project to start next season ranked highly, likely with a single digit.
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