Campus News

UK Fans Invited to Send Off Women's Basketball Team to NCAA Tournament in Bloomington

UK Women's Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy
UK Women's Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is greeted by UK cheerleaders. Photo courtesy of UK Athletics.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 18, 2022) — Come join University of Kentucky fans at 1:45 p.m. EDT, Saturday, March 19, at the Graduate Hotel, 201 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, to send off the UK Women’s Basketball team to their first game in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The event is free. The UK band and cheerleaders will be at the event to cheer on the Wildcats. UK swag will be available while supplies last.

The Cats play the Princeton University Tigers at 4 p.m. EDT. Tournament games will take place at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th Street, Bloomington. Clear bags or a small clutch are permitted. Mask wearing is optional. See more on what to know before you go here.

For NCAA Tournament information, click here. Stay up to date on the event at www.ukalumni.net/MarchMadness or contact Christina Yue at 859-323-7950 or christina.yue@uky.edu.

The UK Alumni Association is committed to fostering lifelong engagement among alumni, friends, the association and the university. For more information about the UK Alumni Association, visit www.ukalumni.net or call 800-269-2586.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.