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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4937331, member: 197"] A bit more to add (apologies for paywall) [URL unfurl="true"]https://theathletic.com/5376537/2024/03/29/womens-ncaa-tournament-early-rounds-neutral-sites/[/URL] [INDENT][I]Lynn Holzman, the NCAA’s vice president for women’s basketball, told The Athletic this week that she is urging the Division I women’s basketball committee to [U]expedite its review of site format in light of the shattered attendance records[/U] and trendlines for the sport overall. The committee had said in 2022 that it wanted to re-evaluate first- and second-round sites as well as the double regional format in 2025; Holzman said she wants the review to begin after this year’s Final Four.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Indiana coach Teri Moran said the goal of earning the opportunity to host is something that keeps her team motivated and focused throughout the year. Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said he supports it because it guarantees a great environment to play in, even if a team is the lower seed playing in essentially a road environment. Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said every team that hosts gained the opportunity by winning hard games over the regular season.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]“We’re still heartbroken, we’re still down, but I think our kids would tell you they’d rather experience that than go play in Omaha on a neutral court in front of 1,100 people,” Fennelly said. “The environment at Stanford was phenomenal.”[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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