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UNC Headlines Naismith HOF Women's Challenge
May 6, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Carolina will host six games over a three-day span on Nov. 20-22 at Carmichael Arena. The three teams scheduled to compete in Chapel Hill are Fairleigh Dickinson, Iona and Yale.
The annual NCAA women's exempt tournament sponsored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will culminate with four games on Sunday, Nov 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Tar Heels will take on Gonzaga at 2 p.m.
Gonzaga has been selected as the other campus host. Grand Canyon, Southern California and West Virginia are scheduled to compete in Spokane, Wash.
All proceeds from the Women's Challenge will benefit the non-profit Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
“We are very excited to be hosting the third annual Women's Challenge at Mohegan Sun” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “The venue is unparalleled and the competitive atmosphere will serve the participating teams well as they head into the 2015-16 season.”
For more information on tickets, please log onto www.hoophall.com/womenschallenge.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge Schedule
Campus Round Schedule
Hosted at North Carolina
November 20
North Carolina vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Iona vs. Yale
November 21
North Carolina vs. Iona
Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Yale
November 22
North Carolina vs. Yale
Iona vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Hosted at Gonzaga
November 22
Gonzaga vs. West Virginia
Southern California vs. Grand Canyon
November 23
Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon
Southern California vs. West Virginia
November 24
Gonzaga vs. Southern California
Grand Canyon vs. West Virginia
Sunday, November 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
10:00 a.m. - Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Grand Canyon
12:00 p.m. - Southern California vs. Iona
2:00 p.m. - North Carolina vs. Gonzaga
4:00 p.m. - Yale vs. West Virginia
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week's schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was invented, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at every level – professional, collegiate and high school, for both men and women on the global stage.
