The pairings are set for the 2009 CAA Women's Basketball Championship, which will be held March 12-15 at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va.

First round action tips off at Noon on Thursday as #8 Towson takes on #9 Delaware.  At 2:30 p.m., #5 UNC Wilmington meets #12 George Mason.  Beginning at 5 p.m., #7 Hofstra will play #10 William & Mary, followed by #6 Northeastern versus #11 Georgia State at 7:30 p.m.

In Friday's quarterfinals, top-seeded Drexel will face the Towson/Delaware winner at Noon, while #4 Old Dominion takes on the UNC Wilmington/George Mason victor at 2:30 p.m. In the 5 p.m. contest, #2 VCU goes against the Hofstra/William & Mary winner, before host #3 James Madison plays the Northeastern/Georgia State victor.

The semifinals are set for Noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the championship game taking place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15.

All 11 games of the CAA Women's Basketball Championship will be available via various multimedia platforms.  Thursday's first-round games, Friday's quarterfinal contests and Saturday's Semifinal match-ups will be webstreamed on CAASports.com.  Both semifinal games on Saturday will also be televised by The Comcast Network and other CAA television affiliates. Comcast SportsNet will televise the CAA championship game on Sunday afternoon. Visit www.caasports.com throughout the week for updated television listings.

Tickets can be purchased through the box office of your favorite CAA school, by calling the James Madison box office at 540-568-3853 or by logging on to JMUSports.com.

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