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UTEP women's basketball team will open the C-USA tournament Thursday against either Charlotte, LA Tech or North Texas at 5 PM in Memorial Gym. The Miners finished 23-6 overall and third place in the conference behind league Champion Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss. who placed second.
Biggest story for the Miners is the health of Kayla Thornton, she has missed the past two games with a concussion and her status for Thursday is still un-certain.
Still this UTEP team is deep, and if they can defend, and take care of the ball, watch out, these ladies are experienced and battle tested.
Women's Basketball Championship Schedule
Game Matchup Time Coverage
Tuesday, March 11 - First Round | Memorial Gym
GM1 (16) Marshall vs. (9) FAU 11:00 a.m. C-USA DN
GM2 (13) FIU vs. (12) Rice 1:30 p.m. C-USA DN
GM3 (14) Louisiana Tech vs. (11) North Texas 5:00 p.m. C-USA DN
GM4 (15) UTSA vs. (10) Tulsa 7:30 p.m. C-USA DN
Wednesday, March 12 - Second Round | Memorial Gym
GM5 Gm1 Winner vs. (8) UAB 11:00 a.m. C-USA DN
GM6 Gm2 Winner vs. (5) East Carolina 1:30 p.m. C-USA DN
GM7 Gm3 Winner vs. (6) Charlotte 5:00 p.m. C-USA DN
GM8 Gm4 Winner vs. (7) Old Dominion 7:30 p.m. C-USA DN
Thursday, March 13 - Quarterfinals | Memorial Gym
GM9 Gm5 Winner vs. (1) Middle Tennessee 11:00 a.m. C-USA DN
GM10 Gm6 Winner vs. (4) Tulane 1:30 p.m. C-USA DN
GM11 Gm7 Winner vs. (3) UTEP 5:00 p.m. C-USA DN
GM12 Gm8 Winner vs. (2) Southern Miss 7:30 p.m. C-USA DN p>Friday, March 14 - Semifinals | Don Haskins Center
GM13 Gm9 Winner vs. Gm10 Winner 9:00 a.m. CBSSN
GM14 Gm11 Winner vs. Gm12 Winner 11:30 a.m. CBSSN
Saturday, March 15 - Championship | Don Haskins Center
GM15 Gm13 Winner vs. Gm14 Winner 6:00 p.m. CBSSN