Nov. 26, 2007

SAN MARCOS - NCAA Tournament Bracket

The Texas State Bobcats make their sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament Friday with the 2007 NCAA Tournament with the First and Second Rounds in Austin. The Bobcats will take on the host Texas Longhorns, who earned the No. 4 national seed in the tournament and are currently third in the AVCA Top 25 Poll.

No. 14 New Mexico State and LSU face off at 4:30 p.m. in the sub-regional's first match on Friday. Texas State will then take the court against the Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match. Friday's winners will then battle Saturday for a trip to Florida and the Gainesville regional Dec. 7-8.

Tickets to the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds can be purchased at any Texas Box Office location beginning Monday, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m. (Central). All-session ticket packages are $6 (students), $12 (reserved general admission) and $18 (reserved seating). Individual session tickets will go on sale beginning Friday.

The Bobcats (21-11, 10-6 Southland) earned the only automatic bid among the four teams in Austin after winning the Southland Conference Tournament with a 3-2 win over Stephen F. Austin in the tournament final. The tournament crown was the third in four years for the Bobcats, who also played in the Austin sub-regional in 2004 and 2005 after advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

Texas earned one of 33 at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament after earning a share of the Big 12 regular season crown for the first time in 10 years. The Longhorns are hosting first and second round matches for the 18th time and are currently 23-0 in program history in NCAA Tournament first round matches, including a win over the Bobcats in 2004.

New Mexico State (24-4, 14-2 WAC) also gained an at-large bid to the tournament after finishing in second place in the Western Athletic Conference. LSU (24-7, 15-5 SEC) earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing atop the Southeastern Conference's western division. The Tigers were also part of the 2005 sub-regional in Austin that featured Texas State, Texas and Hawaii.

Tickets Purchase at TexasBoxOffice.com or by calling 800-982-BEVO or 512-471-3333. Single game tickets will go on sale Friday morning at 9 a.m. at Belmont Hall, through the UT Athletics Phones 512-471-3333 or 1-800-982-2386, and online at TexasBoxOffice.com. Starting at 3:30 p.m. they will be available at Gregory Gym.

All Session prices are as follows: Reserved All-Session Ticket: $18 General Admission Adult All-Session Ticket: $12 General Admission Youth/Senior Citizen/UT Student All-Session Ticket: $6 Single day tickets won't be available until Friday, Nov. 30 at 9 a.m. (Central). These tickets can be purchased either online, by phone or in person.

Single day prices: Reserved: $10 General Admission Adult: $7 General Admission Youth/Senior Citizen/UT Student: $5 Tickets will only be available at will call for this event. Tickets can be picked up at Bellmont Hall beginning Tuesday, November 27. They will be at Bellmont until one hour prior to the event start time. At that time, they will be available at will call at Gregory Gymnasium.