Photo Update

I grabbed a couple of shots during the open practice. We should hopefully have some professional shots later on today.

The team at practice at Sovereign Bank:
Some of the fans on both sides of the court. I thought it was a pretty good turnout! I'm thinking that this arena will be really intimate for the fans that come tomorrow.
The bracket with only 16 teams remaining:


Cal's part of the bracket...the Trenton, N.J. Regional!

More Updates From the Sovereign Bank Arena

Alexis Gray-Lawson, Devanei Hampton, Ashley Walker and Joanne Boyle each participated in the press conferences as well as one-on-one interviews with an ESPN producer for the game tomorrow. The set-up was slightly different with the players doing the ESPN interviews while Boyle was at the press conference, and then they switched.

The Bears took to the floor at the Sovereign Bank Arena for an open practice and we'll soon head to Princeton for a closed, extended practice.

Quick Pre-Press Update

The administrative staffs of the four schools here - Cal, Texas A&M, UConn and Arizona State - have knocked off two meetings before it's 8 a.m. on the West Coast. Cal has got a slew of media tasks up next before heading to practice. The players and Joanne Boyle will be split up into press conferences and then ESPN interviews so we should have some quotes for you later. The Bears will then next hit the floor for a quick practice at the Sovereign Bank Arena.

The Sovereign Bank Arena looks like it will be a great venue for women's basketball tomorrow and Tuesday. The highest seats in the place are not too far removed from the court and the lower decks should bring the fans very close to the court and benches.

In the meantime, here are two pictures from Sovereign Bank Arena.

The press conference dais:

The Cal locker room: