2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more

The 2021 Big West Conference women’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The conference tournament is set to begin March 9 and run through March 13. Nine of the conference’s 11 teams made the tournament. Each of the games will be played at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

There will be no spectators in the stands for the tournament.

UC Davis received the automatic bid.

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MARCH 9 – FIRST ROUND

(9) Cal State Fullerton def. (8) UC Riverside, 55-51

MARCH 10 – QUARTERFINALS

(1) UC Davis def. (9) Cal State Fullerton, 61-54

(5) Hawaii def. (4) CSU Bakersfield, 81-67

(2) UC Irvine def. (7) UC Santa Barbara, 92-90

(6) Cal Poly def. (3) Long Beach State, 61-60

MARCH 12 – SEMIFINALS

(1) UC Davis def. (5) Hawaii, 64-52

(2) UC Irvine def. (6) Cal Poly, 69-59

MARCH 13 – CHAMPIONSHIP

(1) UC Davis def. (2) UC Irvine, 61-42

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5 PLAYERS TO KNOW

Cierra Hall, UC Davis: Hall was named the conference player of the year after helping the Aggies to a regular-season conference title. She is averaging 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists per game.

Kayla Williams, UC Irvine: Williams was named the Freshman of the Year. She is averaging 14.8 points and 4.4 assists per game this season.

Justina King, Long Beach State: King was a First Team All-Conference after a solid season with Long Beach State. She is averaging 13.7 points per game.

Jayden Eggleston, CSU Bakersfield: Eggleston was named Second Team All-Conference this season. She averaged 12.6 points per game

Amy Atwell, Hawaii: Atwell tied with Eggleston in scoring with 12.6 points per game. She was also on the Big West’s Second Team all-conference.