First Four announcers for Princeton vs Iowa State: Who's calling the ESPNU game?
First Four announcers for Princeton vs Iowa State: Who's calling the ESPNU game?
The 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament tips off March 19. That's when the Princeton Tigers and Iowa State Cyclones will take the court to open this year's First Four.
The First Four is the series of mid-week play-in games that whittles the tournament field down from 68 teams to a more manageable 64. The Tigers and Cyclones will do battle with the opportunity to face No. 6 seed Michigan.
The game will be broadcast live from Notre Dame's campus in South Bend, IN on ESPNU beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Pam Ward will be handling play-by-play duties with Stephanie White on color commentary.
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