Some pre-tourney coverage: the Courant discusses Coach Conradt. Her teams haven't made it past the second round since 1991, but now that she's no longer athletic director, the team could get rolling again.

Some player profiles: Arkansas's Shameka Christon, Stanford's Kelley Suminski, Marquette's Kelly Schwerman, BU's Adrienne Norris, Georgia's Ebony Felder, Washington's Giuliana Mendiola, Rutgers's Shalicia Hurns, Xavier's Amy Waugh, Liberty's Feenstra sisters, Texas Tech's Natalie Ritchie, K State's Kendra Wacker, and Texas's Stacy Stephens.