Dubbed "Women Rock Cleveland," the week-long schedule included a luncheon with women's sports pioneer, Billie Jean King; clinics and open practices; the WBCA High School All-America Game; and -- of course -- the semi-final and final games.
Schedule of Events:
The NCAA Women's Final Four activities began on March 30, 2007 and ended with the championship final game on April 3, 2007. The full schedule included:- March 30 - 1130am to 2pm - City City sponsored luncheon with Billie Jean King (location TBD)
- March 30 - 8pm - Title IX Hoopla - featuring Ms. King and USA Today sports columnist, Christine Brennan - Tower City Center
- March 31 - 8am to noon - YES Clinics - John Carroll Univ., CWRU, Baldwin-Wallace, and the Cleveland Convention Center.
- March 31 - 10am - 6pm - Hoop City - Cleveland Convention Center
- March 31 - 10am - Rockin' Rally and Basketball Bounce - starts at the Galleria at Erieview and ends at Mall C
- March 31 - 11am - Team practices and autograph sessions - Quicken Loans Arena
- April 1 - 10am - 6pm - Hoop City - Cleveland Convention Center
- April 1 - 7pm - Semi-final game I
- April 1 - 930pm - Semi-final game II
- April 2 - Noon - 8pm - Hoop City - Cleveland Convention Center
- April 2 - TBD - "My Coke Fest" with the Indigo Girls - Tower City Amphitheater
- April 2 - 8pm - Comedian, Suzanne Westenhoefer - Hilarities Comedy Club at Pickwick and Frolic
- April 3 - Championship Game - 830pm
Tickets:
Tickets to the Semi-final and final games are sold out. The semi-final and championship games were broadcast on ESPN.Information for Cleveland Residents:
Cleveland residents were ab;e to get in the spirit of the Women's NCAA Final Four events by volunteering as airport guides, basketball bounce assistants, and WBCA convention assistants. Volunteers got a special logo shirt and lined jacket, a one-day pass to Hoop City, and a post-event volunteer "Thank You" party. You had to be 18 years old by April 1, 2007 to volunteer and be able to commit to three sifts and a training session.Information for Visitors to Cleveland:
At this writing (January, 2007), many downtown hotels are already sold out for the week of the Women's Final Four games. Rooms are still available at the Holiday Inn Lakeside, near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and just south of town at the Holiday Inn and Courtyard Inn in Independence. For more hotels, see the Cleveland CVB page for this event.Contact Information:
Women Rock Cleveland
The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
50 Public Square, Suite 950
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(updated 2-24-08)
