Finally…time to dance in the desert. Tonight our Lady Bulldogs, seeded fifth in the Sacramento Regional, will take to the floor for the first time since the SEC Tournament a couple of weeks ago as they face twelfth-seeded Tulane in opening-round NCAA Tournament action. If you’re not already naturally amped-up on March Madness, you may need to slam a couple of NoDoz…the game, played in Tempe, AZ, won’t tip-off until sometime around 10:30 PM (Eastern), depending on when the preceding Oklahoma State/Chattanooga game concludes. The winners of those two games will meet Monday (at a time not-yet-determined) for the right to advance to Sweet Sixteen play in Sacramento.  If you didn’t make the cross-country trek to watch the Lady Dawgs in person tonight, the Georgia/Tulane game can be seen live on ESPN2 (check your local cable/satellite listings for channel number). And…with that…the table is pretty much set. It’s The Big Dance. No hype necessary.

We’ll have a Georgia/Tulane recap and game links posted right here sometime tomorrow morning. Hopefully, that update will also include all the particulars on a second-round NCAA Tournament match-up with either Oklahoma State or Chattanooga. Go get ‘em, ladies…

NCAA TOURNAMENT (FIRST ROUND), MARCH 20, 2010

Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona

#5 GEORGIA VS. #12 TULANE (around 10:30 PM, Eastern)

TV/Radio: ESPN2/Georgia Bulldog Radio Network

Click here for the official Georgia/Tulane NCAA Tournament game notes.

Here’s a link to the official Tulane women’s basketball page.

Click here to to see the entire Green Wave roster.