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Connecticut, Maryland to Participate in 2012 Jimmy V Women’s Classic

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Connecticut, Maryland to Participate in 2012 Jimmy V Women’s Classic

Photo of Rachel Margolis Siegal Rachel Margolis Siegal Follow on Twitter December 6, 2011

ESPN, in conjunction with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announces that the University of Connecticut and University of Maryland will be the 2012 participants in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic, to be held Monday, Dec. 3 and televised on ESPN2. The 11th annual game will take place at one of UConn’s two playing facilities – the XL Center in Hartford or Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. The event will fall on the night before the men’s Jimmy V Classic from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The game will mark the first time these two storied programs hit the court against each other. The Huskies will be making their fifth appearance in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic, while the Terrapins will appear for the second time, and first since 2007. The BIG EAST will be placing its eighth team in the annual event, while the ACC secures its 11th program.

This year’s event, tonight, Dec. 6, features the national champions from the last three years, pitting the 2011 national winner Texas A&M against the 2009 & 2010 title holder Connecticut.

Previous Jimmy V Women’s Classic Results

Date Venue Matchup
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 Hartford, Conn. Texas A&M at Connecticut
Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 Durham, N.C. Duke 61, Texas A&M 58
Monday, Dec.7, 2009 Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers 51, Florida 38
Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers 45, Georgia 34
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers 68, Maryland 60
Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 Piscataway, N.J. Duke 85, Rutgers 45
Monday, Dec. 2005 Hartford, Conn. North Carolina 77, Connecticut 54
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 71, Connecticut 65Tennessee 64, NC State 54
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003 Raleigh, N.C. Texas 69, NC State 56Duke 93, Purdue 63
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002 Raleigh, N.C. Tennessee 55, Duke 76UConn 78, NC State 50

The V Foundation
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $100 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. It awards 100 percent of all direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs. Administrative and fundraising expenses are paid by the Foundation’s endowment. The Foundation awards grants through a competitive awards process strictly supervised by a Scientific Advisory Board. For more information on The V Foundation or to make a donation, please visit www.jimmyv.org.

To join ESPN and The V Foundation in the fight against cancer call (800) 4-JIMMY-V or visit www.jimmyv.org., or to donate $10, text jimmyv to 85944 (message and data rates may apply).

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Photo of Rachel Margolis Siegal Rachel Margolis Siegal Follow on Twitter December 6, 2011
Photo of Rachel Margolis Siegal

Rachel Margolis Siegal

A part of the Internal Communications team at ESPN, I began with the network in 2010 as part of the College Sports PR team. Always an avid sports fan and not an athlete – I grew up a huge fan of the Hartford Whalers, while also watching my brother compete at different levels. I became the manager of several high school sports teams and continued that hobby into college. While at Quinnipiac, I worked in the Sports Information Department, which led me to a summer internship at the New Haven Ravens, a AA baseball team, and an eventual job with the Athletic Communications Department at the University of Connecticut. After my five-year stint at Connecticut, I spent six years as Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in Providence, R.I. before joining ESPN.
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