The Kansas State women’s basketball team has been selected to play in the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats ( 18-12 ) are a number nine seed in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota regional and will opposed in the first round of the tournament by number eight seed George Washington ( 26-6 ) on Friday at 4 p.m. in Columbia, South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. The contest willbe broadcast on the K-State Sports Network and three will be free live audio on kstatesports.com.

The winner in the K-State – George Washington game will play the winner of the number one seed South Carolina vs. number 16 jacksonville matchup on Sunday.

TSickets for K-State’s first round game will be available this morning at 8:30 a.m. by calling the K-State Ticket Office at 1-(800 ) 221-CATS. Tickets will be limited to K-State alumni, staff, season-ticket holders and students. All ticket orders will be distributed at Colonial Bank Arena will call. Should the Wildcats advance to the second rouind all ticket orders will be duplicated for the game on Sunday.