Davis as first time host; New Studio Team Named for NCAA Women's
Basketball Tournament on ESPN and ESPN2

For the first time, ESPN anchor Rece Davis will host studio coverage
of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN
FULL COURT in this landmark year for the event. Stacey Dales-Schuman,
who helped guide Oklahoma to the NCAA Tournament title game last
season before moving on to the WNBA's Washington Mystics, will join
the commentator team as a first-time studio analyst. She will work
with Nell Fortner, head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, who will
return as NCAA Tournament studio analyst for the third consecutive
year.

Davis, Dales-Schuman and Fortner will help usher in a new era as 2003
will mark the first time that all 63 games from the event will be
televised. From March 22 through April 8, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN FULL
COURT will combine to feature complete first-round through National
Championship coverage, culminating with the Final Four from Atlanta.
Just eight years ago (1995), only seven games were televised
nationally from the event.

The trio will help to direct viewers from one game to another as ESPN
plans aggressive game switches during the first two rounds as action
dictates. The commentators will also appear during pre-games,
halftimes and post-games. Robin Roberts, who was named news anchor on
ABC's Good Morning America in 2002 and continues to host select ESPN
SportsCenter shows, had hosted NCAA Tournament coverage the past
seven years.

"The two distinct perspectives of Stacey and Nell will allow us to
blend analysis from a contemporary player with inside coaching
strategy," said Tina Thornton, ESPN coordinating producer. "Their
combined expertise guided by a seasoned host in Rece will offer
viewers consistent and telling insight throughout this unprecedented
63-game journey."

Rece Davis, Studio Host - 2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
• First year as ESPN studio host
• Host of College Gamenight and other men's and women's basketball
studio shows
• Host of College GameDay Scoreboard (football)
• Joined ESPN in 1995
• A 1988 graduate of University of Alabama

Stacey Dales-Schuman, Studio Analyst - 2003 NCAA Women's Basketball
Tournament
• First year as ESPN studio analyst
• Two-time All-American at University of Oklahoma
• Led Oklahoma in scoring (18 points) in 2002 NCAA Championship (won
by Connecticut 82-70)
• First-round pick (third pick overall) in 2002 WNBA Draft
• Second-leading scorer (9.8 PPG) for Washington Mystics her rookie
season in 2002
• Member of the Canadian National Women's team (1999-2001), playing
in 2000 Olympics

Nell Fortner, Studio Analyst - 2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
• Third year as ESPN studio analyst
• Head coach and general manager of WNBA's Indiana Fever since 2001
season
• Head coach, 2000 USA Women's National Team (won Olympic Gold Medal)
• Former head coach, Purdue University (1996-97)
• Former assistant coach at Louisiana Tech (1991-95) and Stephen F.
Austin (1986-90)
• Scored 1,466 points as a player for University of Texas (1982
graduate)

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