Lady Bears Open NCAA Without Suspended Mulkey

WACO, Texas (AP) - Baylor coach Kim Mulkey will be at her house Saturday when the Lady Bears play their first-round NCAA tournament game.

Mulkey will serve a one-game NCAA suspension for criticizing the officiating after the last year's Sweet 16, when the then-defending national champion Lady Bears were upset by Louisville.

Big 12 champion Baylor (29-4), a No. 2 seed, plays Sun Belt Conference champ Western Kentucky (24-8).

The other first-round Notre Dame regional game at Waco has No.  7 seed California (21-9), a Final Four team last season, taking on Fordham (25-7). The Atlantic 10 champ Rams are in their first NCAA tournament in 20 years, and only six years removed from an 0-29 season.

Mulkey says she's very confident in her team and associate head coach Bill Brock, who takes over.

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