After Diddle Arena undergoes a major facelift in order to prep itself for prime time television on ESPN and the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s tournament, the sea of red won’t be the same place that many Western fans have become accustomed to.

If you planned on getting a table at the popular restaurant Double Dogs on Thursday night, you had better have called ahead of time and made reservations.

Following Western’s 71-62 loss to Louisiana-Monroe Wednesday night, coach Mary Taylor Cowles found out what it’s like to not to be involved in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after the first round.

The 10th-seeded Warhawks upset the seventh-seeded Lady Toppers in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to end a season in which there were expectations that Western could be a part of the NCAA Tournament when the first and second rounds are played at Diddle later this month.

The pairings for the NCAA Tournament were announced today a little after 6:30 p.m. by the NCAA Women’s basketball tournament selection committee.

Iowa State (24-8), Tennessee (22-10), Ball State (25-8) and East Tennessee State (20-10) will be playing their first and second round games starting Sunday at Diddle Arena as part of the Berkeley Region of the NCAA Tournament.