STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 14, 2001 - The Penn State softball team, who is making its second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, will play its regional game against Arizona State at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The entire Region 3 Tournament will take place May 17-20 in Baton Rouge, La. The teams for the 2001 NCAA Softball Tournament were announced Sunday night. The winner of the Penn State-Arizona State game goes on to play on Friday, May 18 at 5 p.m. The loser of that game plays Thursday night at 8:30 p.m.

There are eight regional sites and each site has six teams. The winner of each regional tournament moves on to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., May 24-28. All NCAA Region 3 Tournament games will be played at Tiger Park on the campus of Louisiana State University.

 NCAA REGION 3 TOURNAMENT May 16-21, 2001 Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, May 17 11:30 a.m. Game 2, No. 2 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Penn State 2:30 p.m. Game 3, No. 3 La.-Lafayette vs. No. 4 Southern Mississippi 5:30 p.m. Game 1, No. 1 Louisiana State vs. No. 6 Cornell 8:30 p.m. Game 4, Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Friday, May 18 2:00 p.m. Game 5, Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 5:00 p.m. Game 6, Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 8:00 p.m. Game 7, Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 5 Saturday, May 19 2:00 p.m. Game 8*, Bye or Loser Game 7 (if) vs. Loser Game 6 5:00 p.m. Game 9, Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6 8:00 p.m. Game 10, Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9 Sunday, May 20 2:00 p.m. Game 11, Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 30 minutes after Game 12, Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 --LIONS--