For the ninth time in her career Felicia Grinter, a 1987 Glencliff graduate, was selected to officiate the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four this weekend in Amalie Arena, in Tampa, Florida.
Grinter is among 11 officials selected to work the Final Four joining Kyle Bacon, Tiffany Bird-Nelson, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Gina Cross, Maj Forsberg, Brian Hall, Brenda Pantoja, In’Fini Robinson, William Smith and Joe Vaszily.
“The officials chosen for the Final Four have exemplified excellence and consistency throughout both the regular season and the tournament,” said national coordinator of women's basketball officiating Penny Davis. “Their dedication, precision and ability to perform under intense pressure earned them nominations from their conferences, my recommendation, and approval by the basketball committee."
A three-person crew will work each Final Four game, while two officials will serve as the standby officials for all three contests.
Friday's first semifinal features two No. 1 seeds in South Carolina and Texas at 6 p.m. CT. The second semifinal game, which is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., features No. 1 overall seed UCLA against the Spokane 4 Region champion and No. 2 seed Connecticut.
The championship game is Sunday at 2 p.m.
Grinter also officiates the WNBA and officiated the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She was a 2018 inductee to the Metro Nashville Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame.
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