The Missouri Valley Conference will showcase the 2021 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament with its tourney preview show on ESPN+.
 
The 30-minute program -- which is co-hosted by MVC TV Network personalities Scott Warmann and Laura Leonard with reporting from league correspondents Kurt Pegler, Dan Lucy and Brad Wells and produced by Indianapolis-based Tupelo Honey -- will air on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. Central on Thursday, March 11, just prior to the first game of the tournament. 
 
During the show, the league will recognize its first-team all-conference squad and announce its specialty award winners including the 2021 Jackie Stiles Trophy recipient – which is presented to The Valley’s Player of the Year.
 
The complete tournament schedule and coverage are listed below:
 
Thursday, March 11
Game #1 -- #9 Indiana State vs. #8 Southern Illinois – 4:32 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
Game #2 -- #10 Evansville vs. #7 Valparaiso – 7:32 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
 
Friday, March 12
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. #1 Missouri State – 11:02 a.m. Central (ESPN+)
Game #4 – #5 Bradley vs. #4 Northern Iowa – 2:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
Game #5 – Winner Game #2 vs. #2 Drake – 5:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
Game #6 -- #6 Loyola vs. #3 Illinois State – 8:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
 
Saturday, March 13
Game #7 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 – 1:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
Game #8 – Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 – 4:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
 
Sunday, March 14
Game #9 – Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #8 – 2:02 p.m. Central (ESPN+)
 
Established in 1907, the Missouri Valley Conference is concluding its 29^th women’s basketball campaign in 2020-21.  For more information on the league’s basketball programs and schedules, visit mvc-sports.com.