NCAA women’s tournament: How to watch the Sweet 16

The Sweet 16 arrives Friday in the NCAA women’s tournament with plenty of action promising to unfold over the coming days.

If the first two rounds are any indication, the second weekend of March Madness will bring thrills to the four host sites: Bridgeport, Greensboro, Wichita and Spokane.

Two No. 10 seeds, Creighton and South Dakota, are making their program’s first trips to the Sweet 16, while top seeds Stanford, NC State and Louisville will face their first major tests of the tournament. South Carolina, meanwhile, will look to shrug off its slow offensive start.

Here’s the full schedule for the Sweet 16.

Friday:

• No. 5 UNC vs. No. 1 South Carolina at 7 p.m. on ESPN
  • On the call: Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Steffi Sorenson
• No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
  • On the call: Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray
• No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 1 Stanford at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
  • On the call: Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray
• No. 10 Creighton vs. No. 3 Iowa State at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2
  • On the call: Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Steffi Sorenson

Saturday:

• No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 NC State at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN
  • On the call: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, Andraya Carter
• No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 2 UConn at 2 p.m. on ESPN
  • On the call: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, Andraya Carter
• No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Louisville at 4 p.m. on ESPN2
  • On the call: Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Christy Winters-Scott
• No. 10 South Dakota vs. No. 3 Michigan at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2
  • On the call: Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Christy Winters-Scott

*All times ET