On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon and Eric Lopez preview the UCF Knights’ Women’s Basketball Team’s first round matchup with the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2021 NCAA Tournament in San Antonio. The 10-seed Knights play the 7-seed Wildcats on Monday at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

They speak with special guest Philip Rossman-Reich, who gives us the lay of the land regarding the Wildcats, and then the guys give their predictions for the game and look ahead in the bracket.

You can follow Philip Rossman-Reich at @philiprr-OMD for Orlando Magic stuff and @RiseNU for Northwestern stuff. You should also follow Phil’s work on Orlando Magic Daily at @OMagicDaily.

For more on the Wildcats, follow out SB Nation counterparts at @InsideNU.

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This show was recorded on Friday, March 19th.

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