For the Texas Longhorns, March Madness will begin with a matinee.

The NCAA has announced that the first-round tournament game featuring Texas, which has earned a No. 1 seed, and 16th-seeded Drexel will tip off at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Moody Center-hosted game will be televised by ESPNU.

The winner of the Texas-Drexel game will advance to play either No. 8 Alabama or No. 9 Florida State, who will meet at Moody Center at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will air on ESPN2.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Texas and Drexel. Texas (30-4) has won 12 of its last 13 games, and three of those victories were recorded last week while winning the Big 12 Tournament. Drexel won four games at the Coastal Athletic Association to secure its third-ever appearance at the NCAA Tournament.

Under head coach Vic Schaefer, UT is 7-3 in the NCAA Tournament with two trips to the Elite Eight round.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Game time for Texas women vs. Drexel in 2024 March Madness opener