Oregon striker Sedona Prince posted a video showing the disparities between the weight rooms at the Men’s and Women’s Tournament on Thursday and said there was enough space for the NCAA to add more equipment.
Prince, a sophomore redshirt whose Ducks are scheduled to face South Dakota in San Antonio next week, was among those who are tearing up the NCAA for the weight rooms.
“I have something to show you. So for NCAA March Madness, the biggest college basketball tournament for women … This is our weight room,” she said as she pointed to a pile of free weights.
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“Let me show you the men’s weight room,” she said as the video cut to the gym at the Men’s Tournament in Indiana.
“Now, when the photos of our weight room were released compared to those of the men, the NCAA issued a statement saying it was not money, the problem was space,” said Prince.
She then made a video to show what seemed like a lot of space for more machines, weights and other accessories.
“If you are not upset about this problem, then you are part of it,” she added.
The video drew the reaction of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.
When the photos began to flood social media, the NCAA issued a statement saying it would work to provide more training equipment for female basketball players.
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The organization later released a statement addressing the photos, saying it was a matter of space.
“We recognize that some of the amenity teams would normally have access if they were not so available within the controlled environment,” said NCAA senior vice president Lynn Holzman.
“In part, this is due to the limited space and the original plan was to expand the training area as soon as additional space was available at the end of the tournament. However, we want to meet the needs of our participating teams and we are actively working to improve the existing resources on the practice courts, including additional weight training equipment. “
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The male and female NCAA tournaments are taking place in bubble environments this year. Men will play in the Indianapolis area and women in the San Antonio area.