Tradition-rich teams head into Mackey and Austin Peay

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - Three teams more used to playing deep into the NCAA tournament will be challenged this year just to get out of the second round. <br> <br> Georgia, Old Dominion and Purdue will play in first-round games Saturday in the East Regional at Mackey Arena. The three have combined for 51 NCAA tournament appearances, eleven Final Fours and 29 round-of-16 appearances. <br> <br> Then there&#39;s Austin Peay. The Lady Govs are forging ahead with their own tradition, making a second straight NCAA tournament appearance and third in seven years. <br> <br> The Lady Govs (19-11) are the 15th seed -- up from 16 a year ago -- and earned the automatic bid with a win over Tennessee Tech in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament title game. <br> <br> Purdue coach Kristy Curry has given the customary warning to her team not to overlook Austin Peay, although Number two seeds are 32-and-0 against Number 15 seeds since 1994. <br> <br> Seventh-seeded Old Dominion (25-5) makes its eleventh straight tournament appearance and 19th overall. Georgia (19-10) also has played in 19 tournaments, with both schools behind only Louisiana Tech and Tennessee&#39;s total of 21. <br> <br> Georgia is 36-18 in the tournament; Old Dominion 29-17.