A BOGO for UConn women’s basketball fans
File photo by Vito J. Leo for HTNP.com Sports
Approximately 1,000 tickets remain for a showdown of the nation’s top two women’s basketball teams on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the XL Center in Hartford, as No. 1 Connecticut (9-0) hosts No. 2 Stanford (9-0) in a 5:30 p.m. (ET) tip, that will televised live to a national audience on ESPN2.
A limited number of tickets remain as part of the UConn’s special holiday online ticket promotion.
Fans still have the opportunity to Buy One, Get One free (BOGO).
For each ticket purchased (up to a maximum of 8), fans will receive an additional ticket at no charge.
Orders can be placed by going to UConnHuskies.com and clicking on the “Buy Tickets” link in the Ticket Center.
Fans can then click the “Promotions” link and then type in promo code HUSKIES.
This promotion is only available online and will close on Wednesday at 1:00 pm, or when tickets are exhausted, whichever comes first.
The XL Center box office will open at noon on Wednesday for walk-up ticket sales. Fans can purchase tickets at the main ticket windows throughout the afternoon leading up to game time.
Ceremony to honor the 2000 NCAA win
The game will also feature a halftime ceremony to honor the 10-year anniversary of UConn’s 2000 NCAA National Championship Team and see the squad inducted as “Huskies of Honor.”
The 2000 edition of the Huskies finished 36-1 en route to capturing the program’s second national title with a 71-52 win over Tennessee in Philadelphia.
Members of the 2000 NCAA National Championship squad scheduled to attend include:
- Svetlana Abrosimova,
- Sue Bird,
- Marci Czel,
- Stacy Hansmeyer,
- Kennitra Johnson,
- Asjha Jones,
- Shea Ralph,
- Christine Rigby,
- Kelly Schumacher,
- Paige Sauer
- and Keirsten Walters
We meet again
Connecticut and Stanford have squared off a total of three times in the past two seasons, including meeting in each of the past two NCAA Final Fours.
The Huskies defeated the Cardinals 83-64 in the 2009 NCAA National Semifinals in St. Louis, in their most recent match-up.
Received and posted Dec. 22, 2009
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