Around the Water Bowl -- Terrier Talk -- February 24, 2010
The marketing and promotions newsletter of Wofford College Athletics
NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 143
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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Sold out crowd to see Terriers battle CofC for SoCon title; Tickets remain for Saturday's game
"On to the next one" has been one of the musical mantras of the Wofford men's basketball team this season. Part of the team's "one game at a time" approach.
The "next one" is inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena Thursday night as Wofford (21-8, 13-3 SoCon) faces College of Charleston (19-9, 13-3) for the Southern Conference's regular season championship and with it the automatic berth in the NIT. Wofford fans are asked to wear black to the game.
For the 3rd time in a calendar year and the 2nd time this season, the Benjamin Johnson Arena is sold out in advance for the contest as well. The other sellouts were February 12, 2009 as the Terriers battled Davidson. On December 19, 2009, a packed house watched Wofford defeat South Carolina 68-61.
Thursday's game is slated to tip-off at 7:05 p.m. and will be televised live on CSS (College of Charleston production) which is available on Comcast and Charter cable outlets in the Southeast. On Thursday, Wofford will welcome the Charlotte Bobcats Rhythm Cats drummers and the NBA team's mascot "Rufus". The Oakland Elementary School Honor Choir will sing the national anthem with the OES All Star PE Club providing halftime entertainment.
Those holding Terrier Tales Reading Program bookmarks will NOT be able to redeem the bookmarks at the Arena for admission to Thursday's game. Members of the Boss' Buddies Kids Club have been notfifed of procedures for members. A very limited number of High School League passes will be available at Will Call on a first come, first serve basis.
The final home game of the season is Saturday, February 27 as The Citadel Bulldogs come to the Benjamin Johnson Arena for a 7:00 pm tip. For The Citadel, it will be Boiling Springs Elementary Night and the 2009 Southern Conference champion men's soccer team will recieve their championship rings. It will also be Senior Night for the program as Junior Salters and Corey Godzinski will be recognized during a pre-game ceremony.
Tickets are available for Saturday's game and may be purchased by calling the Wofford Athletic Ticket Office at 864-597-4090 or log onto woffordterriers.com to buy online.
SOCON TOURNEY: Tickets on-sale for SoCon Tournament in Charlotte
Tickets are now on-sale for the 2010 Southern Conference Basketball Championships to be held at the Bojangles' Coliseum and Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte March 4-8. All games March 4-6 will be at Bojangles' Coliseum (formerly Independence Arena). The final two days of the tourney move to Time Warner Cable Arena, home of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats.
BRACKET UPDATE: The Wofford men are locked into a first round bye and will play their first tournament game on Saturday at Bojangles Coliseum. The time and opponent are TBA. The Wofford women will play at a time TBA at Bojangles Coliseum in a first round game on Thursday.
Make your travel plans now by going to SoConTravel.com and purchase your tournament tickets by calling the Wofford Athletic Ticket Office at 864-597-4090. Single session passes $15 and by purchasing tickets from Wofford you are helping Wofford as well.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Senior Day set for Saturday afternoon; Admission is free
Senior Day for the women's basketball team will be Saturday, February 27 against Western Carolina. That will be a special 3:00 pm tip-off and admission to that contest will be free. (Fans who wish to stay for the men's game at 7:00 pm will need a game ticket.) The Terriers will recognize Kelly Dwyer, Kathlyn Varno, Kristin Bradley and Natalie Gramblin in a pre-game ceremony.
BASEBALL: Terriers host Dayton and Butler this weekend
The Wofford baseball team will open a weekend series with both Dayton and Butler this weekend at Russell C. King Field. On Friday, the Terriers will host Dayton at 4:00 pm and follow that on Saturday with a doubleheader against Butler at 1:00 pm. The weekend will conclude with a single game against Dayton at 1:00 pm. Wofford will also host UNC Asheville on Tuesday, March 2nd at 7:00 pm. Admission to all games noted above is free.
Mark your calendars for "Pack the Park" night on Wednesday, March 10 against Duke. Admission for all fans that evening will be just $1.00!
Beginning March 19, home game admission prices are $5 for adults and $3 for children age 3-12. Saturday's (beginning March 20) are CJ Compton Plumbing Family Day with free admission for all children age 12 and under, $1.00 hot dogs and the Terrier Tumbler moonbounce for the kids (weather permitting). Every Sunday home game (beginning March 21) is "Senior Sunday" with free admission for seniors age 65 and older.
Also, little league teams will once again have the opportunity to sign up for the Academy Sports+Outdoors "Field of Dreams" program. The program gives area youth baseball teams the chance to take the field and have the child's name announced with the Terriers during pre-game introductions. Click here for an informational flyer.
TENNIS: Tennis teams announce schedule changes
The Wofford men's and women's tennis teams have announced several schedule changes for the coming days. The men's match at the Reeves Tennis Center set for Thursday, February 25 against USC Upstate has been postponed due to weather. No make-up date has been set.
The home women's tennis match vs. East Tennessee State orgininally slated for Tuesday, March 2 has been moved up one day to Monday the 1st to avoid weather issues. The match will begin at 3:00 pm.
Up next, the Wofford men will travel to #1 ranked Virginia on Saturday while the women host East Carolina at 10:00 am at the Reeves Tennis Center.
NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 143
Freshman golfer Mark Joy from Columbia notched a tournament total score of 143 at the first tourney of the season - the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, SC. That score was good for a tie for 3rd individually. As a team the Terriers came in 4th in a strong field of 17 teams.
CONTACT WOFFORD ATHLETICS
(864) 597-4090 – Athletic Ticket Office
(864) 597-4496 - Terrier Club
(864) 597-4110 - Asst. Athletic Director/Marketing & Promotions, Lenny Mathis
(864) 597-4023 - Marketing & Promotions Assistant, Amanda Bell
(864) 597-4188 - IMG College/Wofford Account Executive, Adam Smith
WOFFORD ON THE WEB: www.woffordterriers.com
WOFFORD ON-AIR: Listen to all Wofford men's basketball games in Spartanburg on ESPN 1400 AM and 97.1 FM, in Greer on WPJM 800 AM and online at espn1400am.com.
WOFFORD SOCIAL MEDIA: TWITTER: Search "WoffordTerriers"; FACEBOOK: Become a fan of the "Wofford Terriers" page.
This is edition number 260 of “Around the Water Bowl – Terrier Talk” since August 27, 2003. This newsletter is a service of Wofford Sports Marketing. For questions or more information, call (864) 597-4110 or send an e-mail to mathisld@wofford.edu.
