USC Aiken Women’s Basketball to Host Nationally Televised Game on Jan. 15
INDIANAPOLIS – NCAA Division II announced on Wednesday that the University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team will play host to a nationally televised women's basketball game against Clayton State on Saturday, Jan. 15.
The USC Aiken-Clayton State game on Saturday, Jan. 15 will tip-off at 12 p.m. from the Convocation Center.
In addition to appearing on CBS College Sports, the game also
will available through NCAA Productions syndication affiliates
(such as regional sports networks and local TV stations) and will
be videostreamed concurrently on NCAA.com.
"This event is great for our university, community, and basketball
program," remarked USC Aiken head women's basketball coach Mike
Brandt. "To be able to have a game covered by CBS Sports Network
– especially at home showcasing the Convocation Center
– is priceless! I hope we can get one of our usual
outstanding crowds and really showcase USC Aiken basketball!"
The nationally televised game at the Convocation Center will be a
special "Pack the House" day with the Pacers aiming to have the
arena completely sold out. To help accomplish this goal, the USC
Aiken athletic department will be pre-selling 2,500 tickets to the
game. Tickets will be sold for a special discount rate of just
$2.
The contest will be the first game of a men's and women's
basketball doubleheader at the Convocation Center with the
nationally 11th-ranked Pacer men slated to take on the
Clayton State men immediately following the women's contest at
approximately 2:30 p.m. The men's game unfortunately will not be
televised, but it will be able to be followed live on USC Aiken's
official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com.
For tickets to the nationally-televised game, please call the USC
Aiken athletic department at (803) 641-3486.
Division II and CBS College Sports will team to televise a total
of 10 men's and women's 2011 Division II basketball games of the
week beginning Saturday, January 8.
The contests, divided equally among men's and women's games, will
feature teams from 10 Division II conferences. This round includes
nine campuses and 19 institutions that have not previously been
featured on the Division II package, which began in 2006.
"This schedule completes our five-year agreement in which we have
featured more than 100 different schools and broadcast national
television games from more than 50 Division II communities," said
Division II Vice President Mike Racy.
The Game of the Week format will highlight one game each week,
except for doubleheaders Jan. 22 and 29.
CBS College Sports also will carry the semifinal games of the Division II Men's Basketball Championship, which will be played March 24 in Springfield, Mass. CBS will carry the championship game March 26.
Games are selected by the Division II media advisory group, which includes presidents, athletics directors and conference commissioners.
More information about the special nationally-televised game will be made available in the future. To learn more about USC Aiken athletics, please visit USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com.
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