Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012
Join the Rider University men's and women's basketball teams as they compete in the 2012 MAAC Basketball Championship in Springfield, Massachusetts for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
by Sports Information
Join the Rider University men's and women's basketball teams as they compete in the 2012 MAAC Basketball Championship in Springfield, Massachusetts for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
This year's championships will be showcased March 1-5 at the Mass Mutual Center and ticket's for Rider's opening games (women's first round, men's quarterfinals) are on sale now for $30 through the Rider Department of Athletics. Tickets for each game as the Broncs advance through the tournament will also be available through Rider. The complete men's and women's tournament brackets can be found in the links to this story.
The Rider women open against Iona at noon on Thursday and the Bronc men face Fairfield at 2:30pm on Saturday.
Unfortunately, Rider Athletics does not have rooms reserved in a fan block so any fans traveling to the tournament should make their own hotel reservations.
For more information or to purchase tickets through Rider, call the Athletics Ticket Office at 609-896-5054 and "Back the Broncs in MAAC-achusetts"!
Samuel's Tavern, located at 1000 W. Columbus Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts, has been designated as Rider's fan venue for the entire tournament. Join other Rider fans two hours prior to the tip of each game for food, fun, drinks and camaraderie! Samuel's Tavern is located at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is an upscale lounge and sports bar with 37 wide screen high definition flat panel TV's including the largest jumbotron measuring at 165 inches. Visit www.samuelstavern.com for menus and tavern hours.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Rider Athletics Ticket Office at 609-896-5054.