University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Women's Basketball Looking to Fill The Bob for NCAA ?Pack the House Challenge? on Jan. 22 vs. Drexel
1/10/2012 9:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEWARK, Del. -- Are you up to the challenge?
The University of Delaware will be looking to fill the Bob Carpenter Center and capture the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Pack the House Challenge when the Blue Hens play host to Colonial Athletic Association rival Drexel on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Be part of all the exciting UD women's basketball action as the league-leading Blue Hens (12-1, 3-0 CAA), currently ranked 18th in the nation by ESPN/USA Today and 20th by theAssociated Press, meet their long-time foe Dragons in the 65th meeting all-time between the two schools.
Delaware will be competing in the national Pack the House challenge for the fifth straight year and will be looking to regain the CAA Pack the House titles it captured in both 2007-08 and 2009-10.
NCAA member schools will compete against schools in their own conference as well as all Division I schools for a chance to be the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Pack the House Challenge Champion and win great prizes.
NCAA staff members will select one school from each of the 33 participating conferences as a conference winner. From the pool of 33 conference winners, one program will be selected as the grand prize winner and the remaining 32 conference winners will receive prizes.
In addition, the NCAA will make a $500 donation to a non-profit organization (of each institution's choice and subject to approval by the NCAA) on behalf of each of the 33 winners.
As part of the game, Delaware will be promoting the Take a Kid to the Game program. Fans who purchase one adult ticket at $7 will get one youth ticket free. Call 302-831-2257 or visitwww.BlueHens.com for more information or to order. This offer is only valid in advance and all tickets are subject to availability.
Fans who purchase online should enter the promo code “KID” when ordering tickets to the game.
Delaware will be in action this Thursday, Jan. 12, when the Blue Hens host UNC Wilmington at 7 p.m.
