Wednesday, November 21, 2012

NCAA PLAYOFFS: Red Raiders Hit the Road to Face No. 2 Winston-Salem State on Saturday at Noon

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, parking fee is $10, live radio broadcast to air on WSYC-FM (and wsyc.org)

Live Coverage:
Listen:
88.7 FM (WSYC)

Gameday Central:
Shippensburg Game Notes (.pdf) [Wed.]
Winston-Salem Game Notes (.pdf)

In the Press:
WHAG-TV NBC 25: Chat With Mac

Websites:
WSSURAMS.COM
SHIPRAIDERS.COM

The No. 15 Shippensburg University football team will hit the road on the day after Thanksgiving for a long trip down Interstate 81 before facing No. 2 Winston-Salem State at noon Saturday in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Division II Football Championships from Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

TICKETS: Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students. The gates to the stadium open at 11 a.m. while tailgating is permitted to start at 8 a.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Winston-Salem State University Ticket Office at 336-750-3220 or through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.

PARKING: General parking is $10. Additional spaces must be purchased for tailgating purposes at the same cost. The East Lot has been identified for RV vehicles. Patrons must purchase four (4) individual parking spaces to accommodate RV vehicles. Additional spaces must be purchased for tailgating purposes at $10 per space. More parking information is detailed HERE.

HOTEL: The Sundance Plaza Hotel & Spa has reserved 25 fan rooms which includes a hot breakfast buffet at a rate of $99.99 plus tax. The hotel is only six miles from WSSU. Additional hotel information is available by contacting Sheila Small at (336) 723-2911 or by e-mail at shefay@yahoo.com.

LIVE COVERAGE:. A live radio broadcast of the game will be available on 88.7 FM in Shippensburg and can be accessed online at www.wsyc.org. No television coverage of the game is anticipated.

TWITTER UPDATES: We encourage all fans looking for updates on the game to follow the SU sports information Twitter account (@ShipURaiders) for frequent messages throughout the contest.

NCAA INFORMATION: Shippensburg (12-1) has earned a NCAA tournament berth for the third time in the last nine years and is making its fifth NCAA postseason appearance in school history (1981, 1991, 2004, 2009, 2012). SU's 58-20 victory over Bloomsburg last week was its first since a 34-33 overtime win at East Stroudsburg in 1991.



COURTESY SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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