West Virginia State University Women’s, Men’s Basketball Games Sold Out

INSTITUTE, West Virginia – West Virginia State University's (WVSU) women's and men's home basketball games to be held Saturday, March 1, at the new D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center have sold out.

The Lady Yellow Jackets tipoff at 2 p.m. for the first game in the new Walker Convocation Center. The men's basketball game will tipoff at 4 p.m.

The Lady Yellow Jackets enter the game with an 18-9 record including a 14-7 mark in Mountain East Conference (MEC) play. The men's team is 12-13 and 8-13 in MEC play.

Tickets previously reserved in advance are now available for pickup in the Athletic Department office, located on the second floor of Fleming Hall. Reserved tickets not picked up prior to game day will be available at Will Call beginning at 12:30 p.m. on March 1 at the Walker Convocation Center. Any reserved tickets not picked up by 3:30 p.m. on Saturday will be made available for sale to the public for $5 per ticket.

Saturday's games are the last of the regular season for WVSU.

The postseason tournament for the MEC will begin Tuesday, March 4, with preliminary round games played on campus sites.

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West Virginia State University is a public, land grant, historically black university, which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi-generational institution, located in Institute, W.Va. As a “living laboratory of human relations,” the university is a community of students, staff, and faculty committed to academic growth, service, and preservation of the racial and cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is to meet the higher education and economic development needs of the state and region through innovative teaching and applied research.
 
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