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Betsy Hildebrand
Director of Public Relations
75 College Avenue
Greenville, PA 16125
Phone: 724-589-2855
FAX: 724-589-2856
bhildebrand@thiel.edu
1-800-24-THIEL

Press Release


TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY'S NCAA PLAYOFF GAME
For immediate release November 15, 2005  

GREENVILLE, PA - Tickets for Saturday's NCAA Division III Football playoff game between Thiel College and Johns Hopkins University will be available to the public beginning Thursday, Nov. 17.

Presale tickets can be purchased by contacting Barb Yokubeak in the Office of Student Engagement and Success in the Howard Miller Student Center between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday. There is a six ticket limit per customer. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on game day. The ticket window will open at 9 a.m.

Tickets prices are:

  • Adult tickets: $8 each
  • College students with college identification: $4 each
  • Children ages 2 to 18: $4 each
  • Children under 2: Free

No complimentary passes, tickets or parking will be available for this game. Any regular season passes will not be accepted. Parking fees will be applied to all campus lots. Parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
A pre-game tailgate, sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Success, will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. outside of Alumni Stadium. Donations will be accepted and covered dishes are encouraged.

Kickoff for Saturday's game is slated for noon.

This is the Thiel College football squad's first bid to the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Tomcats, undefeated in the regular season (10-0) and winners of the program's first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship since 1972, will play host to Johns Hopkins, who finished the regular season 8-2 and are champions of the seven-team Centennial Conference.

For more information about Saturday's game, please contact Kevin Fenstermacher, sports information director, at 724-589-2187, or Betsy Hildebrand, director of public relations, at 724-589-2855.