INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 18 --
California State University Bakersfield issued the following press release:
The CSUB women's
basketball team was one of 32 winners in the
NCAA Division I "Pack the House" Challenge. "Pack the House" is national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance.
NCAA Division I women's
basketball marketing staffs selected a home game and designated that date as a "Pack the House" game with the goal of setting an attendance record.
CSU Bakersfield was honored as the top NCAA Division I independent team in the promotion. One winner from each of the 31 conferences was named along with the Roadrunners. Selections were based on marketing plan creativity and attendance criteria. The NCAA will award prizes and donate $500 to the nonprofit organization of each winning institution's choice. The Roadrunners have selected Rescue Mission as the recipient of the $500 donation. And pack the house, they did. Almost two-thirds of the Division I membership - 184 institutions - participated in the effort that attracted more than 559,000 fans. CSUB hosted 805 fans at its women's basketball game against UC Santa Barbara on January 31. Events at Auburn, Bradley, Central Michigan, Gonzaga, Marist, Memphis, Niagara, Notre Dame and Providence College produced sell-out crowds. Sixty-three other programs surpassed their single-game attendance highs from last year. "We believe this initiative has served as a catalyst to increase attendance, create excitement and enhance exposure for our women's basketball programs," said NCAA Vice President of Division I Women's Basketball Sue Donohoe. "Institution personnel committed a great deal of time, effort and resources to this program and the results were extremely positive. This program provides great 'best practices' and examples of success for institutions that are seeking to 'grow' women's basketball and these success stories will continue to strengthen efforts in the future." Winners of the 2008-09 NCAA "Pack the House" Challenge are: CONFERENCE WINNERS America East - Hartford Atlantic Coast - Georgia Tech Atlantic Sun - East Tennessee State Atlantic 10 - Fordham Big East - Notre Dame Big Sky - Montana State Big South - UNC Asheville Big Ten - Illinois Big 12 - Missouri Big West - Long Beach State Colonial - VCU Conference USA - Marshall Horizon - Valparaiso Independents - CSU Bakersfield Ivy - Columbia Metro Atlantic - Niagara Mid-America - Central Michigan Mid-Eastern - North Carolina A&T Missouri Valley - Bradley Mountain West - TCU Northeast - Mount St. Mary's Ohio Valley - Tennessee-Martin Pacific-10 - California Patriot - Army Southeastern - Auburn Southern - Chattanooga Southland - Sam Houston State SWAC - Jackson State Summit - Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis Sun Belt - Arkansas-Little Rock West Coast - Gonzaga WAC - Louisiana Tech OVERALL WINNER Auburn University.For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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