"Elementary Day" Game - 11/24

Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:26 pm

Just found out that they're doing the "Elementary Day" thing again this year (here's a thread about last year's: http://www.leathernecknation.net/forum/ ... ?f=9&t=411) for the November 24th game against SEMO.

Looks like last year's worked out well. You don't end up selling many tickets, but you do get a lot of people in the stands and hopefully a lot of new young Leatherneck fans. There were only two women's games last year that had over 1k people. The Elementary Day game on 11/25 (Tuesday before Thanksgiving...college students all home) had 1,443 listed and set the Western Hall attendance record for a women's basketball game. The other one over 1k was the last home game of the season (Senior Day)...it was game 1 of a women's/men's double-header against Denver (which the women won)...it was also the return of the Alumni Pep Band...and it drew 1,292 people.

So, you can probably expect another 1k+ excited and loud elementary kids in that stands that day.

wiu712 · Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:53 pm

ST_Lawson wrote:The other one over 1k was the last home game of the season (Senior Day)...it was game 1 of a women's/men's double-header against Denver (which the women won)...it was also the return of the Alumni Pep Band...and it drew 1,292 people.

Will the Alumni Pep Band be back to play at one of the games this season ??

Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:55 pm

wiu712 wrote:
ST_Lawson wrote:The other one over 1k was the last home game of the season (Senior Day)...it was game 1 of a women's/men's double-header against Denver (which the women won)...it was also the return of the Alumni Pep Band...and it drew 1,292 people.
Will the Alumni Pep Band be back to play at one of the games this season ??

Yes, like last year at the season-ending M/W double-header on February 27th.