March 3, 2009

RIPON, Wis. – Tickets for Ripon’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament game at the College of St. Benedict can now be purchased by contacting the Ripon College athletic department. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Saint Joseph, Minn. with the price of admission set for $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for students, senior citizens and children. Tickets are only available for purchase until Noon on Wednesday, March 4 and may be purchased by calling Linda Jess at (920) 748-8133 or Michael Westemeier at (920) 748-8770.  Friday’s ticket is valid for both the UW-Whitewater vs. Simpson game (starting at 5:30 p.m.) and the Ripon vs. St. Benedict contest, which will follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for Saturday’s NCAA second round game in Saint Joseph, Minn. between the winner of Friday’s two games will be available at the conclusion of Friday’s second game.  The gate at St. Benedict will open at 4 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday.

If you will not be able to cheer on the Red Hawks in person, there will be livestats and a live webcast available.  The LiveStats link can be found at:  http://sidearmstats.com/sju/mbball/xlive.htm The link for the webcast can be found on St. Benedict’s women’s basketball website at http://www.csbblazers.com/index.aspx?path=wbball&tab=basketball