January 9, 2013

HOWARD UNIVERSITY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES ON TAP

Written by Ariel V. Germain, Assistant Sports Information

WASHINGTON, D.C. (www.howard-bison.com) – January 9 - Come out and support the Howard University men's and women's basketball teams as they host their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader of the season on Saturday, Jan. 12 and Monday, Jan. 14 in Burr Gymnasium.

All the action begins on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., when the Lady Bison, who are the MEAC pre-season favorite, host the Lady Pirates of Hampton University.  Hampton is the two-time defending MEAC champion and defeated Howard 54-53 during the 2012 conference championship game.  Succeeding the women's game will be the men's Battle of the Real HUs at 4:00 p.m.

Doubleheader action continues on Monday, Jan. 14 when Howard welcomes the Spartans of Norfolk State University in a live ESPNU broadcast.  The women tip-off at 5:30 p.m., while the men tip-off at 7:30 p.m. 

BASKETBALL TICKET PRICES

General Admission - $15.00                      

Reserved Seats - $20.00              

Individual Ticket Sales:

Tickets to all individual games may be purchased through Ticketmaster and at the Cramton Auditorium Box Office at (202) 806-7198/7189 on the campus of Howard University. You may also purchase tickets online through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or (800) 551-SEAT.  You may also visit any Ticketmaster outlet to obtain tickets for the 2012-13 season.

For additional ticket information, please call: 202-806-7141

For more information on Howard University basketball, visit the official athletics website at www.howard-bison.com.

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