Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Club to Run Fan Bus to NCAA Tournament
3/14/2011 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 14, 2011
***NOTE: Bucknell has exhausted its allotment of NCAA tickets. Fans still interested in purchasing tickets are encouraged to contact Ticketmaster or StubHub.com.***
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bison Club will be sponsoring a fan bus to Thursday evening's Bucknell men's basketball NCAA Tournament game against Connecticut. The bus is scheduled to depart from in front of the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bucknell is making its fifth NCAA appearance and is seeded 14th in the West Regional. The Bison will face No. 3 Connecticut on Thursday at 7:15 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The game will be televised live on TNT.
Fans ALREADY HOLDING TICKETS TO THE GAME may sign up to ride the fan bus for $23 per person. The bus will fill on a first-come, first-served basis and will depart from in front of the KLARC at 1:30 p.m. The bus will head directly to Bucknell's pregame reception at the Hotel Monaco. Fans can then walk across the street to the Verizon Center following the completion of the reception at 7 p.m.,
The bus will return to Lewisburg following the conclusion of the Cincinnati-Missouri game. Fans can reserve a seat by contacting Todd Newcomb at 570-577-1771 or tnewcomb@bucknell.edu. PLEASE NOTE -- the bus must fill in order to run, so spread the word.
