Lady Lions to Hold Open Practice for Season Ticket Holders

Refreshments and a meet-n-greet with the team following practice

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; November 11, 2008 — The Lady Lion basketball team will hold an open practice for season ticket holders on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m., in the main arena at the Bryce Jordan Center. Season ticket holders are invited to watch the final portion of practice and will then have an opportunity to meet and greet the team. The event runs until 6 p.m.

Season ticket holders will have an exclusive opportunity to enjoy pizza and refreshments with the team and will also have a group photo taken with the Lady Lions following practice. Doors to the Bryce Jordan Center will open at 4:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to park in the Red Lot adjacent to Beaver Stadium and enter the arena through Gate B.

The Lady Lions being the 2008-09 campaign with a three-game homestand against South Carolina (Sun., Nov. 16), Stony Brook (Wed., Nov. 19) and Prairie View A&M (Fri., Nov. 21). Football season ticket holders have a great deal available to them during the Indiana Football weekend (Nov. 14-16). They can show their football game ticket at the Bryce Jordan Center box office and receive a buy one, get one free deal for either basketball opener that weekend. The Nittany Lions open their season Friday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. vs. William and Mary and the Lady Lions open their season two days later when they host South Carolina at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 16. It’s a tremendous offer and a great way for football fans to fully enjoy a loaded weekend of Penn State Athletics! For information on Lady Lion Basketball tickets, call the Penn State ticket office at 814-865-5555.

The 2009 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State proudly supported by Mimi Barash Coppersmith (formerly known as THINK PINK Day) will take place on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m., as the Lady Lions take on Iowa in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game can be seen on www.bigtennetwork.com. The first two Pink Zone events have raised more than $50,000 for breast cancer awareness. This year’s fundraising efforts will benefit the Penn State Hershey Breast Cancer Institute, the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition and the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.gopsusports.com/pinkzone.

—LADY LIONS—