Around the Water Bowl -- Terrier Talk
Edition 218 – December 18, 2008
Number of the Week – 28 (See Below)
Note: This is the last newsletter for calendar year 2008. We wish you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons!
BASKETBALL: New ticket "mini plan" announced
The Wofford Athletic Ticket Office and Wofford Sports Marketing have launched a new ticket initiative called "Pick 5 for $45."
Fans who want the same great seat to watch the Terriers play, but need the flexibility to create their own schedule now have a new option! For $45, fans may purchase a reserved seat ticket for any five of the Terriers remaining home games!
Included in the nine remaining home games are two televised games on SportSouth (Chattanooga and Georgia Southern) as well as in-state rivals College of Charleston, The Citadel and Furman plus the February 12 showdown with Top 25-ranked Davidson.
The "Pick 5" plan is ideal for fans wanting to secure tickets not only for the Davidson game - which is expected to sell-out - but for other key Southern Conference games as well. The "Pick 5" plan is available for a limited time only!
Special ticket packages for groups of 15 or more are also on-sale. For a ticket brochure or to order call the Wofford Athletic Ticket Office at 864-597-4090.
NOTE: The Wofford Athletic Department will close for the Christmas holidays on December 24 and re-open Monday, January 5.
FOOTBALL: Ayers a finalist for national award; Voting ends December 22
Wofford fans have a chance to vote for head football coach Mike Ayers as the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year. Go to www.CoachoftheYear.com to cast a vote from now until December 22. Ayers is one of 25 finalists selected from four levels of NCAA competition. To qualify as a finalist, a coach had to be among the top 25 fan vote getters in his division at www.CoachoftheYear.com and then be scored by an objective model that considers, among other criteria: wins, team penalties, on-field comportment, academic achievement by the student-athletes, and civic and philanthropic commitments.
The fan vote counts for 20% of the final tally. The winner will be announced on December 31 at halftime of the Music City Bowl.
TERRIER TALES: Reading program for youth reaches halfway mark
The Terrier Tales Reading Program has reached the halfway point in the year and it's not too late to get your child involved! The Terrier Tales program is open to all children in grades K through 8.
This fall, nearly 900 students have enrolled in the program with over 50% having completed reading five books. To participate, simply check out a book at any of the ten Spartanburg County Public Libraries. Upon completing the book, the child returns to the branch with their bookmark to have it stamped by the librarian. Once your child completes five books and receives five stamps, the bookmark becomes a free ticket to any home men’s or women’s basketball game!
When the bookmark is turned in at a game, Wofford will then mail the child their next bookmark to continue participating in the program. The program is designed to reward children for reading during the school year and is sponsored by the Spartanburg County Public Libraries and Wofford College Athletics.
Wofford will award $250 to the school with the highest participation (bookmarks returned at athletic events). The award will come with a visit from staff, coaches and student-athletes from Wofford in the spring. The child with the highest participation (bookmarks returned at athletic events) will get to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a 2009 baseball game and receive a Terrier prize pack.
At the conclusion of the football season, Mayo Elementary School - last year's participation winner - is the leading participant, but it is certainly not too late to take advantage of the program as seventeen men's and women's basketball games remain on the schedule ending March 2nd.
For complete details, contact marketing and promotions assistant Lisa Cherry at 864-597-4023 or CherryLJ@wofford.edu.
Number of the Week -- 28
Number of days between home games for the Wofford men's basketball team. There is a 28-day stretch between the win over Union on December 17 until the Terriers play inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena again on January 15 against College of Charleston. The Terriers will play five road games during that timeframe. The road trip begins Saturday at Georgia (televised on CSS, 2 p.m.). The other games are January 2 at Navy, January 5 at South Carolina (televised on SportSouth, 7 p.m.), January 8 at Chattanooga and January 10 at Samford.
Contact Wofford Athletics
(864) 597-4090 – Athletic Ticket Office
(864) 597-4496 - Terrier Club
(864) 597-4110 - Wofford Sports Marketing, Director, Lenny Mathis
(864) 597-4023 - Wofford Sports Marketing, Assistant, Lisa Cherry
(864) 597-4188 - IMG College Wofford Account Executive, Adam Smith
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For questions or more information about this newsletter, call (864) 597-4110 or send an e-mail to mathisld@wofford.edu.