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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Stanford ticket update

According to UConn there are about 2,000 tickets remaining for the Dec. 23 game between No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Stanford at the XL Center in Hartford.

Here is the complete release

Less Than 2,000 Tickets Remain For Showdown Between No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Stanford

Buy 1, Get 1 Free Ticket Offer for Fans Available; Ceremony to honor 2000 National Championship Team also planned

STORRS, Conn. (December 16, 2009) - Less than 2,000 tickets remain for a showdown of the nation’s top two women’s basketball teams on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the XL Center in Hartford, as No. 1 Connecticut (8-0) hosts No. 2 Stanford (7-0) in a 5:30 p.m. (ET) tip, that will televised live to a national audience on ESPN2.

As part of a special holiday ticket promotion, fans still have the opportunity to “Buy 1, Get 1 Free”. For each ticket purchased (up to a maximum of 8), fans will receive an additional ticket at no charge.

Orders can be placed by going to UConnHuskies.com and clicking on the "Buy Tickets" link in the Ticket Center. Fans can then click the "Promotions" link and then type in promo code HUSKIES. Limited promotional tickets remain, so fans are encouraged to act quickly.

The game will also feature a halftime ceremony that will honor the 10-year anniversary of UConn’s 2000 NCAA National Championship Team and see the squad inducted as “Huskies of Honor”.

The 2000 edition of the Huskies finished 36-1 en route to capturing the program’s second national title with a 71-52 win over Tennessee in Philadelphia.

Members of the 2000 NCAA National Championship squad scheduled to attend include: Svetlana Abrosimova Sue Bird, Marci Czel, Stacy Hansmeyer, Kennitra Johnson, Asjha Jones, Shea Ralph, Christine Rigby, Kelly Schumacher, Paige Sauer and Keirsten Walters.

Connecticut and Stanford have squared off a total of three times in the past two seasons, including meeting in each of the past two NCAA Final Fours. The Huskies defeated the Cardinal 83-64 in the 2009 NCAA National Semifinals in St. Louis, in the most recent matchup between the programs.

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