DENVER ? The Western Athletic Conference will launch it’s first-ever Play Up Tour for Women’s Basketball, after much success at the tour stops at various football, volleyball and soccer games throughout the Fall season. The Play Up Tour heightens awareness of the WAC brand as well as reinforces the association between the schools and the WAC.
At each stop, fans can join the WAC before the game to pickup free WAC beanies and t-shirts. Fans can register to win a trip to the 2008 WAC Basketball Tournament in Las Cruces, N.M., and will also have the opportunity to participate in an on-court promotion during the game.
The WAC Women’s Basketball Play Up Tour will be in correlation with the NCAA’s Pack the House Challenge. The NCAA’s Pack the House challenge is an effort to grow the sport of women's basketball and to further develop national grassroots programs aimed at increasing attendance and awareness. Between January 1 and February 17 NCAA member schools will compete against schools in their own conference as well as all Division I schools for a chance to be the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Pack the House Challenge Champion. The WAC’s Play Up Tour dates coincide with the Pack the House challenge date at every school with the exception of Fresno State. The WAC will be visiting Fresno for the Bulldogs “Think Pink” night to raise breast cancer awareness on the court, across campus and in the community on Feb. 14.
The following are the dates and times of each of the 2008 Play Up Tour stops. All times are local and subject to change.
Jan. 12 ? Ruston, Louisiana
Boise State vs. Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 26 ? San Jose, Calif.
Fresno State vs. San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 26 ? Logan, Utah
Louisiana Tech vs. Utah State, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 2 ? Las Cruces, N.M.
San Jose State vs. New Mexico State, 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 2 ? Moscow, Idaho
Boise State vs. Idaho, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 7 ? Boise, Idaho
Louisiana Tech vs. Boise State, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 9 ? Honolulu, Hawaii
Nevada vs. Hawai’i, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 14 ? Fresno, Calif.
Idaho vs. Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 16 ? Reno, Nev.
Idaho vs. Nevada, 6:00 p.m.
For more information on the Play Up Tour, please contact Conor Caloia (ccaloia@wac.org) at the WAC office (303.962.4202).