Follow the #ElonPhoenix tag on Twitter, Instagram and Vine as the men's and women's basketball teams travel to Asheville, N.C.
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Get ready to “Live the Maroon Life” this weekend as the Elon Phoenix men’s and women’s basketball team travel to Asheville, N.C., for the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament.
Each team’s first game will be played Saturday. Semi-finals are set for Sunday, and the finals are on Monday evening.
SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION
For those not able to attend trounament games, receive updates from Asheville from the university on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vine. For those who ARE traveling to the North Carolina mountains to cheer on the teams, share your own photos and videos using the #ElonPhoenix hash tag on all platforms!
On Twitter: @ElonPhoenix, @ElonUniversity, @ElonNews, @ElonAlumniAssociation
On Instagram: ElonUniversity, ElonPhoenix
On Vine: Elon University
On Facebook: /ElonPhoenix, /ElonUniversity, /ElonAlumni
TICKET INFORMATION
The Athletic Department and the Office of Student Activities will provide transportation and tickets to all games for $20 per game in which the teams play. They are also sponsoring viewing gatherings on campus for each game.
Buses will return after the games each day/night. Students who ride the bus and decide to stay overnight must sign a statement to clarify they are no longer part of the Elon sponsored activity. Should either or both teams make it to the finals on Monday, students who choose to go to the game(s) will be subject to the normal attendance policy in their classes.
Student trip packages for the men’s and women’s basketball games in the SoCon Tournament are now available for online purchase. Log on the student ticketing website (https://www.ticketreturn.com/Elon/SelectEvent.aspx) to purchase the package.
For Saturday, the buses will leave the Moseley Parking Lot at 2 p.m. Email your cell phone number to athtickets@elon.edu upon completion of your purchase. If the men’s and/or women’s team advance to Sunday, a bus trip package will go on sale after the games on Saturday night.
Students who wish to purchase just a ticket to the game may do so by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 336-278-6750 or emailing athtickets@elon.edu. Tickets can be picked up on campus until 3 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the Athletics Ticket Office in Koury Athletic Center. Tickets purchased after this date and time must be picked up at Will Call at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville.
Student tickets purchased through Elon cost $12 each. Additional non-student tickets cost $18 each.
Additionally, the university will be hosting watch gatherings on campus during the tournament. Saturday’s games will be shown in Varsity and will include a Game Day buffet (meal plan or $6) and a beer and wine cash bar.
Anyone with questions or in need of additional information should contact the Office of Student Activities, jbaughman@elon.edu or 336-278-7214.