Salute the Women & Come to Basketball Viewing Parties on Campus

St. Bonaventure University Athletic News

March 15, 2012 Women's Basketball Tournament Central ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The campus and Greater Olean communities are invited to another sendoff salute Friday morning, this time for the women's basketball team as they leave for Florida and their first-round NCAA Tournament game. Once again, the parking lot between Richter and Reilly centers will be closed off, with the team boarding the bus starting at 10 a.m. and departing campus at 10:15 a.m., led by a police and fire escort through the village of Allegany and down West State and North Union streets in Olean. Well-wishers are asked to gather by 10 a.m. at the parking lot, and business owners and community members are encouraged to stand outside and salute the team as they head to the airport. More than a thousand people saluted the men on campus and in town yesterday morning as they headed to their first-round game Friday afternoon vs. Florida State. After you wish the women well, watch the games on campus! Here's the lineup of basketball viewing parties: Men's basketball game viewing party in the Skeller at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, with free pizza! The food/bar will be open. Watch the game on the big screen! Open to SBU students, faculty and staff. Men's basketball game viewing party in Dresser Auditorium of the Murphy Building at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, with free soda/popcorn! Open to the public. Women's basketball game viewing party at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the Skeller with free wings! Open to SBU students, faculty and staff.