Lady Jackets start season with midnight festivities
By Christopher Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
On Oct. 17, the “Ball at Midnight” will kickoff the season for the women’s basketball team. There will be lots of giveaways and contests for fans.
Fans will get their first chance to see the 2003-04 women’s basketball team Oct. 17. The team is hosting “The Ball at Midnight” at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
The free event will get underway at 9:30 p.m. with live music and free food. The first 300 people to come will receive free T-shirts. Fans will be able to get autographs from their favorite players and there will also be various prizes given away at the event, which has been a tradition at Tech for several years.
At 10:30 p.m., there will be a series of competitions. The competitions will include 3-point shooting contests against volleyball and basketball players and a special game. “Our whole coaching staff actually played college basketball and they will be competing against the media,” head coach MaChelle Joseph said.
Before midnight, the 2003-2004 team will be announced, and Tech will then have an intrasquad scrimmage at 12:10 a.m. to open practice for the season.
Joseph said it has been hard to get students to come out in years past because the men’s team does not participate, but hopes it will be different this year.
“We’ve created a lot more excitement and free stuff to get the students to come out and look at our team,” Joseph said. The first exhibition game will be Nov. 8.
