UM Women Turn Back the Clock
A scheduling conflict with “Sesame Street Live – Elmo’s Coloring Book” has forced the University of Miami Women’s Basketball team to move Friday's 7 p.m. game against Jackson State from BankUnited Center to the Knight Sports Complex on the school’s Coral Gables campus.
The move back to the Knight Sports Complex, which was the women’s home from 1985 to 2002, has created a unique marketing opportunity. The team will host a “throwback” night with tickets going for $1, instead of the usual $5.
There will also be $1.25 hot dogs; $1 beverages; and giveaways. The theme will be decidedly 1970s, according to Scott Moody, sports information director for women’s basketball, since the team launched in the early 1970s. Word is coach Katie Meier might add a 70s flare to her wardrobe and a disco contest is planned at halftime.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
