UConn Announces 2009-11 Football Season Ticket Prices

UConn Huskies Football LogoHere is a press release from the UConn Division of Athletics regarding the new season ticket prices for UConn football.

STORRS, Conn. (February 3, 2009) – The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics has announced prices for football season tickets for a new three-year cycle, which covers the 2009-2011 seasons.

Included in this ticket plan, are new pricing points for “club” and “chairback” seats at Rentschler Field.

Season tickets may be purchased at the Online Ticketing Center at UConnHuskies.com or by calling the UConn Athletic Ticket Office at 1-877-AT-UCONN.

UConn has sold football season tickets at Rentschler Field in the “club” and “chairback” locations in three-year cycles since the stadium first opened in 2003. The first cycle ran from 2003-2005, the second from 2006-2008 and the third starts with the 2009 season through 2011. All seats that are purchased with a three-year commitment, which include club, chairback, preferred and the option on reserved, come with the same seat location for all three years.

There has not been a ticket price increase at Rentschler Field since the stadium first opened; however, seat donations for various locations did increase from the first cycle to the second cycle.

In the first two ticket cycles at Rentschler Field, all “chairback” seats were sold at one price with one standard annual seat donation regardless of their location. This will change in the 2009-2011 cycle. In the three-year ticket cycle that was just completed – all chairback season tickets were priced at $210 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $650 for a total of $860 per seat.

Chairback season tickets will now be offered in three pricing categories – lower, mezzanine and upper.

The lower chairbacks are the chairback seats in the lower bowl of Rentschler Field. In this new three-year cycle, a lower chairback season ticket will cost $210 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $500 for a total of $710 per seat and a savings of 17 percent from the last cycle.

The mezzanine chairbacks are the chairback seats in the first 15 rows of the upper bowl at Rentschler Field. In this new three-year cycle, a mezzanine chairback season ticket will cost $210 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $400 for a total of $610 per seat and a savings of 29 percent from the last cycle.

The upper chairback seats are the chairback seats in rows 16 and above of the upper bowl at Rentschler Field. In the new three-year cycle, an upper chairback season ticket will cost $210 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $225 for a total of $435 per seat and a savings of 49 percent from the last cycle.

In addition, club seat pricing will be reduced in this cycle. In the last cycle, club seats cost $240 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $1,400 for a total of $1,640. In this cycle, club seats will cost $360 (based on six home games) and a seat donation of $900 for a total cost of $1,260 and a savings of 23 percent from last season.

There are approximately 600 club seats available for sale, 4,000 chairback seats and 13,000 preferred seats. All these plans include a seat donation. There are nearly 11,000 seats available in the stadium that do not require a donation — Reserved, Family Plan and Young Alumni. The balance of the seats are sold to UConn students, the visiting team and are accessible seating.

Pricing for the season tickets is guaranteed through April 30. Seat donations are guaranteed through life of three-year cycle. The purchase of a pair of chairback tickets includes one free blue parking pass. An additional blue pass may be purchased with the ordering of another pair of tickets. For each pair of club seats ordered, one free gold parking pass is included.

Seat Location 2008 Total Price 2009 Total Price Total Price savings Change
Club $1,640 $1,280 $380
23%
Chairback-Lower $860 $710 $150
17%
Chairback-Mezzanine $860 $610 $250
29%
Chairback-Upper $860 $435 $425
49%
Preferred $300 $300 N/A N/A
Reserved $150 $150 N/A N/A
Family Plan $150/$90 $150/$90 N/A N/A
Young Alumni $96 $96 N/A N/A

* Price includes both tickets and tax-deductible seat donation

Notes: For the past six seasons, chairback seats were sold as one section; ticket prices guaranteed through April 30; club and chairback seats must be purchased through a three-year commitment.

Manny Rejects Offer From Dodgers

Manny’s lost his marbles: Apparently former Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez thinks he can still get a longer deal from someone as he has rejected the Dodgers 1-year offer worth $25 million. There’s not really a lot of interest for Manny out there so could he be forced into early retirement or have to sit out part of 2009. Anything is possible. [ESPN.com]

Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 2/3

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

It’s game night for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as their archrival the Rutgers Scarlet Knights come to the XL Center. Tip is scheduled for 8 PM and the game will be broadcast on CBS College Sports. Lucky for me, I’ll be able to enjoy it.

Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register, Rich Elliot of the Connecticut Post and John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant both have some notes on the UConn women’s basketball team.

Tonight’s game has dire implications for Rutgers [RU Daily Targum]

The UConn women’s team is looking unbeatable [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Geno Auriemma is seeking improvement from Lorin Dixon [New Haven Register]

Unselfishness is fueling the UConn women [Connecticut Post]

The rivalry between UConn and Rutgers gets renewed tonight [Journal-Inquirer]

Renee Montgomery makes the UConn women go [Hartford Courant]

The Huskies face a struggling Rutgers team tonight [The Daily Campus]

The Scarlet Knights are once again trying to spoil the perfection of the UConn women [Norwich Bulletin]

The UConn women thrive on “shareability” [Waterbury Republican-American]

UConn women expecting the best from Rutgers tonight [New London Day]

Here’s a WNBA Draft preview of Renee Montgomery [Minnesota Lynx]

David Borges of the New Haven Register has some postgame notes from the UConn men’s win over Louisville.

Brian Bennett has some instant analysis of UConn’s win over Louisville [ESPN.com]

It’s a double dose of No. 1 for UConn basketball [New Haven Register]

The evolution continues for Jeff Adrien [ESPN.com]

Louisville’s pressure didn’t disrupt UConn last night [Hartford Courant]

The Cards got shuffled last night [New Haven Register]

The UConn men made a loud statement last night [Hartford Courant]

Here are some extras from the UConn men’s win last night [Hartford Courant]

Gavin Edwards is becoming a key contributor for  the Huskies [Waterbury Republican-American]

The UConn men broke an ugly trend last night [ESPN The Magazine]

It was no contest for the UConn men last night [Journal-Inquirer]

David Gillett has a look back at the month of January for the UConn men [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Hasheem Thabeet was named to the Big East Men’s Honor Roll [BigEast.org]

The UConn men were born to run [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Rob Lunn has 5 new entries over at his blog for us to enjoy [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

Rob Lunn has your Fat White Guy moment [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

Kevin Bacher was hired by the UConn men’s soccer team as an assistant coach [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Passes First Test As No. 1 In Louisville

Stanley Robinson went into the game tonight against the Louisville Cardinals coming off his best game of the season. Tonight, he wasn’t heard from due to some foul trouble and as scary as it sounds, his foul trouble may have saved the No. 1 UConn Huskies.

Connecticut's Jeff Adrien dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)With Robinson in foul trouble, Jim Calhoun went to a 3-guard lineup and that did the trick to solve Louisville’s pressure as the Huskies picked up a 68-51 win over the Cardinals in front of 20,069 at Freedom Hall in Louisville.

The win for the Huskies improves their record to 21-1 (10-1) while the Cardinals fall to 17-4 (8-1). With Louisville losing, the Marquette Golden Eagles remain the only undefeated Big East team.

The undisputed leader of the Huskies, Jeff Adrien, led them with 18 points and added 7 rebounds. Hasheem Thabeet dominated again on the defensive end with 4 blocks and had another double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jerome Dyson also had 14 points while A.J. Price had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Kemba Walker had a good game off the bench with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Terrence Williams was the only offense Rick Pitino’s Cardinals had as he led all scorers with 26 points. Preston Knowles added 9 points and Earl Clark had 5 points on 2-of-16 shooting.

After Robinson went out with 2 fouls two minutes into the game, UConn went with the 3-guard set and after they settled down, it worked. They were trailing 14-9 when they went on a 12-0 run holding the Cardinals scoreless for 7:10. The Cardinals responded though with 8 straight points in the course of a minute and 10 seconds.

The game really seemed to change when Louisville went from a 2-3 zone to man-to-man on defense. This allowed the Huskies to use the transition game to their advantage and go on a 17-4 to close out the first half leading 38-26.

Price scored the first 3 points of the second half forcing Pitino to call a timeout just 49 seconds into the half. The lead stayed between 15-16 points until Louisville cut the lead to 13 points with 11:35 to go in the game. A 4-0 run by the Huskies gave them their biggest lead at 57-40. The Cardinals would only get as close as 13 points the rest of the way.

A great win for UConn in a hostile environment. The Cardinals had already beaten one No. 1 team this season in Pittsburgh but Adrien and company made sure that another No. 1 wasn’t falling. Hopefully Robinson is able to shake this game off and rebound back again like he did last Saturday.

The Huskies will close out the non-conference portion of their schedule when the Michigan Wolverines come to Gampel Pavilion on Saturday night. Tip is scheduled for 6 PM and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

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Deleston, Williams Participate in Texas vs The Nation Game

Western Refining Texas Vs The Nation logo

On Saturday afternoon in El Paso, Texas, UConn Huskies seniors Dahna Deleston and Julius Williams participated in the Texas vs The Nation Game.

The pair spent the week in El Paso showing the NFL scouts what they can bring to a team. Their week culminated with the game on Saturday that was won by the Nation team 27-24.

Team Texas running back, upper right, of Tulsa, is brought down by Team Nation's Julius Williams, left, of Connecticut, during the second quarter of the Texas vs. The Nation College All-Star Classic NCAA football game in El Paso, TX - AP/El Paso Times Photo, Victor CalzadaWilliams got the start at defensive end and had 4 tackles in the game. Deleston, who played safety at UConn, had 4 tackles from the outside linebacker position.

The two seniors weren’t asked to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine but will have a chance to show their stuff to the NFL scouts when UConn holds it’s Pro Day.

As of right now, neither one is projected to be drafted but it’s quite possible they both could receive free agent contracts after the draft is over.

NCAA Men’s College Basketball Polls – Week 12

AP & USA Today PollsIt’s official. The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team is the new No. 1 team in the land after the Duke Blue Devils fell last week to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Things won’t be easy though for the Huskies as they are in Louisville tonight to take on Rick Pitino’s No. 5/7 Cardinals at Freedom Hall. The Cardinals have already dispensed one No. 1 team this season (Pittsburgh) and will be looking to do the same tonight.

The Big East and ACC dominate the top 10 of the two polls as both have 4 representatives. It’s also that time of the year where we hear about a school’s RPI rating.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Poll PVS
1. Connecticut (64) 20-1 1,792 2 1. Connecticut (28) 20-1 772 2
2. Oklahoma (5) 21-1 1,691 4 2. Oklahoma (3) 21-1 729 5
3. North Carolina (3) 19-2 1,639 1 3. Duke 19-2 682 1
4. Duke 19-2 1,563 5 4. North Carolina 19-2 670 6
5. Louisville 17-3 1,464 7 5. Pittsburgh 19-2 633 3
6. Pittsburgh 19-2 1,427 3 6. Wake Forest 17-2 609 4
7. Wake Forest 17-2 1,409 6 7. Louisville 17-3 604 7
8. Marquette 19-2 1,358 8 8. Marquette 19-2 586 8
9. Xavier 19-2 1,176 10 9. Xavier 19-2 529 10
10. Clemson 18-2 1,077 12 10. Clemson 18-2 487 11
11. Butler 19-1 1,051 13 11. Butler 19-1 456 13
12. Purdue 17-4 961 16 12. UCLA 17-4 400 16
13. Michigan State 17-4 876 9 13. Purdue 17-4 369 17
14. Memphis 18-3 798 18 14. Michigan State 17-4 356 9
15. UCLA 17-4 787 17 15. Memphis 18-3 309 19
16. Texas 15-5 724 11 16. Villanova 17-4 298 21
17. Villanova 17-4 698 21 17. Texas 15-5 274 12
18. Gonzaga 16-4 632 20 18. Gonzaga 16-4 201 25
19. Minnesota 18-3 426 NR 19. Minnesota 18-3 197 24
20. Syracuse 17-5 415 15 20. Syracuse 17-5 162 15
21. Kansas 17-4 316 NR 21. Illinois 18-4 126 20
22. Washington 16-5 216 23 22. Utah State 21-1 106 NR
23. Illinois 18-4 198 19 23. Arizona State 16-5 104 14
24. Arizona State 16-5 146 14 24. Kansas 17-4 100 NR
25. Utah State 21-1 99 NR 25. Washington 16-5 78 NR
Others Receiving Votes Others Receiving Votes
Dayton 95, Davidson 85, Missouri 39, Penn State 37, LSU 36, South Carolina 33, West Virginia 33, UNLV 29, Florida 24, Providence 14, USC 8, Notre Dame 7, Siena 4, Kansas State 4, Ohio State 3, Northeastern 3, Kentucky 2, Arizona 2, Florida State 1, Northern Iowa 1, Virginia Military 1. Dayton 69, Missouri 30, Davidson 27, UNLV 19, Saint Mary’s 18, USC 15, Penn State 13, LSU 10, South Carolina 8, Florida 6, West Virginia 5, Notre Dame 4, Georgetown 3, Kentucky 3, Baylor 3, Brigham Young 2, Utah 2, Boston College 1.
Dropped From Rankings Dropped From Rankings
Saint Mary’s 22, Kentucky 24, Georgetown 25. Saint Mary’s 18, Notre Dame 22, Georgetown 23.

Hayes Named Big East Women’s Freshman Of the Week

UConn freshman Tiffany Hayes looks to pass as Louisville's Angel McCoughtry defends on Monday at Gampel Pavilion - ROSS TAYLOR / HARTFORD COURANTUConn Huskies women’s basketball freshman guard Tiffany Hayes has been selected as the Big East Women’s Freshman of the Week for her performance in last week’s games.

In UConn’s two wins last week, Hayes averaged 18.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. She shot 50% (12-of-24) from the field which included 9-of-18 shooting from 3-point range.

In the win over Louisville, Hayes scored a career-high 23 points, making 6 three-pointers as Louisville left her open. In the win over Georgetown on Saturday, Hayes had 14 points and 6 rebounds.

She has scored in double digits the last 3 games and has a total of 9 double figure scoring games on the season. With the injury to her roommate Caroline Doty, she will be counted on the rest of the way as the Huskies look to win their 6th NCAA title.

Maya Moore was named to the Big East Honor Roll as well. In the two wins, Moore averaged 20.5 points and 8 rebounds.

Four UConn Football Players Invited to NFL Combine

UConn has 4 invited to NFL Combine: The UConn Huskies football team will have 4 players in the NFL Combine that is set to take place from February 18th to February 24th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. They are Will Beatty, Cody Brown, Donald Brown and Darius Butler. All  four will look to use the combine as chance to show what they have and improve their draft stock. [NFL Scouting Combine]

Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 2/2

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they are in Louisville to take on Rick Pitino’s Cardinals. Tip is scheduled for 7 PM and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. For the Huskies, it will most likely be their first game as the No. 1 team in the country since 2006.

Matt Stout of the Norwich Bulletin and David Borges of the New Haven Register have some notes on the UConn men’s basketball team.

Matt Stout has some audio from the Louisville coaching staff [Matt’s UConn men’s basketball blog]

David Gillett has some audio of Hasheem Thabeet talking about his triple-double [UConn Huskies Basketball]

The Huskies and Cardinals are ready for a high-stakes showdown [New Haven Register]

UConn is ready for their first game as the No. 1 team [Connecticut Post]

UConn will look to jump past Louisville in the Big East [Norwich Bulletin]

Here are scouting reports for tonight’s game against Louisville [Connecticut Post & Norwich Bulletin]

Here’s a look at the UConn men’s history as the No. 1 team [Waterbury Republican-American]

After being crowned No. 1 this afternoon, UConn will meet the press of Louisville [Hartford Courant]

Louisville will be a dangerous foe for the Huskies tonight [Waterbury Republican-American]

Here’s a preview of the UConn-Louisville game tonight [Collegehoops.net]

Louisville is bracing for another test from a No. 1 team [International Herald Tribune]

UConn now has to prove it’s the No. 1 team in the country [New London Day]

The trip to Washington, D.C. was all business for the Huskies [New Haven Register]

With both teams likely to be No. 1 , Geno Auriemma will use that to his advantage with recruiting [Norwich Bulletin]

The UConn women have been winning with balanced scoring [Hartford Courant]

The UConn women always expect the best from their opponents [Journal-Inquirer]

The UConn football program felt right for St. Paul’s Marcus Aiken [Hartford Courant]

Nicole Tritter’s goal in overtime gave the UConn women’s hockey team a 2-1 win over Providence [UConnHuskies.com]