Aug. 3, 2009

Garden City, N.Y. - Adelphi Athletics has settled into its new home in the Center for Recreation & Sports and Outdoor Complex. In order to maintain this environment and remain competitive, the department has instituted new ticket pricing for all regular season home games.

General admission will remain at $5. Non-Adelphi students are $3 with valid ID. New for 2009-10 will be Alumni pricing at just $3. Children under the age of 12 are $1. Adelphi students, faculty and staff are still free with valid ID.

"We are pleased to be able to provide our students, fans, alumni and friends a larger, more exciting and better yet, a more comfortable atmosphere to cheer on their Panther teams, said Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs Suzette McQueen.

Ticket pricing is in effect for field hockey, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's lacrosse. The newly designed tickets will be unveiled at the first home game of the season on August 29, as women's soccer plays host to Philadelphia University. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

"The fans are a huge part of our success in motivating our teams to be the best and to continue a winning tradition," McQueen stated. "We hope they will continue to show their support in our beautiful athletic facilities as make new history in the Northeast-10 Conference."

Alumni interested in obtaining an alumni ID can contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (516) 877-3470 or go to Alumni Benefits for more details.

Adelphi is committed to the NCAA Division II game environment, an important aspect of the DII community engagement and has planned a series of fan initiatives for the upcoming season. In addition to promotional activities and give-aways, the Panthers plan to give back. Two of their most popular events are the "Think Pink" games, hosted by each athletic team, with monies raised going to the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program. During the basketball season, toiletry items will again be collected for the Salvation Army of Hempstead, New York. Be sure to check back for more details on these and other programs.

Members of the Panther Club may be eligible for free admission to regular season events. For more information on the Panther Club and how to support Adelphi Athletics, please contact Suzette McQueen at mcqueen@adelphi.edu.