March 14, 2010

Western Carolina at Marshall - Game Notes

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina Athletic Director Chip Smith announced Sunday evening men's basketball has accepted a bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Catamounts (22-11) will travel to Huntington, West Virginia to face No. 1 seed Marshall (23-9), from Conference USA, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

This is the first post-season tournament for Western Carolina men's basketball since 1996. The Catamounts' 22 wins is the most since becoming Division I.

Tickets are $20 for lower reserved seats, $11 for upper-level reserved and $10 for general admission. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.Herdzone.com. The Marshall University Ticket Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and fans can purchase tickets over the phone by calling 1-800-THE-HERD or 304-696-HERD during business hours. Fans that purchase tickets online or over the phone can pick up their tickets at will call on Tuesday.

Tuesday night's game will be broadcast by the Catamount Sports Network and can be heard locally on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 in Cullowhee; 680 AM WRGC in Sylva; and on 920 AM WPTL in Canton.

As per directive of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament regulations, there will be NO streaming audio from the Catamount Sports Network. Fans wishing to listen to the game online will need to Click Here. There is an $8 subscription fee..

The CIT is in its second year of existence. Old Dominion won the inaugural tournament, defeating Bradley 68-62 last season. A total of 16 teams are scheduled to compete in the tournament with the first three rounds being conducted on campus sites. The championship of the tournament is scheduled to be played at the highest remaining seed.

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a single-elimination tournament, consisting of four rounds, with the first three rounds being played at on-campus sites, which will be determined by seeding. The championship game will be played at an on-campus site to be determined by seeding.

The event will feature (8) first-round games, four (4) quarterfinal games, a semi-final round and then the Championship game. All other games will be available online on FoxCollegeSports.com.

CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament Match-ups:
Western Carolina (22-11) at Marshall (23-9), Tuesday
South Dakota (22-9) at Creighton (16-15), Tuesday
Fairfield (22-10) at George Mason (17-14), Tuesday
Pacific (20-11) at Loyola Marymount (18-14), Wednesday
Middle Tennessee (19-13) at Missouri State (20-12), Wednesday
Harvard (21-7) at Appalachian State (22-10), Wednesday
Portland (21-10) at Northern Colorado (24-7), Wednesday
Southern Miss (20-13) at Louisiana Tech (23-10), Thursday