Stevens to host major Athletics Weekend, Feb. 29-March 2
HOBOKEN, N.J. ― Coming up this weekend, Stevens Institute of Technology will host a number of important athletic events. In addition, Hoboken will be holding its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. As such, the start times for several games have been adjusted. Fans and visiting teams are strongly encouraged to allow significant lead time for their arrival as traffic delays are expected.
The Empire 8 Women’s Basketball Championship will start on Friday at 6 p.m. when Stevens takes on St. John Fisher College . Ithaca College and Utica College will play at 8 p.m. Saturday’s championship game has been pushed back to a 4 p.m. start.
Also on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team will host Utica at 10:30 a.m. The men’s lacrosse game against SUNY Cortland was originally set for 2 p.m. then moved up a half-hour to 1:30 p.m. The game will now be played at 1 p.m.
Men’s volleyball will also be in action on Saturday as the Ducks host Division I Harvard University at noon in the Canavan Arena. The action will conclude on Sunday when the baseball team plays a doubleheader against Skidmore College starting at noon .
Travel in and around Hoboken will be very difficult on Saturday due to the parade, which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Many city streets will be closed throughout the afternoon. Fans and teams that plan on arriving in Hoboken after noon should enter the city at the south end via Observer Highway (near the Holland Tunnel) then proceed to Sinatra Drive . Parking for team buses will be provided near the Babbio Center on the back side of campus. Fans should take Sinatra Drive then make a left onto Hudson Street . Spectators can enter campus by using the Ninth Street entrance and proceed to the Eight Street parking lot.
Friday, February 29
Women’s Basketball Empire 8 Championship
Stevens vs. St. John Fisher College – 6 p.m.
Utica College vs. Ithaca College – 8 p.m.
Both games will be carried live at www.Empire8.tv
Live stats will be provided for both games at http://www.stevensducks.com/livestats/wbball/xlive.htm
Ithaca College Radio will provide audio coverage of both games at http://www.vicradio.org
Saturday, March 1
Women’s Lacrosse vs. Utica College – 10:30 a.m.
Game will be carried live at www.Empire8.tv
Live stats will be provided at http://www.stevensducks.com/livestats/wlacrosse/xlive.htm
Men’s Volleyball vs. Harvard University – noon
Live stats will be provided at http://www.stevensducks.com/livestats/mvball/xlive.htm
Men’s Lacrosse vs. SUNY Cortland – 1 p.m.
Game will be carried live at www.Empire8.tv
Live stats will be provided at http://www.stevensducks.com/livestats/mlacrosse/xlive.htm
Women’s Basketball Empire 8 Championship
Semifinal winners – 4 p.m.
Game will be carried live at www.Empire8.tv
Live stats will be provided at http://www.stevensducks.com/livestats/wbball/xlive.htm
Ithaca College Radio will provide audio coverage at http://www.vicradio.org
Sunday, March 2
Baseball vs. Skidmore College (doubleheader) – noon
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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