WASHINGTON, Pa. -- In conjunction with this Saturday's (Jan. 13, 2018) men's and women's basketball doubleheader at the Henry Memorial Gymnasium, Washington & Jefferson will be hosting both its basketball alumni and youth days.
Action is set to begin in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at 2 p.m. when the 13-1 W&J women's basketball team hosts No. 5 Thomas More (13-1) in a first place match-up as both teams enter with a 7-0 league mark. The men's game will follow when the Presidents welcome PAC co-leader Thomas More for a 4 p.m. tip-off. Both games are part of the PAC Sports Network's "Game of the Week" package and will be broadcast live at
pacstream.net.
Admission for all fans will be free on Saturday. The first 50 fans 12 and younger and the first 50 W&J students will receive a free t-shirt. All fans are encouraged to wear white to help "White Out" the Henry Center.
"We have a big day planned for our match up with Thomas More," said 14th-year women's head coach
Jina DeRubbo, who won her 400th career game last Saturday. "We are excited to have many of our alumni and their families coming back to campus for what we are expecting to be a very good game between two very good teams. It is also our annual youth day where we get to celebrate our many campers and friends of the program from over the years."
NOTE: Thomas More plans to travel to western Pennsylvania on Friday ahead of the inclement weather expected Friday night into Saturday morning. Therefore, the games are expected to be played as scheduled at 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday. For the latest information, please check
gopresidents.com and
@wjathletics on Twitter.
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