PLEASE NOTE: Due to the impending snow storm, the Alumni HALFTIME RECEPTION scheduled for Thursday, February 13 during the Fairfield vs. Quinnipiac Men's Basketball game has been POSTPONED until Friday, February 28 (Fairfield vs. Marist at 7 p.m.).
Fans still planning to attend the game (8:30 p.m. tip-off at Webster Bank Arena) may still redeem their $3 alumni ticket offer by presenting a copy of their invitation e-mail at the box office upon arrival.
We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you February 28th! Go Stags!
The Fairfield University Fairfield County Alumni Chapter and the Young Alumni Committee invite you to join them as we...
Cheer on the Stags to victory over our newest MAAC Rival...
Fairfield Stags. vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats Thursday, February 13, 2013 8:30 p.m.
Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, Connecticut
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POSTPONED until Friday, February 28: Be sure to join us for a special alumni reception during half-time at the exclusive members-only Stags Club on the 4th floor of the Arena. (Reception will include food and soft drinks. Cash Bar will be available.)
According to the AR website:
Registered attendees: 17 Total attendees including guests: 31 Listed attendees: 25 Unlisted attendees: 6
The first attendee registered on: Jan 22 2014 6:55AM The last attendee registered on: Feb 11 2014 9:07PM
You have to wonder if they're going to play the games. If the Governor declares a State of Emergency, you can hardly hold a doubleheader and be responsible for bringing workers out of their homes.
Post by nashvillestag on Feb 12, 2014 12:51:34 GMT -5
Looking ahead if they do postpone, if I am correct it looks like the arena has nothing scheduled for next Tuesday, and both Quinn and the Stags would have an off day on either side of that date. So my guess is that would be the alternate date to tommorrow. And it would make sense to make this move as a better than normal crowd might be expected if the roads are clear.
Post by jenningsbeach on Feb 12, 2014 13:15:50 GMT -5
The doubleheader is scheduled for ESPN3 tomorrow night so I think, short of an emergency declaration to stay off the roads, the games will be played. (Remember Rider at Fairfield in the TOT era?) So a potential crowd of 3,000+ morphs into 250 people. This season keeps getting better and better.
Hope I'm wrong and the games are rescheduled. But I doubt it.
So a potential crowd of 3,000+ morphs into 250 people....
I would doubt that anywhere close to a potential of 3,000+ will/would have been at the WBA on Thursday night. Without the 5,060 at the CT6 game with SHU, the Stags are averaging just 1,450 fans so far this season. Other than the CT6 game, the best attended Stag MAAC Basketball game this season was against Manhattan when 2,135 fans were there and probably the Manhattan fans added to that number.
The last three WBA games have had declining attendance Siena (2,051), Canisius (1,503), Monmouth (1,035) and I would not expect the Quinnipiac rematch or a Stag double header with Rider to be that much different. Unfortunately this season will most likely end up with the worst attendance ever at the AHY/WBA and one of the worst in many, many years. Getting the fans interested next season will be even harder.
So a potential crowd of 3,000+ morphs into 250 people....
I would doubt that anywhere close to a potential of 3,000+ will/would have been at the WBA on Thursday night. Without the 5,060 at the CT6 game with SHU, the Stags are averaging just 1,450 fans so far this season. The last three WBA games have had declining attendance Siena (2,051), Canisius (1,503), Monmouth (1,035) and I would not expect the Rider rematch to be that much different. Unfortunately this season will most likely end up with the worst attendance at the AHY/WBA and one of the worst in many, many years. Getting the fans back next season will be even harder.
I am willing to bet that the inflated attendance numbers for this game was due to the fact that it is Quinnipiac, our newfound in-state "rival". Thus we would expect a larger turnout than normal?
Post by jenningsbeach on Feb 12, 2014 19:00:06 GMT -5
At least seven Division 1 games, including Duke-North Carolina, have been postponed this evening. I hope the powers-that-be do the right thing tomorrow night and move the game to next week.
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