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Game Day Information for Saturday’s Rice Game 9/6/08
Attending Saturday’s game…Here’s some things to know.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - The Tiger football team will play its 2008 home opener and its 2008 C-USA opener Saturday against Rice beginning at 7p.m. The game will be televised on CBS College Sports (CBS C) and the Tiger play-by-play can be heard on WREC 600 AM in Memphis.
Fans attending the game who have not yet picked up their tickets can pick them up at the Will Call window, located at Gate One. The Will Call Window will open at 3:30 p.m. and will remain open until halftime.
Fans who have not yet purchased a ticket for the game can purchase them at Gate One as well, using cash or credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER). FunZone tickets are available for $10, while Prime Seats are $30.
Former Tiger student-athletes who are members of the M Club can also attend a pre-game hospitality function at the M Club Hospitality Tent. The tent is located in the same location as years’ past in Lot A on the north side of the Liberty Bowl. Only M Club members that have paid their membership dues for 2008-09 will be allowed to enter the tent. Each active member can bring in three (3) guests at no charge. Any other guests of an active M Club member will be charged $10 to enter.
The M Club will honor its Class of 2008 during Saturday’s game. The eight inductees include football players Don Coffey (1958-1961) and Time Harris (1982-1985), men’s basketball players Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway (1991-1993) and Cedric Henderson (1993-1997), women’s basketball player LaTonya Johnson (1994-1998), men’s track and field athlete Victor Lacey (1982-1985), men’s soccer player Rogerio Lima (1996-1997) and baseball player Jeff Robinson (1977-78).
Fans can also partake in pre-game festivities at First Tennessee Tiger Town. Activities there include giveaways and marketing promotions, as well as music provided by Rock 103 and a live radio remote featuring the Memphis broadcasting team. Concessions and Tiger apparel will also be offered in the First Tennessee Tiger Town, which will be open from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday. First Tennessee Tiger Town is located just east of the Highland Hundred Lot, south of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Admission is free.
Be Proud! Wear Blue!
Memphis Women’s Soccer Takes Down Rebels 2-1 in Oxford 9/5/08
Lady Tigers remain undefeated on the year improving their record to 2-0-1
Oxford, Miss. – The Lady Tigers took home a win over SEC foe Ole Miss tonight with a final score of 2-1. Goals were netted by Ashley Berra and Vendula Strnadova. Both were their first goals of the 2008 season.
A chilly late summer night began with a defensive battle. Neither squad surrendered easy opportunities to their rival, but 8:55 into the opening half Vendula Strnadova received the ball at open field and passed it ahead to an open Ashley Berra on a break away. The goalie was drawn off the line to challenge Berra, but she was able to deposit a shot past the goalie in the back of the net giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead that they would defend into halftime.
“I was so excited,” Berra said of her score. “It felt great to get a goal at the beginning of the season. I was pleased with the way everybody played. We played together and came together as a team, but most of all our team battled really hard and we came out with a win.”
The second half continued with a defensive battle. But with 15:12 remaining in the game, following a foul near the corner junior midfielder Laura Laufenberg sent the ball to an open Strnadova thirty yards in front of the goal. She launched a bending shot over the hand of the outstretched Rebel goalkeeper hitting the crossbar and bouncing in. This marked Strnadova’s first goal of the 2008 season and putting the Lady Tigers up 2-0.
“I had a little bit of luck,” Strnadova said. “I got a hard pass that I trapped and just kicked it. When I looked up it had hit the crossbar and went in.”
The relentless Memphis defense was quick to squander many of Ole Miss’ potential scoring opportunities, but with only 7:59 minutes left to go, junior Rebel Mallory Coleman sent a corner kick to sophomore Taylor Cunningham who headed the ball past Memphis goalkeeper Elise Kuhar-Pitters putting the Rebels within one goal. The Tigers were able to hold of the charging Rebels attack for the final eight minutes of the contest taking home a victory in front of a raucous crowd of 412. Monaghan and his Lady Tigers escaped a battle with a victory.
“First I’d like to tip my hat to Ole Miss,” Monaghan said. “They are a really good team. They had a little bit of an unfortunate start, but I know that they are going to end up doing fantastic. We’re ecstatic about being able to come to Ole Miss and play a quality opponent like them and get the victory.”
Monaghan was very impressed with the play of his team amidst an intense atmosphere.
“What a game.” Monaghan said. “It seems like every time that we play Ole Miss that we have a battle and tonight didn’t disappoint. It was a battle to the last second. We’re very excited to get the win and now we have to turn around and play another tough opponent in Miami. We’re going to go home and enjoy this for the night and start on some things with Miami tomorrow. I was very pleased with the girls’ performance. We dodged a few bullets tonight. Elise (Kuhar-Pitters) came up big time tonight with a few saves, but overall it was a great performance and I’m happy that our team is moving in the right direction.”
The Tigers return home after this heated and emotional victory to host the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday Sept. 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
First Tennessee Tiger Town Back for 2008 Season 9/4/08
Complete TigerTown Map in PDF Format 
After a successful debut last season, First Tennessee Tiger Town is once again the ultimate pre-game destination for Tiger fans for 2008.
Fans can bolster their spirit by picking up free, Tiger blue pom-pons and registering to win an exclusive Tiger prize, all courtesy of First Tennessee, the Official Bank of the Tigers.
Additional sponsors that will be on-hand with give-aways and interactive booths include Chuck Hutton Auto Group, Ashley Furniture, Tiger Gift Shop, Landers Ford, Bounce-N-Fun, Memphis Music, and Rock 103.
While in First Tennessee Tiger Town, don’t forget to check out the following excitement:
– Live broadcast of the Ashley Furniture Pre-Game Show with Forrest Goodman and Matt Dillon and WREC AM600
– Register to be a contestant in the Ashley Furniture Dash for Cash
– Inflatable bounce-house for kids by Bounce-N-Fun
– Live Music
– Register to be the Chuck Hutton Auto Group Honorary Captain of the Game
– ROCK 103 Music
– Register to be part of the Landers Ford Touchdown Pass for Gas Promotion
– Live pre-game Radio Broadcast featuring Forrest Goodman and Matt Dillon
First Tennessee Tiger Town is located just east of the Highland Hundred Lot, south of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Concessions are available. Admission is free, and everyone is invited to attend.
Be Proud! Wear Blue! Visit First Tennessee Tiger Town this weekend!
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