Jan. 4, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair and the Maroon Club invites women's basketball fans to come out and support the No. 10-ranked Aggies as they take on No. 17 Texas in the first edition of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown between the two rivals on Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
The Maroon Club is sponsoring two in-state bus trips during Big 12 Conference play to Austin as well as to Waco for a Battle of the Brazos matchup with Baylor on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The cost of each trip is $25 for Maroon Club members and $30 for non-Maroon Club members. It includes one ticket to the game, a snack pack and a chance to win free prizes.
Departure time for the bus trip to Austin is scheduled for 2 p.m. (please arrive at 1:45 p.m.) from the Sears parking lot at the Post Oak Mall in College Station. Tipoff between the Aggies and Longhorns is set for 5 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
For more information or to sign up for the trip, please contact Lindsey Bounds at lbounds@athletics.tamu.edu or (979) 846-3024. RSVP requested before Wednesday, Jan. 6.