Football | 11/14/2017 11:49:00 PM
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — The No. 19-ranked Shippensburg University football team will host its first playoff game in five years on Saturday at noon from SU Student Association Field at Seth Grove Stadium, as the Red Raiders will face West Chester in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championships.
TICKETS: Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. The gates to the stadium open at 10:30 a.m. while parking lots for fans can be accessed beginning at 9:30 a.m. No advance tickets will be sold.
BAG CHECKS: Additional security will be in place this weekend, as all bags will be checked prior to entering the stadium.
FIRST 250 STUDENTS FREE: The first 250 Shippensburg University students will be admitted free of charge. SU students wishing to take advantage of the discount must display an official SU student ID to be admitted. The student entrance will be located at the ticket gates on the Heiges Field House side of Seth Grove Stadium. All other student tickets cost $5.
LIVE COVERAGE: Shippensburg University Television (SUTV) will broadcast the game online through a web-stream at
www.ship.edu/goraiders and also in the Shippensburg area on terrestrial television on Comcast community access channel 21 and campus channel 82. A student radio broadcast of the game will be available on 88.7 FM in Shippensburg and can be accessed online at
https://wsyc-fm.squarespace.com/#home.
NCAA INFORMATION: Shippensburg (10-1) is making its sixth NCAA postseason appearance in school history (1981, 1991, 2004, 2009, 2012). The Red Raiders are 3-5 all-time in the NCAA Football Playoffs.
More notes related to the game and the matchup between the two teams will be posted within the next two days at this link.
