City of Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan (second from left) and Siena women’s basketball head coach Ali Jaques (third from left) display the official championship trophy for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Regional at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Mayor Sheehan and Coach Jaques were joined by Michele Vennard, president and CEO of the Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau (left) and Georgette Steffens, executive director of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (right).
Siena, the MAAC and the Times Union Center to Serve as Co-Hosts
LOUDONVILLE, NY – Individual session tickets for the 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Regional will go on-sale Friday, December 1. Siena College, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and the Times Union Center will co-host the Albany Regional which is set to take place March 24-26, 2018.
The Albany Regional semifinals tip-off on Saturday, March 24 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., with the regional final set for Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. The semifinals consist of one individual session and the regional final the other.
Individual session tickets are $29 and $21 for adults; $19 and $12 for seniors and children.
All-session tickets are currently available for $55 and $40 for adults; $35 and $20 for seniors and children.
Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/1154/897102.
The 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Regional returns to the Times Union Center for the first time since 2015 when the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies defeated Texas and Dayton on their way to capturing their 10th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship in program history. The 2015 NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Regional led all of the four regional sites that year with a total of 15,949 attendees.
“In 2015, Albany demonstrated that it could become a regular site for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Regionals when it set an attendance record its first-time hosting,” noted MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor. “The community support in 2015 was a crucial element in the awarding of the 2018 and 2019 regionals, as well as the 2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds. With the recent opening of the Albany Capital Center and the major renovations to the Times Union Center, the stage is set for an even better experience for the participating teams, student athletes and fans this coming March.”
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.