Bearkat women's basketball donates to Huntsville Saafe House
5/19/2009 1:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Sam Houston State women's basketball team has made a donation of $500 to the Saafe House (Sexual Assault and Abuse Free Environment) of Huntsville, TX.
The $500 was awarded to the Bearkat women's basketball team for being one of 32 winners in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball “Pack the House” Challenge.
“Pack the House” is national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance. Each school's marketing staffs selected a home game and designated that date as a “Pack the House” game with the goal of setting an attendance record.
One winner from each of the 31 conferences and one from a group of independent institutions were named. Selections were based on marketing plan creativity and attendance criteria. The NCAA will award prizes and donate $500 to the nonprofit organization of each winning institution's choice.
Sam Houston State hosted school record crowd of 2,260 fans at its season opening women's basketball game on Nov. 14, 2008, against Southern Mississippi. More than 2,000 Huntsville area elementary school children attended the Friday afternoon game at Johnson Coliseum.
