5 Places to Watch UConn Athletics
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This document summarizes 5 key places to support UConn athletics - Joseph J. Morrone Stadium for soccer, Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum for hockey, Harry A. Gampel Pavilion for basketball and volleyball, Rentschler Field for football, and J.O. Christian Field for baseball. It provides details on each venue like sports played there, seating capacities, ticket prices and popular fan groups. Student experiences attending games at some of the venues are also described.
5 Places to Watch UConn Athletics
- 1. 5 Places to Support UConn Athletics Jonathan the Husky Mascot Photo Credit: Matthew D. Britt via Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbritt00/617 6887978/
- 2. Joseph J. Morrone Stadium Sports: Men's&Wome ns Soccer Built in 1969 Capacity 4,500 Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
- 3. Joseph J. Morrone Stadium Fan base: Goal Patrol Ticket Prices: $4-$8 After singing the national anthem with Rubyfruit for Saturdays (9/29/12) game, senior Lauren Demio couldnt help but describe the atmosphere as electric as UConn beat 8th Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray ranked, Notre Dame 2-1.
- 4. Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Capacity 2000 Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray Opened November 7, 1998 Sports: Men's&Womens Ice Hockey Ticket Prices: $51 for General Admission Season Tickets- $17 for Student Season Tickets
- 5. Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Fan Base: Blue Line As a friend to many of the players, senior Chrissy Fischer cant wait until UConn joins the Hockey East Conference. She believes that attendance will rise and hockey will become a bigger Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray sport to cheer for at UConn.
- 6. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Sports: Mens&Womens Basketball, Womens Volleyball Capacity: 10,167 Opened 1990 Ticket Prices: Mens Season Tickets- $150- $200 Womens Season Tickets- $96-$140 Students- $5 a game Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
- 7. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion photo credit: <a href="http://www.f lickr.com/photos/di nur/4440308994/"> Dinur</a> via <a href="http://photo pin.com">photopin </a><a href="http://creativ ecommons.org/lice nses/by-nc- nd/2.0/">cc</a> Arguably the most famous building on the UConn campus, Gampel has been the home to (W)NBA players, Hall of Fame coaches and many die hard fans. UConn Alumni Timothy Murray (06) said that he remembers camping out to get tickets and before games just so he could sit in the front row to cheer on the Huskies.
- 8. Rentschler Field Sport: Football Opened: 2003 Capacity: 40,000 Tickets: Students- $7/game Public- Sold three years at a time, ranging from $1,260/seat- $108/seat. For More information visit: Football Tickets Sporphoto credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/quietkid/5361446606/">Stev e Clancy</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>t:
- 9. Rentschler Field Fan base: The Dog Pound As a season ticket holder since 2003, Paul Murray said he has never heard the stadium louder than a night game against Pittsburgh in 2004 Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
- 10. J.O. Christian Field Sport: Baseball Capacity: 2000+ Tickets: FREE! Photo Credit: Briana Ragiani Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
- 11. BONUS! XL Center UConn Sports: Mens and Womens Basketball Future home for the Mens Ice Hockey team Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
- 12. Sources http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/marrone- stadium.htmlhttp://www.uconnhuskies.com/tickets/tic ket-center.html http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/freitas-ice- forum.html http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/gampel- pavilion.html http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/rentschler- field.html http://www.uconnhuskies.com/facilities/christian- field.html