Northwestern University Athletics
Halloween HOOP-la Recap
10/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 31, 2003
It was a night of tricks and treats at SPAC Thursday, as the Northwestern University men's and women's basketball teams entertained more than 300 students and fans as part of the third annual Halloween HOOP-la.
The student line snaked straight out of the basketball courts and into the corridor as they picked up their tickets for the upcoming season as well as took advantage of the free pizza, soda and candy that was offered. Following a half-hour scrimmage, the Wildcat teams went interactive with the students for a series of contests.
In a three-point contest featuring teams consisting of one men's player, one women's player and one student chosen at random, seniors Michelle Zylstra and Jitim Young teamed with Tiffany Hackworth to take the crown. In addition to the students participating in the contest, all fans who attended were given a card to cheer for one of the four participating teams. The fans who had the winning team received a Willie the Wildcat Bobblehead doll.
Following that, a game of knockout took place and was won by a student chosen from out of the crowd.
A question-and-answer session took place for the Wildcat coaches and players; people who had their questions used received a free t-shirt.
The highlight of the evening came when Dania Aguero and Matthew Larson were selected from the Wildside crowd to participate in a contest for $10,000. They had to make a layup, a foul shot, a three-pointer and a half-court shot within 24 seconds. Unfortunately, neither was successful.
Finally, we have the winner of a $25 Maggiano's gift certificate -- all student basketball season ticket holders who filled out a survey about last night's event were eligible for the prize, which goes to...Jonathan Adams! Jonathan, contact the Northwestern University Athletic Marketing Department at wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu to collect your gift certificate, and congratulations!
Be sure to check back here later for a photo gallery from Halloween HOOP-la!
A FEW OTHER NOTES FOR STUDENTS...
* Elder has taken over the lead from PARC in the Residence Hall/College Purple Pride Contest, a contest to find the college/hall with the most school spirit. HOOP-la was the fourth event they could earn points at, and the next event comes Sunday, when field hockey hosts Syracuse on the Leonard B. Thomas Sports Complex turf field at 1 p.m. The event is free admission, and features a $2 meal deal for NU students at concessions (hot dog, chips and soda).
* Any questions about student promotions can be sent to wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu.
* If you didn't purchase your basketball season tickets or need to purchase single game football tickets, you can do that outside the Norris Box Office from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. this Monday (Nov. 3) and Friday (Nov. 7). If you would like to pick up your season tickets during those times, you need to e-mail wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu before 9 a.m. on Nov. 3 or Nov. 7 in order to ensure your tickets will be at Norris.
* Students can also pick up their season tickets at the men's basketball exhibition game on Tuesday (Nov. 4), which features FREE admission for students with a valid WildCARD. Free shuttle service will be available for all home games beginning at the second exhibition (Wednesday, Nov. 12). Student season ticket holders are invited to a VIP Event with Coach Carmody, which begins at 5:30 p.m. prior to the Nov. 4 exhibition in the Fieldhouse (back of Welsh-Ryan Arena). Refreshments will be provided.
