University of St. Thomas Athletics
Playoffs update: Toms at home in 3 sports
2/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
St. Thomas is the top seed for all three MIAC playoff tournaments contested on the week of Feb. 22-26 -- men's hockey and men's and women's basketball.
UST will play host to all three semfinal games this weekend, and if they win those games would also play host to the championship games.
Ticket price for each MIAC playoff game is $7 for adults and $3 for students, and no school or MSHL passes are accepted.
All St. Thomas playoff games will have live video/audio webcasts that can be accessed here: www.mnsportsnetwork.com
Here's a quick look at the upcoming games by sport:
Women's Basketball
The No. 11-ranked Tommies (25-1) defeated No. 5-seed St. Mary's in Thursday's semifinal round game at Schoenecker Arena, 58-45. They will play host to No. 2-seed Gustavus (20-6) Saturday at 3 p.m. in the playoff finals.
Men's Basketball
The Tommies (19-6) will play at home in Friday night's semifinal-round game at Schoenecker Arena. UST will face No. 6-seed Bethel, a 19-point winner Wednesday night at third-seed St. Olaf.
Tickets will go on sale at 5 p.m. Friday, and doors will open at 6 p.m. The winner plays in Sunday's 2 p.m. finals, set for UST again if the Tommies win on Friday.
Men's Hockey
The Tommies (18-4-2) will play at home in Saturday's semifinal-round game at Saint Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights. UST will face No. 4-seed St. Olaf (12-8-6).
Saturday's puck drops at 7 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. A Fanamaniac bus is free for students and will leave campus at 6:30 p.m. outside Flynn Hall.
The winner plays in the Sat. March 4 finals, set for UST's home ice again if the Tommies win on Saturday.















