Sendoff Planned For ASU

// March 20th, 2009 // News

The Augusta State men’s basketball team will be recognized Saturday afternoon prior to the Jaguars’ departure for the Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass.

“Meet The Jags On The River” will begin at 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 21 at Fat Man’s Riverfront Café, located at #1 Seventh Street in downtown Augusta. The event is open to the public and free of charge.

The fourth-ranked Jaguars (29-4), who are riding the second-longest winning streak in school history at 15 games, are scheduled to depart from Augusta Regional Airport on Sunday morning at 5:55 a.m. The ASU travel party is slated to arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass., at 10:05 a.m. Sunday.

The Jags take on No. 15 Christian Brothers (25-6) on Wednesday, March 25 at 12 noon in the quarterfinals of the Elite Eight at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Though the contest will not be televised, it will be available through a free, live webcast at www.ncaa.com.

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