Feb. 15, 2013

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A limited number of general admission tickets are available for the Kentucky-Tennessee women’s basketball showdown to be held Sunday, March 3 in Memorial Coliseum. The game will be televised live on ESPNU at 3:30 p.m. EST with Sam Gore and Maria Taylor calling the action.

Fans interested in tickets can visit the Joe Craft Center ticket office, go to UKathletics.com, Ticketmaster.com or call the UK ticket office at 1-800-928-CATS.

General admission tickets for adults are $8, while single-game general admission tickets for seniors and children (ages 6-18, 65 and over) are only $5. Children ages five and under are admitted free in the general admission seating area, while supplies last.

In addition, a limited number of tickets will be held for UK students, faculty and staff on game day. Tickets can be picked up at the Joe Craft Center ticket office beginning at 2:30 p.m. EST on March 3. UK students will be offered one free ticket for themselves, while faculty and staff will receive a ticket for themselves and one for a guest, while supplies last. UK students must present their valid UK Student ID and faculty and staff must present their UK Employee identification card in order to receive tickets.

Please note that fans arriving approximately 1 hour or less before tip-off are highly encouraged to park at the Transit Center Parking Garage (see shuttle info below) or Parking Structure #5 next to Kennedy’s bookstore.  Both are a 5-10 minute walk or a short shuttle ride over to the Coliseum.  All surface lots near the Coliseum will likely be full one hour prior to tip-off and you will be re-directed to one of these options.  Doors to Memorial Coliseum will open at 2 p.m. EST on March 3.

•    All E-lots (Employee Lots) surrounding Memorial Coliseum beginning 3 hours prior to tip-off
•    Parking Structure #5 (adjacent to Kennedy’s Bookstore) – access from Limestone or Upper Street.
•    Lexington Authority Transit Center Parking Garage.
•    The Lexington Parking Authority Transit Center Parking Garage, located between High Street and Vine Street, is available for parking after 5 p.m. ET during the week and all day on the weekends.  Additionally, a free shuttle service will pick up in the LR Cooke Lot near the corner of High Street and Martin Luther King beginning 1.5 hours prior to tip.
•    Handicap parking is available in the E-Lot (Employee Lot) north of the Craft Center, adjacent to the metered spaces running along the frontage of the Craft Center with a valid, state issued handicap tag.  These spaces (typically 20-30 stalls) are available on a first-come, first-serve basis until full.

Please note: parking is prohibited in any R (Residential) lots. Vehicles parking in Residential lots without a proper permit, along yellow curbs, grass spaces, or other non-specified and unapproved areas may be subject to ticket and/or tow.

Shuttle Information:

•    Shuttles are available beginning 1.5 hours prior to tip off from Parking Structure # 5 located off Limestone and Upper Street and the Transit Center Parking Garage located off High Street and Vine Street.
•    Parking Structure # 5 (blue route) picks up/drops off on Administration Drive, at the end of the pedestrian sky bridge accessed from the 3rd floor of the parking garage.
•    Transit Center Parking Garage (green route) picks up/drops off near the corner of High Street and Martin Luther King.
•    Shuttles will start back up 1.5 hours after tip-off (to return guests to their parking areas).

For more information on parking around Memorial Coliseum and other game-day questions visit www.ukathletics.com/wbbgameday.