BATON ROUGE — March Madness in May kicks off Saturday, giving fans a chance to buy or renew their LSU Lady Tigers basketball season tickets online for the 2004-05 season.
The Lady Tigers, fresh off the program’s first trip to the NCAA Final Four, are giving fans a chance to purchase new season tickets or renew their current ones through out the month of May. Tickets for the 2004-05 season remain $75 and will include games with some of the nation’s top teams like national runner-up Tennessee and Elite Eight participant Georgia.
If fans buy or renew their tickets online at www.LSUsports.net in May they will receive a free Final Four t-shirt and an invitation to the Lady Tigers 2004-05 Tip-off bash. Those using the internet will also become eligible to win Southeastern Conference Tournament tickets, autographed basketballs, two seats for the Tennessee and Georgia games and Seimone Augustus’ bobbleheads.
LSU posted a 27-8 record this past season and finished second in the SEC. The Lady Tigers then defeated Austin Peay, Maryland, Texas and Georgia to earn their first berth in the Final Four.
Tickets are also available now for the 2004 Women’s Sports Foundation Classic hosted by LSU in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Nov. 11 and 12. Tickets for the four-team tournament are $25 (This event is not included in the season ticket package, but season ticket holders will have first opportunity for tickets). LSU and three of the premier teams in the nation will participate in the two-day event.
The Lady Tigers return all but one player from last year’s team, including Kodak All-American Seimone Augustus and National Point Guard of the Year finalist Temeka Johnson.