According to the WNIT website, first-round games require a $6,500 guarantee for a school to host; that goes to $7,500 for the second round. The tournament “helps offset those costs” and “teams pay no more than $10,000 combined for all their road games.”
UTEP wouldn’t know about that last part. It’s about to play its 10th game in two WNIT appearances, and all 10 have been at home.
In short, the Miners (29-4) have struck gold in their own back yard. Again.
Two years ago, a pair of Pac-12 teams, Colorado and Washington, saw their seasons wither in El Paso before crowds of 8,234 and 10,227, respectively. UTEP then sold out the 12,222-seat Haskins Center for the semifinals and finals, losing to Rutgers for the 2014 title.
http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/...d-to-face-utep-in-wnit-quarterfinals.html.csp
UTEP wouldn’t know about that last part. It’s about to play its 10th game in two WNIT appearances, and all 10 have been at home.
In short, the Miners (29-4) have struck gold in their own back yard. Again.
Two years ago, a pair of Pac-12 teams, Colorado and Washington, saw their seasons wither in El Paso before crowds of 8,234 and 10,227, respectively. UTEP then sold out the 12,222-seat Haskins Center for the semifinals and finals, losing to Rutgers for the 2014 title.
http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/...d-to-face-utep-in-wnit-quarterfinals.html.csp
