Send gridders off with UST’s best wishes

The Tommies sang their victory song after defeating Gustavus on Oct. 3, in O'Shaughnessy Stadium, and hope to keep in perfect pitch for a few more weeks. Included in this photo are Matt Griswold (17), Reed Mainquist (56) Justyn Helgeson (74) and Matt Sullivan (on crutches). The Tommies take on Monmouth College in the first round of NCAA Division III playoffs Saturday on the road. (Photo by Mike Ekern.)

By: University of St. Thomas News Service

Published on: Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 12:01 am

The University of St. Thomas football team has qualified for the NCAA Div III playoffs, and this Friday the team will depart for Monmouth, Ill.

The team will leave campus at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The departure spot has not been determined, but the buses will load and depart from either Lot H or on Cretin Avenue.

The UST community is invited to look for the buses Friday morning and to send off the team with UST’s best wishes. Members of the campus community who come out to cheer on the team as it departs campus will receive a free championship tradition T-shirt.

“So stop by and support the team as it begins the quest for a national championship,” remaked Matt Gustafson, associate director of Campus Life.

The Tommies play at Monmouth College, which has held five opponents to three or fewer points this season.

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Scooter’s hosts football viewing party
If you can’t make the trip to Illinois to see the Tommie football team play on Saturday, don’t worry. Stop by Scooter’s and watch the webcast of the game with Tommie. Kickoff is scheduled for noon; food and drinks will be provided.

This article was posted at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 and is filed under See/Hear/Do.