The New York University Department of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation is pleased to announce that Thursday night's NCAA first-round game at the Coles Sports Center will be a Tear It Up! contest. There will be free food and t-shirts for all NYU students in attendance.
 
The Violets (20-5) will be competing in the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time since 1997-98. They will host Misericordia University (21-6), which is making its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, at 7:00 pm at Coles on Thursday.
 
Tickets for the game will be available starting at 5:00 pm on Thursday. All NYU students attending the game are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Tickets for non-NYU students and children are $3, while tickets for all adults are $6. Please arrive early to avoid waiting in line.

If you can't make it to the game, you can watch live at http://nyuathletics.tv and follow along with live stats at http://sidearmstats.com/nyu/mbball/scoreboard.aspx.