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>> UNLIKE LAST YEAR,

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INDIANAPOLIS WILL NOT HOST THE

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ENTIRETY OF MARCH MADNESS. BUT

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THAT DOES NOT MEAN INDY WON'T BE

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HOPPING WITH HOOPS AS USUAL.

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BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL.

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>>

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THANKS, GERRY. INDEED, IT

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WOULDN'T BE MARCH IN INDIANA

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WITHOUT ANOTHER INFLUX OF

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BASKETBALL. AS WE SPEAK, THE BIG

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TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT IS

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UNDERWAY AT GAINBRIDGE

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FIELDHOUSE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY

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THE HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S AND

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WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS AT INDIANA

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FARMERS COLISEUM AND MORE

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FIELDHOUSE ACTION WITH THE BIG

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TEN MEN'S TOURNAMENT AND NCAA

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FIRST- AND SECOND-ROUND PLAY.

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AND JOINING US TO OFFER A

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PREVIEW IS HORIZON LEAGUE

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COMMISSIONER JULIE ROE LACH

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JULIE, WELCOME BACK TO THE

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PROGRAM.

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>> THANK YOU, BILL.

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GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.

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>> WELL, AGAIN, IN AN

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UNPRECEDENTED MARCH A YEAR AGO,

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BUT LIKE WE SAID IN THE TEASE,

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DOESN'T MEAN HOOPS IS GOING AWAY

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AS WE'RE CURRENTLY WITH THE BIG

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TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT UNDER

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WAY, AWAY WE GO WITH YOUR

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CHAMPIONSHIPS FOLLOWED BY NCAA.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE CITY?

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>> INCREDIBLE.

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THIS IS A BASKETBALL CITY, AS

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YOU KNOW.

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I THINK MARCH IS JUST A SPECIAL

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TIME OF YEAR, YOU CAN FEEL THE

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ENERGY DOWNTOWN, SEE THE STREET

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POLL BANNERS, PEOPLE ARE

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EXCITED.

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YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS NOT ALL

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OF MARCH MADNESS, A HUGE CHUNK,

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AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

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>> THE HORIZON LEAGUE, YOUR

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CHAMPIONSHIPS MONDAY, NOON NORTH

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WOMEN'S, AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP

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FOR MEN THAT NIGHT.

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YOU'VE MADE THIS DECISION TO

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BRING YOUR TITLE GAMES TO

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INDIANAPOLIS.

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HOW HAS IT BEEN SO FAR EVEN WITH

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THE OVERVIEW OF COVID?

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>> JUST INCREDIBLE.

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THIS IS YEAR THREE FOR US.

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WE DIDN'T HAVE FANS LAST YEAR,

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AND THE EXCITEMENT BUILDING WITH

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OUR LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,

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IT'S FANTASTIC.

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WHAT WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO DO IS

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TWO PIECES, MAKE IT AN

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INCREDIBLE STUDENT ATHLETE

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EXPERIENCE, WHICH WE ARE DOING.

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THEN MAKE IT A REALLY

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SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY EVENT.

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WE'VE ADDED WOMEN'S GAME AT NOON

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AT MEN'S GAME 7:30 THAT NIGHT

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ALL ON ESPN PLATFORMS.

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WE'VE ASKED OURSELVES WHAT CAN

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WE BUILD AROUND THAT,

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT WE WANT

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THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND

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ENJOY.

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>> AN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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CELEBRATION, ALSO, I LOVE THIS,

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AN E SPORTS COMBINE THAT WILL

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TAKE PLACE, TALK ABOUT THOSE.

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>> SURE.

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THE E SPORTS COMBINE FIRST.

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THAT'S ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY

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FOR HIGH SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS WHO

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ARE GAMERS TO COME AND PLAY.

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AND WE HAVE COLLEGES AND

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UNIVERSITY SCOUTS COMING TO

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WATCH THEM.

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AND OUR GOAL IS THAT THOSE HIGH

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SCHOOL STUDENTS GET SCHOLARSHIPS

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OUT OF THAT, SUNDAY, MONDAY,

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TUESDAY, THEN TUESDAY, WHICH IS

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AROUND

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THE GLOBE, A LOT OF SPONSORS

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STEPPED UP TO MAKE IT FREE FOR

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THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT.

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WE'RE HOPING TO 100 TO 200

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PEOPLE WITH HOLLYWOOD LINER

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SUSAN BAUMAN.

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AND OUR EMCEE -- WHO OF COURSE

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IS HER OWN INCREDIBLE OLYMPIC

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ATHLETE -- PLAYER, EMCEE THE

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EVENT TO OFFER INSPIRATION

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AROUND WOMEN IN SPORT.

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THEN JUST STEPS RIGHT INTO THE

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COLISEUM FOR THE MEN'S

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CHAMPIONSHIP THAT NIGHT.

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>> JULIE, LET'S LOOK AGAIN AT

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NCAA TOURNAMENT ENTIRETY LAST

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YEAR, BUT FIRST AND SECOND

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ROUNDS THIS YEAR AT GAINBRIDGE

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FIELDHOUSE, VERIZON LEAGUE,

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INSTITUTIONAL HOST.

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WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL?

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>> YOU KNOW, I THINK BEING THE

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HOST HAS BECOME SUCH A RICH PART

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OF OUR HISTORY AS A HORIZON

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LEAGUE, WHICH IT'S FINAL FOURS,

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FIRST AND SECOND ROUND

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REGIONALS, IT IS A LOT MORE THAN

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JUST BEING ATTACHED TO THE

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EVENT.

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WE'RE RESPONSIBLE ESSENTIALLY

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FOR ALL OF THE OPERATIONS IN AND

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AROUND THE GAME.

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WE PARTNER WITH THE SPORTS

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CORPS, WHO IS JUST TERRIFIC.

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WE ENSURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF

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ALL OF THE MEDIA, WHICH IS A

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COUPLE HUNDRED MEDIA WHO NEED

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CREDENTIALS TO COME.

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ASSISTING WITH TEAM ARRIVALS,

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THE BAND, AND JUST ENSURING THAT

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THE GAME OPERATIONS GO OFF JUST

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SEAMLESSLY.

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AND THAT -- OUR STAFF, WE RUN 19

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CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK, CONSIDER

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THAT A 20th EVENT THAT WE HELP

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RUN.

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>> YOU'RE A DIRECTOR FOR

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THE -- ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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AT THE INDIANA SPORTS CORPS.

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THEY DID A MAGNIFICENT CAPTURING

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OF WHAT TOOK PLACE A YEAR AGO.

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TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING, NO PUN

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INTENDED, IS A CHALLENGE, A LOT

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OF PEOPLE SEEING WHAT

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INDIANAPOLIS DOES, AND WE WANT

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TO DO THAT.

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HOW DOES INDIANAPOLIS STAY AHEAD

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OF THAT PACK, ESPECIALLY WITH

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BASKETBALL?

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>> YOU KNOW, I CREDIT RYAN

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VAUGHN AND PATRICK -- AND THE

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BOARD MEMBERS, OF COURSE, OF

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REALLY BEING COMMITTED NOT JUST

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RESTING ON OUR PAST, BUT TAKING

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THAT AS A CHALLENGE TO BUILD ON

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THAT LEGACY MOVING FORWARD.

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I THINK YOU SEE THAT WITH THE

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RECENT NEWS OF THE MBA, 2-K

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LEAGUE COMING HERE.

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INDY WANTS TO BE AT THE

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FOREFRONT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING

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IN SPORT, WHETHER IT IS E SPORT

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OR MORE TRADITIONAL SPORT.

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WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BASKETBALL,

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THAT IS PART OF OUR SPORT'S

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STRATEGY, OF COURSE WE HAVE MORE

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FINAL FOURS.

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OPEN FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S.

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WE WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO BE A

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PART OF THAT.

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I'M SURE WE WILL.

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>> JULIE, PLENTY OF TICKETS

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AVAILABLE FOR THE NCAA EVENTS,

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VERIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND

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THE BIG TEN WOMEN'S AND MEN'S?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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FOR THE VERIZON LEAGUE IN

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PARTICULAR, I GOT TO PUT THE

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PLUG IN, HORIZON

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LEAGUE.COM,\INDY, AROUND OUR

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CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HOW TO GET

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TICKETS.

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>> A GREAT VENUE.