Ticket, bus info released for championship

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MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University has released ticket information for the football Bearcats’ second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II national championship at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan.

Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Last season’s final set a national championship record with 16,181 fans in attendance.

All ticket sales are offered exclusively through Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster’s fan support phone line at 800-745-3000. Northwest will not sell any tickets on campus or by telephone.

The university has received a limited block of tickets directly behind the team’s bench reserved for families of football coaches and student-athletes. Any remaining tickets in that area will be available to the public as of Wednesday at a time to be determined on Ticketmaster.

Northwest’s bench will be located on the west side of the field, which has been designated the home-team sideline.

Tickets cost $25 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, and $10 for students and children. Children age 2 and under will be admitted free if accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket.

A service fee applies to all orders, and there is no limit on the number of tickets an individual can purchase.

The Ameritas Shield Club (on the home sideline) and the Boulevard Members Club (on the away sideline) are indoor viewing areas that require a separate ticket for admission. Those tickets cost $20 each and are not valid for entry into the stadium.

The Northwest Alumni Association is organizing a fan bus that will depart Maryville on game-day morning and return that evening. Bus cost is $55 per person and includes a ticket for the Alumni Association Bearcat Zone Tailgate meal, but not a game ticket.

For more information, call the Alumni Association at 660-562-1248.

For more information about Saturday’s national championship game, go to www.nwmissouri.edu/championship.