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We want to congratulate the team and welcome the Cats back to Tucson! We invite fans to Arizona Stadium to celebrate the team and show support tomorrow, Monday, April 5 at 11:15 a.m.

Event: Welcome Back Event
Location: Arizona Stadium
Date: Monday, April 5
Time: 11:15 a.m. MST | Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Entry Gates: Gate 2, Gate 3, Gate 4, and Gate 6 (See this map (PDF) for gate locations at Arizona Stadium)


Parking: Fans should park in South Stadium Garage or South of Sixth Street lots. We ask that all attendees arrive from the south to avoid congesting traffic at the University of Arizona's COVID-19 vaccination P.O.D. located on the University Mall between Cherry and Campbell.
Fan Attendance: Attendance will be limited to 15% capacity in Arizona Stadium
Seating: Fans will be expected to maintain proper social distancing measures throughout Arizona Stadium. Seating will be restricted to the East side of the stadium. Members of a family can be grouped together and must keep a 6 foot radius from other individuals.
Concessions: Concessions stands will not be open. Sealed non-alcoholic beverages and small snacks (granola bars, chips, etc.) will be permitted. Full meals, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and tobacco will not be permitted.
Bus Route: If fans do not wish to enter Arizona Stadium, fans may line up along the bus route to welcome the team buses back to campus. Final bus route will be released post-game tonight. Attendees will be required to follow all campus protocols including wearing masks and social distancing.
Live Stream: Can't make it to the event? The 'Welcome Back' event will be live streamed on the Arizona Athletics Facebook page.

This event is being hosted in coordination with the Pima County Health Department, the University of Arizona and Arizona Athletics. While in attendance at Arizona Stadium, all fans will be required to follow University of Arizona campus protocols as well as state and local health guidelines, which include but are not limited to:

Wearing a mask at all times
Successfully Completing the University of Arizona's Daily Wellness Check on the day of the event prior to arriving and showing completion to event staff before entering the facility. Additional Wellness Check assistance will be available at entry gates as needed.

To expedite entry, please limit bringing bags to the event. Fans will need to adhere to the Arizona Athletics clear bag policy
Sitting in the designated seating areas while maintaining social distancing at all times except for the use of restrooms

We request that all fans planning to attend, RSVP by clicking here so we can plan accordingly.

I just got an email that this has been pushed back to 12.

84Cat wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:41 am I just got an email that this has been pushed back to 12.

Arizona Women's Basketball Welcome Back event in Arizona Stadium will begin at 12:00 p.m. (previously 11:15am) - gates will still open at 10am but team arrival will be delayed due to flight delay. Fans encouraged to arrive closer to 11-11:30am to limit time waiting in stadium and the projected heat today.

Merkin wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:56 am

84Cat wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:41 am I just got an email that this has been pushed back to 12.

Arizona Women's Basketball Welcome Back event in Arizona Stadium will begin at 12:00 p.m. (previously 11:15am) - gates will still open at 10am but team arrival will be delayed due to flight delay. Fans encouraged to arrive closer to 11-11:30am to limit time waiting in stadium and the projected heat today.

The Tucson weather clearly is not showing respect for the women's team. Yesterday was frigging stifling for early April.

Just got to my seat.

T-shirts are nice

Team taking the stage. Solid turnout.

FUCK YEAH SAM IS COMING BACK!

AZCatGirl wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:19 pm FUCK YEAH SAM IS COMING BACK!

Awesome!

i so wish i coulda been there

It was fun. I liked the community support. So happy the women's team is getting the same love after big accomplishments that the men's team has gotten historically. They fucking deserve it.

Excellent news!

So how many were there? Hopefully close to 5k which I guess would be the limit.

Got Sam back and hoping Trinity comes back. She was probably our third best shooter in the tournament

I don't get Sam coming back in this age of college sports, but am ecstatic to hear it. It is such a breath of fresh air seeing college athletes enjoy the college experience for a change. I know I wouldn't trade my college days for anything (though I was never in a position to see a $10M payday to leave early). If Trinity comes back we should be a really good team next year again with Pellington taking on a larger role. Aari is going to be impossible to replace but I have faith in Adia and the rest of this team that they can still be a top 15 team next year.

84Cat wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:20 pm

AZCatGirl wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:19 pm FUCK YEAH SAM IS COMING BACK!

Nice. That certainly helps with stable leadership and our 4th leading scorer back.

azcat49 wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:21 pm So how many were there? Hopefully close to 5k which I guess would be the limit.

Got Sam back and hoping Trinity comes back. She was probably our third best shooter in the tournament

I'd estimate about that. Maybe 30% of the student section full and a good 1000 folks in the shade in the 2nd level under the upper deck

I'd like to see the video of their plane pulling up at the airport. I guess the FD was spraying it down with water?

Carcassdragger wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:29 pm I'd like to see the video of their plane pulling up at the airport. I guess the FD was spraying it down with water?

Go to TIA Facebook page. They have a too short video of it.

Hard to tell how many folks were at the event to day because of the social distancing, but I loved seeing little kids in attendance. I just hope Trinity comes back, too.

Right on Greg. Thanks! I knew I could count on my brethren here.