The St. Louis Surge Women’s Semi-Professional Basketball Team will take on the Illinois Shooting Stars in its second home game of the 2013 season on Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 3:05 p.m. The game will take place at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) Mark Twain Center located at One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121. Doors will open at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door: adults $8, students (with current high school student I.D.) $5, free for children 12 and under, and free for those in team uniforms. Season tickets are currently available for $49.99. Discounted tickets to all St. Louis Surge home games can be purchased at Eventbrite.com and Livingsoc
This game will be Surge Father-Daughter Day in honor of Father’s Day and all the dad’s that support their daughters’ basketball involvement. Larry Hughes – St. Louis native, father, and former NBA player – will be honored during half time. He will receive the St. Louis Surge Community Award for his involvement in the community, more specifically The Larry Hughes Foundation, which provides assistance to families with children in need of organ donation.
The Surge will host three additional regular-season games in St. Louis and will feature teams from across the Mid-West. Following the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure on June 15, the Surge invites fans and race participants to “Paint It Pink” in support of breast cancer awareness. Also, the Surge confirmed that they will be proud hosts of the 2013 Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL) National Tournament August 3-4.
The St. Louis Surge 2013 team roster features local high school favorites, McDonald’s All-Americans, and international professional players The roster includes the following players: The roster includes the following players: Jasmine Bailey (University of Illinois - Chicago), Bianca Beck (Southeast Missouri University), Jaleesa Butler (Georgetown University), Shanika Butler (University of Arkansas Little), Nicole Dames (Oklahoma Panhandle State University), Daria Frazier (Wichita State University), Tanisha Gilbert (Minnesota University), Gabriella Green (Lindenwood University), Jenna Higgins (Northern State University), Gillian Letsche (Iowa State University), KeiShell Paul (Oklahoma University), Kassidy Shuman (Quincy University), Ali Schwagmeyer (Quincy University) and Aneshia Starks (Culver Stockton College).
The team is led by a new coaching staff including head coach Melissa Young and assistant coaches Petra Jackson and Tony Condra.
