http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/34207...s.html.csp

According to the WNIT website, first-round games require a $6,500 guarantee for a school to host; that goes to $7,500 for the second round. The tournament “helps offset those costs” and “teams pay no more than $10,000 combined for all their road games.”

UTEP wouldn’t know about that last part. It’s about to play its 10th game in two WNIT appearances, and all 10 have been at home.

In short, the Miners (29-4) have struck gold in their own back yard. Again.

Two years ago, a pair of Pac-12 teams, Colorado and Washington, saw their seasons wither in El Paso before crowds of 8,234 and 10,227, respectively. UTEP then sold out the 12,222-seat Haskins Center for the semifinals and finals, losing to Rutgers for the 2014 title.

If fans will support their team by showing up, the schools can pony up the money to host. I think it is safe to say that UTEP is doing just fine financially by paying to host. Congrats to the school for making the commitment and to the fans for showing up.

Good luck to UTEP tonight. Here's to two more home games on the season.

The cost is still pretty modest: < $10,000 for a game. I would think lots of teams, including Colorado or Washington and Rutgers, would pay that.

I'd think UTEP selling 10K tickets is why they host all the time.

(03-28-2016 06:16 PM)DrBox Wrote:  The cost is still pretty modest: < $10,000 for a game. I would think lots of teams, including Colorado or Washington and Rutgers, would pay that.

I'd think UTEP selling 10K tickets is why they host all the time.

No thats actually kinda high. The standard guarantee on a regular season game with no return trip is 5k. No money is exchanged between schools on a home and home contract.