<p>For: Immediate Release
Sent: September 20, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775</p>
<p>Gameday Information For The Navy-Duke Football Game</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Naval Academy Athletic Association has sold a school record 22,634 season tickets for the 2007 football season. The previous record was 20,206 season tickets, which was set last year.</p>
<p>Navy plays host to Duke on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Tickets are still available by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, on the web at <a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com</a> or on game day at the stadium starting at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are still available for every home game (standing room only for the Air Force game). The Army-Navy game is sold out.</p>
<p>Parking gates 1 and 2 will open at 6:30 a.m. with the rest of the parking gates opening at 8 a.m. Directed parking will start at 11 a.m. and fans will no longer be able to save parking spots once directed parking starts.</p>
<p>Fans that purchased tickets for the Captain’s BBQ can enter the stadium through Gate P starting at 10:30 a.m. while the main stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. As a reminder, fans must have purchased a parking pass in advance of game day to park in the stadium lot.</p>
<p>Fans that do not have a parking pass can ride the free shuttles from the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for all Navy home football games. Shuttle busses will start running at 11 a.m. on Saturday.</p>
<p>Fans are encouraged to utilize this service in order to avoid the congestion on Route 50 and around the stadium. Busses will depart the stadium and return to the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride at halftime, end of the third quarter and at the end of the game for up to one hour after the game.</p>
<p>The Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot is located at Harry S. Truman Parkway and Riva Road near the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Annapolis.</p>
<p>The best way to get to the parking lot is:</p>
<p>From Washington D.C. & Points West and South Travel east on Route 50 towards Annapolis Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are “Express Bus Park and Ride Lot” and "Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>
<p>From Baltimore and Points North Take I-97 southbound to Route 50 east Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are “Express Bus Park and Ride Lot” and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>
<p>From the Eastern Shore and Points East Take Route 50 west across the Bay Bridge Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are “Express Bus Park and Ride Lot” and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>