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LOS ANGELES - The 2016-17 college basketball season is set to begin, and things get underway at LMU with Tipoff Week 2016. It will be a memorable season with 36 total home games combined between men's and women's basketball, and it all gets started this Friday with a special Military Appreciation Night for the season opener. Tip-off Week is our #LIONSTRONG What To Watch For (#W2W4) for Nov. 10-13.

#W2W4: Nov. 11 - Men's Basketball vs. Vanguard - sponsored by South Bay BMW

•There will be plenty happening on for the 2016-17 season opener. It is Veterans Day and the Lions will honor all military personnel throughout the evening, including the offer for FREE TICKETS to all military personnel, both active and retired. Guests of military members get in for just $10! Go ONLINE and enter promo code SALLUTE2016.
• The Lions will also honor the LMU Air Force ROTC and the Jonn Scott Flath Memorial Scholarship.
• It all begins at 6 pm with a special Pregame Celebration for LMU Cage Members in the atrium outside Gersten Pavilion. Not a member? It's easy. Sign-up by clicking HERE to sign-up online or you can sign-up at the check-in table during the pregame celebration. In addition, the CAGE will be giving out it's official jersey.
• Season tickets and individual game tickets are on sale, as well as special ticket packages with discounted tickets! Be sure to be a part of this year's memorable 18-game home schedule, including the Lions' match-up with UCONN, which will bookend the 2016 Tip-Off Week. To renew season tickets, click MY ACCOUNT. To buy new season ticket, click BUY TICKETS. Have the promo code for the local community season ticket, click PROMO CODE.

• A final reminder that all students, faculty and staff get into ALL LMU games for free with a valid LMU OneCard.

#W2W4: Nov. 13 - Women's Basketball vs. Saint Louis

• Tip-off Week continues on Sunday, Nov. 13 with women's basketball playing their home opener against Saint Louis. Game time is set for 2 pm. • The game is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day with special raffles for goodie bags and other fun prizes. The funds will go to Pancreatic Cancer research.
• The game will also be part of the Iggy Birthday Bash for Little Lions Club members, with a special area just for kids - the Little Lions Den - complete with games, cupcakes, a bounce house and more. • It is also Summer Camper Reunion Day! All LMU Summer Campers get into the game FREE! Remember, WEAR YOUR CAMPER T-SHIRT to get into the game.

#W2W4: Nov. 17 - Men's Basketball vs. UCONN sponsored by SEIA

• Tip-off Week will conclude with the Lions taking on UCONN on Nov. 17.
• The CAGE will present the Pregame Celebration starting at 6 pm. Students, get signed up for all the benefits offered by being CAGE members. CLICK HERE to sign-up. The pregame celebration features beer and soda, and food. Bring your ID for those free beers (limit two, must be 21 or over). Soda and food is FREE too!
• CRIMSON OUT. Wear your CRIMSON! Let's fill #HANKSHOUSE with CRIMSON for this national showdown on the ESPN family of networks.
• The game is also LMU's ALL FOR ONE DAY OF GIVING! • 1 DAY: Thursday, Nov. 17 • 1 GOAL: We need 4,000 alumni, parents and friends to make a gift of ANY size to ANYWHERE on campus. • 1 CHALLENGE: If we meet our goal, two generous donors will award LMU with $100,000 for student scholarships. • Support LMU and donate November 17 using the "Give Now" button on the ALL FOR ONE GIVING PAGE. Make sure to mark your gift for the LIONS ATHLETIC FUND, which benefits the scholarships of the Lions' more than 400 student-athletes. It's all hands on deck, so please challenge your friends to make their gift using the hashtag #AllforOneLMU.

#W2W4: AND THERE IS MORE...

The week isn't just about basketball. The busy second weekend of November will also feature a pair of women's volleyball showdowns in the West Coast Conference. The Lions continue their push to the NCAA Tournament when they host San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 pm and then Santa Clara on Saturday at 12 noon. BOTH GAMES ARE FREE, so come out and cheer on the Lions.

In addition, LMU men's soccer will play their final game of the regular season when they host San Francisco Saturday night under the lights of Sullivan Field. Game time is set for 7 pm. Come cheer on the Lions and honor the four seniors playing in their final home game.

For more information on all events, call (310) 338-LION or go to LMULions.com/Tickets for the latest. Look for the #W2W4 each week for what not to miss for LMU Athletics. Together, we are #LIONSTRONG. Together, we are LMU Lions.

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