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Issued: March 1, 2007

STEAL 'n SCORE LUNCHEONS SET FOR MARCH 27, APRIL 24

The weekly booster luncheons, conducted by the UW-Eau Claire athletics program this past fall and winter, will continue with two spring sessions, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon has announced.

Steal ‘n Score Luncheons are set for noon both Tuesday, March 27 and Tuesday, April 24, featuring Blugold women’s softball coach Leslie Huntington. The luncheons will take place in the Wisconsin Room of the Quality Inn and will be catered by Mancino’s. The cost for attendees is $6 per session and includes a sandwich, cookie and beverage. No advance registration is necessary.

The luncheons were conducted as the 1st and 10 luncheons last fall, featuring first-year football coach Todd Glaser. They continued during the winter as the Court n’ Rink luncheons featuring basketball coaches Tonja Englund and Terry Gibbons and hockey coaches Mike Collins and Luke Strand.

Huntington will talk about her nationally-ranked softball team which will play its home opener March 31 against St. Norbert and host the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament May 4-5 at Gelein Field in Carson Park. The Blugolds also have five other home doubleheaders scheduled. They are the three-time defending WIAC regular season champs and are ranked No. 5 in the NFCA preseason poll, coming off a 37-6 record in 2006.

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