TOLEDO, OH - Toledo will host its inaugural National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, Jan. 30, as the Midnight Blue & Gold host arch-rival Bowling Green in a women's basketball match-up at 2:00 p.m. in Savage Arena.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is a day to honor the accomplishments and hard work of female athletes in the classroom, in their sports and in the community. The day will recognize how sports have helped advance the lives of women and girls by helping them reach their goals and be successful in sports and in life. 

The sports of volleyball, soccer and softball will be represented at the event on the concourses at Savage Arena starting at 12:30 p.m., prior to the women's basketball game. Those women's teams will each have their own station where they will sign autographs, host an activity and interact with fans.

Sideline reporter with FoxSports Ohio and Rocket women's basketball alumnus Allie (Clifton) Kaslow will also speak live during pre-game festivities.

Dis­counted tickets are available for $7.00 when 10 or more tickets are purchased prior to game day using the promo code WOMEN. The regular ticket amount is $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for youth. Fans can purchase tickets online at utrockets.com, by phone or at the UT Ticket Office at Savage Arena. 

For more information about the inaugural National Girls and Women in Sports Day, please contact UT Athletic Marketing, Promotions & Fan Experience Graduate Assistant Nicole Ebersole at (419) 530-2482 or nicole.ebersole@rockets.utoledo.edu.