MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 14, 2022) — Vibrant Arena at The MARK will be hosting a Western Illinois University basketball doubleheader on Friday, December 16, for both the WIU Women’s and Men’s programs. The Leatherneck women will play St. Xavier at 5:30PM, followed by the men taking on Eureka College at 7:30PM.
"We are pleased to be able to schedule these games at the Vibrant Arena," said Director of Athletics Paul Bubb. "Playing basketball, and in the future other sports as well, in the Quad Cities makes sense so we can bring our programs to our students who live and attend our Quad Cities campus as well as our alumni and fans who live in the Quad Cities. We are excited to feature our men's and women's basketball program together on December 16 in the Quad Cities."
While this is the first time the Western Illinois men and women have played a regular season doubleheader in Moline, the basketball programs are no strangers to playing in the Quad Cities, or inside The MARK. The arena hosted the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament from 1996-1999 and the Leatherneck men also played Iowa in Moline in 1996 and 1998.
Tickets prices are $10 and $20 with a $5 ticket (for kids seventeen and under) and will go on sale Tuesday, November 15, 10AM. Tickets are available at the Vibrant Arena box office and ticketmaster.com.
