Tag: Cintas

Campus News, Sports

Lauren Hill, MSJ to play opener at sold-out Cintas

By: Andrew Koch ~Editor-in-Chief~ Lauren Hill, a freshman forward at Mount St. Joseph University (MSJ) diagnosed with terminal cancer, will play her first collegiate basketball game in front of a sold-out crowd at Cintas Center on Nov. 2. Hill, a 19-year-old native of nearby Lawrenceburg, Ind., was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer late last year after committing to play basketball at MSJ. Despite extensive treatment, doctors estimated that she had less than a year to live. Further tests last month suggested that she might only have until December. “I’m not scared of leaving, because I won’t be here,” Hill said … Continue reading Lauren Hill, MSJ to play opener at sold-out Cintas

Features, Sports

Muskie Madness excites eager fans at Cintas Center

By: Adam Tortelli ~Staff Writer~ As happens each year, Cintas Center once again hosted a raucous crowd of more than 5,000 fans for 2014’s highly anticipated Muskie Madness. As a staple event for Family Weekend, students and their families packed the arena with fellow Muskie fans alike to ignite their support for this year’s basketball season. Players on both the men’s and women’s teams received their individual ten seconds of fame as they were introduced to the crowd with a song of their choosing. Following the women’s kick-off, a highly touted freshman class of boys received their first official introductions … Continue reading Muskie Madness excites eager fans at Cintas Center

Features, Sports

Changes come to Cintas, athletics as new season approaches

By: Brendan Burris ~Staff Writer~ As the new Xavier basketball season begins, Musketeer fans are looking forward to a year filled with great victories, intense rivalries and so much more. However, during the offseason, Cintas Center staff was hard at work making some significant changes to the arena for the upcoming season. These are aimed at enhancing the overall fan experience. The most notable of these changes is clearly the resurfacing of the court, complete with the Cincinnati skyline below the arena’s signature “X.” Over the summer, the Xavier athletic department was accepting fan submissions for a new court design … Continue reading Changes come to Cintas, athletics as new season approaches