Garden City, N.Y.- Adelphi University will host its first ever Spirit Weekend on Friday, October 13, to Sunday, October 15, 2017. The three day event will consist of multiple opportunities for alumni, students, families, faculty and staff to reconnect, and promises a sensational weekend packed with activities for everyone.

In addition to the school-wide events, such as a carnival, casino night and pumpkin picking, past Panthers will have a chance to join the current varsity teams in their annual alumni matchups. Friday, October 13, both the men's and women's lacrosse teams will face off on Motamed Field. The alumni will take on current members of the 2017-18 lacrosse teams at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., followed by a tailgate for the players and fans afterwards.

The following day, alumni members of the Adelphi swimming and diving and softball teams will go head-to-head with the student-athletes in the lanes and on the field. Also on Saturday, the varsity men's soccer team will host Merrimack College on Motamed field. The Northeast-10 Conference match up will begin at 3 p.m

To close out Adelphi's Spirit Weekend, the 2017-18 baseball team will take on postgrads in their alumni game. Located in the heart of campus, the ball game will take place at 12 p.m. on William J. Bonomo Field.

Schedule:

Friday, October 13
Women's Lacrosse Alumni Game 6:00 PM
Men's Lacrosse Alumni Game 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 14
Swimming & Diving Alumni Meet 11:00 AM
Softball Alumni Game 12:00 PM (rain date Oct. 15)
Men's Soccer vs. Merrimack 3:00 PM

Sunday, October 15
Baseball Alumni Game 12:00 PM

For more information and to see the full calendar of events please visit adelphi.edu/spirit.

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About Adelphi Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past eight seasons, has collected 23 regular season conference titles, 25 tournament championships, 33 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.

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