No. 1 South Carolina headlines Women’s Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at Sanford Pentagon

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (News Release) – The Women’s Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic, a four-team, round-robin college basketball event featuring No. 1 South Carolina, South Dakota, Gonzaga and Oklahoma will take place at the Sanford Pentagon November 28-30.

The four programs have a combined 41 Division I NCAA Tournament appearances along with 24 Sweet 16s, five Final Four banners and one national championship (South Carolina, 2017). Flo Hoops will broadcast all six games.

Tickets are $25 for each day (two games) and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 12 at ticketmaster.com, with a limited amount available. For information on purchasing suites, contact Mallory Shurtz at [email protected]. Masks are required for all spectators and will be available for free at the door.

The women’s event starts the day after the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic – a men’s college basketball multi-team featuring Creighton, Dayton, Memphis, Saint Mary’s, South Dakota State, Texas A&M, West Virginia and Wichita State. The Sanford Pentagon’s fall schedule also includes preseason No. 1 Gonzaga facing No. 5 Iowa in a nationally televised game Dec. 19 on CBS.

Sanford Health and the Sanford Pentagon will work closely with the schools and individual states and be ready to adjust based on guidelines and safety measures for all involved.

Jeremy Cauwels, M.D., who is the senior vice president of quality at Sanford Health, is also a member of the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group. The committee is responsible for providing guidance to NCAA schools regarding training, practice and competition.

All members of each team’s traveling party will be tested regularly for COVID-19 once they arrive in Sioux Falls. All traveling members will remain in a controlled environment during their entire stay.

SCHEDULE
Nov. 28 (All times CT)
2:30 p.m. – South Carolina vs. South Dakota
5 p.m. – Oklahoma vs. Gonzaga

Nov. 29
2:30 p.m. – Oklahoma vs. South Carolina
5 p.m. – Gonzaga vs. South Dakota

Nov. 30
2:30 p.m. – South Carolina vs. Gonzaga
5 p.m. South Dakota vs. Oklahoma