CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: February 17, 2005
'Washington Trust Day' at URI Women's Basketball on February 27
Westerly, Rhode Island... The University of Rhode Island will be celebrating 30 years of women's basketball and hosting 'Washington Trust Day' at the women's basketball game on Sunday, February 27, 2005. The Rams host Massachusetts at 2:00 p.m. in the Ryan Center on the URI Kingston campus. It is the last home game of the season and will be broadcast live on Cox 3.Vouchers for up to four (4) free tickets for this game are available at all Washington Trust branches. Vouchers can be redeemed at the Ryan Center box office on the day of the game. The first 250 kids to arrive at the game will receive a free URI sports bottle compliments of Washington Trust.
A celebration of 30 years of URI women's basketball will include recognizing the many accomplishments of women's basketball at URI, the advancements of women in sports over the past 30 years and URI faculty and staff who have been with the University for 30 or more years.
A little known fact is that the first basketball team at URI was
formed by women, in 1902. It wasn't until 1975 that the women's
team actually became a varsity sport. A few years following that,
women began receiving offers for full scholarships for playing basketball
at URI.
Founded in 1800, The Washington Trust Company is a state-chartered bank and offers a full range of financial services, including trust and investment management, through its branch offices in Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. The Bank is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.
