Aug. 8, 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State women's soccer's first fan club supporters group was announced on Monday as preparations for the 2011 season are being made. The Park Avenue Army (PAA) will be dedicated to making Jeffrey Field one of the most rocking venues for women's soccer in the nation.
The Park Avenue Army is actively seeking fans to join its club for the upcoming season. The Army is set to be loud and proud at every women's soccer home match with many exciting promotions and events. The supporters group will feature free food and drinks, barbeque cookouts in the dorm areas, meet and greets with the Nittany Lion women's soccer team as well as giveaways and other fun prizes. Sign up for the Park Avenue Army can be found HERE.
In conjunction with the PAA, the supporters will also feature an Army Juniors Kid's Club, where youngsters can be part of all the action. The Park Avenue Army will seek youngsters in eighth grade and below to join the Kid's Club. In addition to supporting the squad, Park Avenue Juniors will have the opportunity to sign up as an honorary captain or be a ball kid at one of the games to see all the soccer games up close. Sign up for the PAA Juniors Kid's Club can be found HERE.
The Park Avenue Army will also help students across the Penn State campus in University Park to accrue Code Blue points. Students are encouraged to register online before attending home games this season and bring their PSU IDs to every match to scan for attendance. Points will be turned into rewards to win t-shirts, water bottles, drawstring backpacks, hats as well as a free Student Nittany Lion Club membership, Student Nittany Lion Club points. PSU exclusive athletic experiences may also be won with the chance to win a shoot-around at the Bryce Jordan Center, a field goal kick at Beaver Stadium or batting practice at Medlar Field and the possibility to win free PSU football tickets. Visit the Code Blue page (GoPSUsports.com/CodeBlue) for more information.
A full promotional schedule for the 2011 Penn State women's soccer season will be announced Thursday for all eight home games. Penn State's home opener is August 26 at 7:30 p.m. against regional rival West Virginia. The first 200 members to sign up for the Park Avenue Army will receive a free PAA t-shirt to be distributed at the PSU-WVU game. The Nittany Lions open the 2011 season on the road in California at Stanford (Aug. 19, 10 p.m. ET) and against Nevada (Aug. 21, 2 p.m. ET) in Saratoga, Calif.
The Park Avenue Army can be found in many outlets online and each member and fan is encouraged to sign up on Twitter (@ParkAvenueArmy), Facebook/ParkAvenueArmy and on the official Park Avenue Army Website .
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