Hoops in the Heartland Tickets on Sale

Tickets on Sale Friday

Editor: The following is part of a press release from mvc-sports.com.

QUAD CITIES – Visit Quad Cities announced today that tickets for the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament at Vibrant Arena at The MARK, 1201 River Drive in downtown Moline, Illinois, on March 9-12, 2023, will go on sale Friday, December 16.

The MVC, in its 116th season, is the nation’s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference and is recognized as one of the most progressive athletic leagues in the country.  This annual tournament features teams from each of the Conference member institutions.  The tournament determines which Valley team receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Championship.

Tickets for the 2023 tournament go on sale December 16 at 12 PM (CT) and are available at the Vibrant Arena box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.  Tickets are priced at $65 for reserved seat all-session tickets; $25, $20 and $12 reserved seat tickets per session.  Reserved seating all-session tickets are only $45 if purchased before January 16 through an institutional box office.

“The Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament and Hoops in the Heartland has become an annual tradition in the Quad Cities,” said Dave Herrell, President and CEO, Visit Quad Cities. “Hosting the championship and these amazing student-athletes for multiple days is a privilege. The tournament is important for sports tourism and helps fortify our sports landscape while programming the Vibrant Arena at The MARK. We look forward to welcoming some new member institutions to the QC this year and want to see the arena filled with energy as visitors and Quad Citizens will experience some of the absolute best women’s basketball in the country.”

Twelve universities compete in the MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament:  Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, UIC, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso.

For tournament information, go to www.mvcquadcities.com.  For visitor information, go to www.visitquadcities.com.

The 2023 tournament will mark the 16th-consecutive season in its 41-year history that the event will take place at a neutral site. The Valley played its postseason championship in St. Charles, Missouri – at The Family Arena – for eight-straight seasons from 2008-15 and has held the event in the Quad Cities ever since. The Valley becomes the only Division I stand-alone women’s basketball event to be held in the same city eight or more consecutive years.