Game 15: GMU (10-4 / 1-0) at Rhode Island (11-2 / 0-1) on Saturday, January 4, at 2:00 PM.

[theblueram]

LOL...... 2 entrances on a 8,000 person arena!?

If you average, let's say, 5K a game and majority of people are coming 30mins to 10 mins before the game.....you are trying to cram 3K in the north entrance and then 2K into the south entrance in that time span.... yea, that ain't happening. No wonder the long lines.

Do they have engineering majors at URI? 2 entrances.... that's your problem.

I believe each entrance has 12 doors. So that's 24 doors to let people in.

 

[psyclone]

I believe each entrance has 12 doors. So that's 24 doors to let people in.

Ticket scanners at each door? Or do people entering get funneled into 1 or 2 ticket scanners per side. 24 doors may be mostly for exiting patrons -- fire regulations.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

the new metal detectors that just allow you to walk through without emptying your pockets (unless you are hoopsjunkie75) are a huge plus.

I think the data analytics department did some deep learning on my post, because that damn metal detector went off tonight and I got the blue glove special entering EBA.

 

[jessej]

The Smith Center no longer has a capacity of 5,000. Its official capacity per the GW game notes for the last game against Dayton list it at 4,057. Modifications that have included converting bleacher into chairbacks and adaptions for ADA have reduced capacity in recent years.

Several A-10 venues have seen capacities reduced over time with renovations. These include SBU, DU, LaSalle, GW, and Fordham. The biggest reduction has been in Pittsburgh at Duquesne. Their facility first opened in 1988 with a capacity of 6,200 in nearly all bleacher type seating. Chairback replacement of bleachers eventually brought it down to about 4,500 just before its latest makeover that totally transformed it with modern amenities. It now has a capacity of 3,500.



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[theblueram]

Ticket scanners at each door? Or do people entering get funneled into 1 or 2 ticket scanners per side. 24 doors may be mostly for exiting patrons -- fire regulations.

I think they had 4 scanners on each side. Even still, Gillette Stadium gets 60+K people into the arena faster than we do. Below is the attendance for A10 Home Openers. Maybe I'll check the SLU board out and see how they do.

School Attendance

Dayton 13,407
Saint Louis 6,552
URI 5,803
Richmond 4,984
St. Bonaventure 4,190
Loyola Chicago 4,129
UMass 3,406
George Mason 3,105
GW 3,035
Duquesne 2,435
Davidson 2,378
St. Joseph’s 2,227
Fordham 1,685
La Salle 1,082

 

[psyclone]

Sounds like a near-replay of our game with URI:

Rhode Island 67-64 Richmond (Jan 11, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN

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