Students at the University of South Carolina can officially say goodbye to standing in long, early-morning lines for basketball and football tickets.  The beginning of the semester has brought students a new, easier access to tickets as the University launched the online student ticketing system TicketReturn™. 

The new era in student ticketing began this weekend as about 500 students scanned their print-at-home ticket for the men’s and women’s basketball games against the University of Tennessee.

Through TicketReturn™, eligible, fee-paying students are able to log on to www.ticketreturn.com/sc, where they can request tickets and print them directly to their own printers.  The new system also will allow students to accumulate loyalty points and seniority points that will increase their chances of obtaining tickets for high-profile games, which have previously been distributed through lotteries. During each game’s ticket distribution period, students are able to request  tickets on the University’s TicketReturn™ Web site.  The system will ensure equitable distribution of tickets by automatically setting up a loyalty based distribution when student requests for tickets exceed the ticket supply. Students who are unable to attend a game for which they’ve already requested and claimed a ticket are able to return that ticket to the system, where it will be released for distribution to another student. Students will not be penalized if tickets are canceled before the game.

Based in Charlotte, TicketReturn™, LLC, is a leading national provider of adaptive ticketing software, access control systems, and Internet-based event marketing services. The company’s primary markets include stadiums, arenas, and theatres operated for the benefit of colleges and universities, professional sports, and the performing arts. For more information, please visit www.ticketreturn.com.

The next request period begins tomorrow Thursday, January 17 for the women’s game against the University of Kentucky. The next request period for men’s basketball begins on January 23 for the game against the University of Georgia.

For more information about online student ticket distribution, students are encouraged to visit www.ticketreturn.com/sc.