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'More than a few hundred orders': FAU campus bookstore in Boca Raton selling Final Four merchandise

'More than a few hundred orders': FAU campus bookstore in Boca Raton selling Final Four merchandise
AND JUST A FEW MINUTES, JEFF. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU. WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TWO FLORIDA TEAMS ARE HEADED TO THE FINAL FOUR. THE BIG DANCE CONTINUES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC DEFEATED KANSAS STATE 79 TO 76, AND NOW THEY ARE HEADED TO HOUSTON TO KEEP AN 11 GAME WINNING STREAK ALIVE. OUR ANGELA ROZIER IS LIVE FOR US IN BOCA RATON WITH MORE ON THE SCHOOL PRIDE AT FEW’S CAMPUS TONIGHT. AND, WELL, FELICIA AND TIFFANY, NOTHING BUT GOOD VIBES HERE AT FOR YOU TODAY. AND I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF. WE WERE AT THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE EARLIER, MET SOME FOLKS FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND THEY ARE LOVING THEMSELVES, SOME OWLS RIGHT NOW. OH. KNOW, WE HAVE A BASICALLY ALUMNI TEE AND THEN WE HAVE A. THREE. PIERCEY MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BUSIER EMPLOYEES HERE OF THE FSU BOCA RATON CAMPUS RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE SELLING T SHIRTS, HATS, BANNERS, FLAGS, PENDANTS, PUMAS, ANYTHING AS FLORIDA DANCING ON IT OR HAS THE OUT ON IT. WE ARE SELLING IT. IT’S BUSY ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE FEW OWLS ARE IN THE FINAL FOUR. IT’S BUSY IN THE STORE AND BUSY ONLINE. WE HAVE. MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED ORDERS THAT CAME IN OVER OVER THE WEEKEND. SHE SAYS SHE’S MEETING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BOTH NEW AND OLD OWL FANS. JJ BREWER GRADUATED IN 2010. I CAME DOWN BECAUSE THE BASKETBALL TEAM IS DOING REALLY WELL AND I HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE CAMPUS SINCE 2010, SO I WANTED TO COME CHECK OUT MY OLD APARTMENT. THESE TWO UCONN FANS STOP BY THE STORE MONDAY WHILE ON VACATION IN FORT LAUDERDALE. WE’RE CHEERING FOR FSU TO MEET UP FOR YOU, SON. AND I KNOW YOU’RE OUR UNDERDOG TEAM. AND IF YOU GOT A WIN, WE’RE OUT FOR YOU. NOT SO MUCH MIAMI BECAUSE THEY LEFT THE BIG EAST. SO WE FEEL THEY’RE TRAINERS, BUT WE’RE ALL ABOUT FSU. FSU BEAT KANSAS STATE TO ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR ON SATURDAY NIGHT. NEXT UP IS SAN DIEGO STATE. THE WINNER PLAYS THE WINNER OF UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. OR YOU CALL ON IF THEY PLAY MIAMI IN THE FINALS. THAT’LL JUST BE CRAZY. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE OFF WORK THAT DAY. I DIDN’T HAVE TO REQUEST FOR IT, SO IT’S PERFECT. HEY, PERFECT. I GUESS IT WAS MEANT TO BE. AND IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME PARAPHERNALIA, THE STORES WILL BE OPEN HERE ON THE CAMPUS. EXTENDED HOURS. AND WE’RE WAITING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PARTY ON SATURDAY TO GET THE TEAM GOING. REPORTING LIVE A
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'More than a few hundred orders': FAU campus bookstore in Boca Raton selling Final Four merchandise
Cheri Pearcey might be one of the busiest employees on the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton."We are selling T-shirts, hats, banners, flags, pendants pretty much anything that says Florida Atlantic on it or had the owl on it," Pearcey said. The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsPearcey said the campus bookstore has been busy, especially now that the FAU Owls are in the Final Four. Some fans are showing up at the campus bookstore to purchase merchandise and others are ordering merchandise and online. "More than a few hundred orders," Pearcey said. "Came in over the weekend."FAU beat Kansas State to advance to the Final Four on Saturday.Next up, is San Diego State, the winner plays the winner of the University of Miami or UCONN.J.J. Brewer graduated from FAU in 2010. He stopped by the campus to visit and purchase a new hat."If they play Miami in the finals that'll just be crazy," Brewer said. "I actually have off work that day, so I didn't have to request it so it's perfect."

Cheri Pearcey might be one of the busiest employees on the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton.

"We are selling T-shirts, hats, banners, flags, pendants pretty much anything that says Florida Atlantic on it or had the owl on it," Pearcey said.

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Pearcey said the campus bookstore has been busy, especially now that the FAU Owls are in the Final Four. Some fans are showing up at the campus bookstore to purchase merchandise and others are ordering merchandise and online.

"More than a few hundred orders," Pearcey said. "Came in over the weekend."

FAU beat Kansas State to advance to the Final Four on Saturday.

Next up, is San Diego State, the winner plays the winner of the University of Miami or UCONN.

J.J. Brewer graduated from FAU in 2010. He stopped by the campus to visit and purchase a new hat.

"If they play Miami in the finals that'll just be crazy," Brewer said. "I actually have off work that day, so I didn't have to request it so it's perfect."