…The $11 million Panther Stadium, carved into a hillside on the northwest edge of campus, seats 2,000 fans in the stands and dozens more on the berm in the south end zone. More than 120,000 cubic yards of dirt were moved to make room for the facility, which features a brickwork facade and a prescription athletic surface.
BSC reported 3,575 people packed the stadium, which is framed by oaks and pine trees on the perimeter and a view of a giant industrial slag pile across Interstate 20/59.
“What we all enjoy are these festival days of fall,” said BSC President David Pollick. “This is what you think of as a romantic afternoon at a liberal arts college. This is fun. And it’s a big day for us.”
The new stadium features an outdoor track and the football surface that doubles as a lacrosse field. Building the stadium allowed BSC to add five sports to its roster.
Pollick said the debt for the construction would be retired in three years because of an increase in enrollment sparked by the new sports….