Monday, February 21, 2005

those scrappy jags . . . and ed "macgyver" holdaway.

After a largely difficult and trying season, our women's team left it all on the court tonight and came away winners in their final home game of the season. It was impressive, to be perfectly honest. The women's team -- and I say this with absolutely no malice -- is not as talented as many other teams in the conference. In fact, I would bet our best player isn't as good as any one of Chicago State's top four. But what they lack in talent, they make up for it in scrappiness.

Early on in the season, the women's team was getting pounded out of games. But they seem to have found a bit of a rhythm as a gritty team that won't go quietly. I honestly hate watching them lose because they're such good kids, every one of them. They have good attitudes and seem to want to have fun on the court. I'm glad to see they were able to finish the season respectfully. Of course, they'll have their work cut out for them when they go to the conference tournament in a couple weeks. Who knows? Crazier things have happened. Maybe they can shock the world; or at least Tulsa and the Mid-Con.

Overall tonight's game was fun. We had a spirited crowd -- both home and visiting fans -- and had a good game to watch. A couple friends even came out tonight, which was really cool. They now know I'm actually doing this and not making it up. Of course, the game was not without technical difficulties. We lost one set of speakers due to faulty wiring. Thanks to Ed "MacGyver" Holdaway, we were able to get the sound back for the second half.

We also had our Senior Night recognitions for Eboni Jamssens and Jessica James. They're my first "four-year" players. I've been there at the scorers table for four years, so I've watched them all four years. I'm glad they left on a winning note.

Let's hope the men do the same tomorrow and next Monday.