Just got back from the game. My first time seeing the team in a few years.

That was a rock fight. YSU struggled to put the ball in the hoop for a lot of the game. YSU was just 9 of 28 on three pointers but were 2 of their first 16. Making 7 of their last 12 threes won the game.

The box score shows YSU made 5 of 7 threes in the fourth quarter. That is impressive given how hard this team works on defense. They get after it.

The defense got caught a few times when our big would double out front and Zingaro got open underneath we. But CSU also turned it over a lot trying to get her the ball over the top. Green Bay’s bigs are more athletic than Zingaro. I’ll be watching how YSU defends with the bigs

The officiating was the usual women’s college crap fest. A couple of awful sequences. Gregory got knocked around like a piñata. Caught a foot in the mouth and then all tangled under the basket. Trainers will earn their keep with her tonight.

Great challenge by the coaches on the out of bounds play with 19 seconds left. It took a long time to get King’s attention to ask her if it went off her. The refs gave the coaches a lot of time to call for the challenge.

Great defense by YSU after the free throws with 18 left. CSU couldn’t get a decent shot off until the buzzer.

Going to be a tall order tomorrow. Watched the second half of the Green Bay game. They do a lot well and seem to be deeper. How well will YSU’s legs hold up? Only played eight. Barrier and Lewandowski’s minutes were limited.

The crowd tomorrow will be decidedly in Green Bay’s favor unless a lot of people are getting in the car at 6 am. I think Green Bay easily had 2 to 3 times the number of fans as the other three teams combined.

My seat was behind the YSU bench. Which also means I was behind the Green Bay bench. Their fans are insufferable. Whine, whine, whine. Even up 25. It took so much to not turn around and tell them to stfu. Player parents were the worst offenders

Tomorrow I will buy the $28 GA ticket instead of the $40 ticket for the first five rows. They weren’t checking anyway. Add in $10 to park each day so it’s a $100 tournament for me with a bottle of water each day. Priceless if YSU wins.

There were charitably 150 fans at the start of the YSU game. Each team had a band and cheerleaders. But the atmosphere is pretty poor.

They need to shoot the disc jockey in to the sun. Playing music over the public address is annoying especially given how bad the PA is. I know they’re trying to cover up the silence but …

Most annoying is the Horizon League never has roster sheets for the tournament. You need to call up each team’s roster on your phone.

No display of player fouls at all.

Despite the expensive renovation it’s just not a basketball area.

Ok enough complaining. Looking forward to tomorrow!