On his sunny St. Patrick's Day afternoon, Marilyn and I toddled on out to Moon Township to the campus of Robert Morris University to take in the Championship Game of the Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. We were rewarded with a 65-54 victory by the Lady Colonials over St. Francis University of PA. It was the eighth NEC championship for the RMU women in their history and the fourth such championship in the last six years.
The North Athletics Complex on campus was packed and loud and it was a great atmosphere for the game which made for a fun afternoon.
Some scenes from the day....
The Colonials take the court!
RoMo
Is there a spookier mascot in all of college sports?
Nina Augustin
A point guard from Helsinki, Finland.
She might have been our favorite player on the team. She is one of seven international players on the RMU squad. The others include 2 from Spain, 2 from Canada, 1 from England, and 1 from Japan.
They stormed the court when it was all over.
We declined to participate.
The final score.
Getting ready to cut down the nets.
For various reasons, mainly the reconstruction of the Sewall Center into the sparkling new UPMC Events Center, which will be the Colonials new home beginning next season, we have not been on campus for several years, and being there today made us realize that we have missed it. I am thinking that it just might be time come next fall to rejoin the ranks of RMU season ticket holders.
As has been the case, the NEC winner will probably get a #16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, so their reward for today will no doubt be a match up with some power like UConn or Notre Dame. Somehow, I think that the young women we saw today will welcome such a challenge, and that the inevitable outcome of such a game won't detract one bit from the luster of today's win.
Oh, and by the way.the RMU roster has only two seniors on it, so there is no reason the think that the run of NEC dominance for the ladies won't continue into next season.
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