The UTEP Miners
Women’s Basketball team played a late afternoon game versus the Marshall Thundering Herd. Since they were playing in West Virginia, it
was actually an evening game, I guess. Brandon Cohn was there riding solo and
damn happy to be there. The Marshall
band played All My Ex’s Live in Texas
during the Miner player introductions.
One of the Miners missed the trip for academic reasons, giving them a
short bench. I can see why NMSU has made
a point of keeping all of their players eligible.
I was getting ready for work during the first quarter. I heard Katarina
Zec get a block. Given that I’m
listening for her, I’m always glad to hear Kat some highlights. The quarter ended 17-12 Herd. I was in transit for the second quarter and
tuned back in at work at halftime. It
was 28-25 Herd. Brandon complimented the
Marshall staff. They gave him and the
team a tour of the university, including the tribute fountain. It’s turned off on the anniversary of the
tragic accidental deaths of their football team in the 70’s. (I haven’t seen the movie.)
Things got kind of busy at work, so I wasn’t entirely paying
attention to the game. Marshall went on
a run in the third and the quarter finished with them leading 45-39. Late in the fourth, Jordan Alexander got a put back to bring the score within two. I missed the end due to a loud conversation
in the next cubicle, but the final was 66-64
Marshall. UTEP may be in trouble
making the post season conference tournament with their current record. My girl Kat led all scorers with 20 points
and along with 9 rebounds.
During the game call, Brandon said, “She missed the bunny,” a
couple of times, referring to a player missing a layup. I’d never heard anyone else using that
phrase, but upon searching, it’s apparently common. I’d only use it during Women’s games frankly. My next door cubicle mate asked, “Why are you
listening to a Miner game?” He then
answered his own question, “Oh, it’s that girl, right?” I mentioned Kat wears nerdy glasses when
she’s not playing. He immediately got
the Superman reference.
Later that night, I got to watch the Aggie Women take on the Utah
Valley Wolverines on TV here at the Pan-Am
Center. Well, not really. I was pretty busy and only got to check in on
the game a couple of times and watch the last few minutes of the game. I joined the game at the half with the Aggies
up 30-24. This was in spite of 10 Aggie
turnovers and Mariah Seals of the
Wolverines putting in 14 points, mostly off of four three’s.
During the third quarter, the Aggies went on a 16-0 run to
take a definite lead. I also noticed
that the girls on the bench were wearing pink sweaters. I thought that campaign was over. In the fourth, the Aggies had up to an
11-point lead. That got trimmed to 4 in
the last minute. The game got rough as Jasmine Cooper and a Wolverine player
both got technicals, but only the Utah Valley player fouled out. The Aggies would go on to ice the game with
free throws for a 59-51 Aggie win. Brooke
Salas led with 25 points, 17 of those in the second half. Gia
Pack came in with 18. In the
postgame, Coach Atkinson used the
phrase, “The Nail,” to reference the free throw line. I like that.
I’ll have to work it into a post sometime in the near future.
An hour after the Women started, the Aggie Men started their game against Utah Valley on the road. I
joined this game on the radio at the half, after the Women finished. It was 41-37 Wolverines. Zach
Lofton only had 2 points. In the
second half, it was a close back-and-forth.
The Aggies took a slim lead of 61-60 with under 10 minutes to play.
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