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小黄片视频 Men鈥檚 Basketball Fans Fill the Hub for NCAA Watch Party

Women鈥檚 Basketball Team Excels; Boasts MAC Coach and Player of the Year

小黄片视频 fans who could not make it to California for the big dance had their own party with Hoopin鈥 at the Hub. The watch party at the 小黄片视频 Student Center Hub on March 17 celebrated 小黄片视频 men鈥檚 basketball team as they took on小黄片视频 guard Megan Carter drives in 小黄片视频's WNIT first-round game at Michigan on March 16. the UCLA Bruins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

Students and 小黄片视频 community members cheered on the Golden Flashes, champions of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Fans at the watch party were treated to free food, music and giveaways. Though the evening ended with a loss, 小黄片视频 fans continue to revel in the outstanding athletics achievements this year, including those by the women鈥檚 basketball team, the MAC East Division Champions. 

T.J. Christie, director of revenue enhancement and fan engagement, described the crowd as 鈥減henomenal.鈥

鈥淲e鈥檙e playing one of the most historic teams in the country," Christie says. "We鈥檙e competing with them. We were close the entire game with opportunities to pull ahead 鈥 it was just a great feeling of excitement for the entire university. You had donors, constituents of the university, families, friends of families. Everybody included in the university came out in full force.鈥

Hoopin鈥 at the Hub was a part of the celebration for a number of successes and achievements by 小黄片视频 Intercollegiate Athletics teams. Christie says the accomplishments help to bring national distinctiveness to the university.

The 小黄片视频 women鈥檚 basketball team made it to the first round of the Women鈥檚 National Invitational Tournament. The team posted a memorable season, which ended with a loss to the University of Michigan. The Mid-American Conference named 小黄片视频 senior guard Larissa Lurken its Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey Coach of the Year. Lurken is the first 小黄片视频 Golden Flash to receive the MAC鈥檚 highest honor since 2006. Starkey is 小黄片视频鈥檚 first Coach of the Year since 1998. Junior Jordan Korinek also was honored and named to the All-MAC Second Team.

 

POSTED: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 03:50 PM
Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 09:20 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Gael Reyes