It's elementary my dear Watson
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Elementary school day in Western Hall against Missouri Baptist. Is this just a Macomb thing or do we import kids from around the area?
Embrace the pace of the race.
Huge crowd of elementary kids for a Tuesday morning game.

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Just Macomb. Public schools up through 5th grade and St. Paul Catholic School.sealhall74 wrote:Elementary school day in Western Hall against Missouri Baptist. Is this just a Macomb thing or do we import kids from around the area?
Last year's game set the program single game attendance record for the women.
EDIT - I think they said over 1400 here today. I'll need to go check last year's numbers when I get back to my office later to see how it compares.
Either way, a lot better than the ~100 that would normally be here on a day game during a break.
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VIT Elementary was also at today's game. They were the large group sitting behind the west basket.sealhall74 wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:45 amElementary school day in Western Hall against Missouri Baptist. Is this just a Macomb thing or do we import kids from around the area?
Western won the game 90-69.
Danni Nichols led the Western scoring with 21 points. Grace Gilmore had 13. Annabel Graettinger had 11.
Evan Zars had 11 rebounds.
Attendance at Western Hall = 1,624.
Our previous Elementary School Day was on November 24, 2015, vs Southeast Missouri State. Attendance for that game was 1,246. SEMO won that game 89-84.
Next game will be at Illinois State on December 4. Game time is 6:00 PM.
Photos from today's game.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/photogal ... 09997/PH/1

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Leathernecks top Missouri Baptist on record-setting day!
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/2 ... etting-day
Missouri Baptist plays NAIA Athletics. They have 12 sports for Men and 13 sports for Women. Women sports include Beach Volleyball and Wrestling. They also have a co-ed E-Sports team.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/2 ... etting-day
Missouri Baptist plays NAIA Athletics. They have 12 sports for Men and 13 sports for Women. Women sports include Beach Volleyball and Wrestling. They also have a co-ed E-Sports team.
Women’s Basketball victorious over break in front of record-setting crowd.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46397/sports ... ing-crowd/
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46397/sports ... ing-crowd/
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"largest crowd Western Hall has ever seen with 1,624 fans"wiu712 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:11 pm Women’s Basketball victorious over break in front of record-setting crowd.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46397/sports ... ing-crowd/
Folks, welcome to our world where the truth and facts no longer matter. SMH
Embrace the pace of the race.
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Update: According to Record Book, largest home crowd attendance was 8,003 ..1980-81 vs. Eastern Illinois. I think I was there, first row of seats at east end behind the buicket. Face painted purple. We had that "Ol' Jack Magic" going on that night. Fun to watch.sealhall74 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:12 pm"largest crowd Western Hall has ever seen with 1,624 fans"wiu712 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:11 pm Women’s Basketball victorious over break in front of record-setting crowd.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46397/sports ... ing-crowd/
Folks, welcome to our world where the truth and facts no longer matter. SMH
IIRC, I witnessed a game in Western Hall with 7K+ fans, mostly students, there.
Embrace the pace of the race.
It's not a lie, they just forgot to put the "for a women's basketball game" in there. Previous record was 1,596 for a game against South Dakota on 2/25/17.sealhall74 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:15 pmUpdate: According to Record Book, largest home crowd attendance was 8,003 ..1980-81 vs. Eastern Illinois. I think I was there, first row of seats at east end behind the buicket. Face painted purple. We had that "Ol' Jack Magic" going on that night. Fun to watch.sealhall74 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:12 pm"largest crowd Western Hall has ever seen with 1,624 fans"wiu712 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:11 pm Women’s Basketball victorious over break in front of record-setting crowd.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46397/sports ... ing-crowd/
Folks, welcome to our world where the truth and facts no longer matter. SMH
IIRC, I witnessed a game in Western Hall with 7K+ fans, mostly students, there.

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