Leatherneck Nation

Western is ahead 42-40 at the half.

Game is on ESPN3.

The Upstate gym is a small facility. Seating capacity is 837.

South Carolina Upstate won 81-78.

Western had the ball with 4.9 seconds left in the game, but missed on the 3-point attempt which would have tied the game.

Sophie Reichelt led the Western scoring with 23 points. Michelle Maher had 22. Emily Clemens had 13. Tyler Higginbotham had 12.

Big free throw differential. Upstate shot 24 (made 18). Western shot 11 (made 8).

Western had 12 three-point baskets. Upstate had 3.

Upstate out-rebounded Western 50 to 40.

Attendance at Upstate = 172.

I was looking at the "FAQ's" section of the WBI main website: http://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs/FAQs

One question is: Can teams bid for home games?
Answer: No, teams cannot buy home games. The higher seeded team always gets the first chance to host.

Western was a #4 seed while South Carolina Upstate was a #8 seed. Looks like we did not want to host that second round game.

wiu712 wrote:I was looking at the "FAQ's" section of the WBI main website: http://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs/FAQs

One question is: Can teams bid for home games?
Answer: No, teams cannot buy home games. The higher seeded team always gets the first chance to host.

Western was a #4 seed while South Carolina Upstate was a #8 seed. Looks like we did not want to host that second round game.

Right...host teams pay $ (but keep ticket and concession sales $), traveling teams get paid $. More details over in this post: http://www.leathernecknation.net/forum/ ... 427#p10427

I don't know what the plan would have been if we'd beaten Upstate. Weber State (#7 seed) won their game. They are hosting, but Upstate was a #8 seed, so Weber State would have had first "dibs" on hosting. If we had won, we would have had first chance at hosting. Might have been worth it since the game would be Wednesday this week and we might have had a pretty large crowd for it.

No way Upstate made money on that game

I would rather spend the $10k for some long weekend at a sports training facility in Chitown or St. Louis. More bang for the buck IMO.

From today's "Western Courier":
An unforgettable ride
http://westerncourier.com/35182/sports/ ... able-ride/