I watched the game. The zags were on fire, but nearly let OSU come back and win. I think they have a couple 6'5 girls who are pretty damn good. The thing is though if we do advance, we will have to play the zags on their home court..I guess this is what the committee means by geographical seeding helping with attendance. Gonzaga didn't take a bunch of threes but they run their offense thru their big post players and they also like to dribble drive a lot.
To be clear, the Regional will be at the Spokane Arena, not Gonzaga. Though they won't have to travel far, they have not played in that arena this season.
if we get past Pitt, we play a #11 seed as a #2 seed ourself..... I am against on principle fearing anyone at this time of year.... and especially when there is a 9 seed difference..... doesn't matter where we play we should win big
Oh ok thanks for the clarification. The espn broadcasters for the OSU Gonzaga game made it seem that it was on their court. I guess that's a little better scenario for us. They still have to allocate the tickets evenly correct ?
...Gonzaga is from Spokane...Big crowds for them.
You would think so but I read an article somewhere, I forget where, that explained why it is so hard to generate attendance at women's tournament games. The article cited three reasons: 1-Higher ticket prices, 2-The NCAA controls marketing, and 3-The inability of the fans to plan very far ahead to travel.
If any arena proves an exception for attendance, I would think it would be Spokane.
Potentially even more scary scenario. Now if we get by Pitt we will be playing in Gonzaga's back yard. Geez.