[Magdalen] Women's tournament

[Grace Cangialosi]

Warning: this turned out to be long—I’m not sure why!

I’ve never been a sports fan of any kind—except to the extent of saying I like this or that team, usually because of geography. When I was at Michigan, I signed up for the “Block M” group, because I was a freshman and thought it would be fun to hold up those cards. Didn’t realize we wouldn’t be able to see much of anything! I’m not sure I even went to any games after that year. I remember seeing Roger Staubach when we played Navy, and I think their mascot was an actual goat. UM wasn’t very good in those days, but the year after I graduated, they went to the Rose Bowl against Ohio State.

I did go to one basketball game there in the old, leaky field house.

The more I hear folks talking about sports, though—and especially women’s basketball—the more I’m thinking it might be fun to go to some games. UVa is just down the road, and I have friends who have season tickets and never miss a game.  
I’ve been to one professional soccer game, way back when Pele was playing, and one professional baseball game in Baltimore, which was so boring I almost fell asleep.

But in my advancing age, I find I’m a little jealous of folks like you who can talk so knowledgeably about what’s going on with your favorite teams and  players!  So maybe I’ll try to get a ticket to a women’s game at UVa, unless the season is over. Is it?

One year when I was directing a church choir here, there was some talk at choir rehearsal about the possibility of having to change rehearsal because of some important UVa game. I earned scorn and disbelief from the whole group when I asked which sport it was!




> On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I absolutely refuse to cheer for UConn. I respect Geno's abilities but
> don't like him for a single minute, and if I had a daughter or
> granddaughter I wouldn't want her to play for him.. I have become a big fan
> of James Madison and am now a season-ticket holder for their women's team,
> but they are most likely going to the WNIT this year, if anywhere. My
> default team after Tennessee is Texas in recent years. I really like their
> coach.I also cheer for DePaul and Missouri State, for different reasons.
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Mine , too,but to be honest I have become a follower of Connecticut and
>> cheer for them unless they play DePaul or Tennessee.  I watched them win
>> the title when they played in Nashville got a ticket by accident.  i sat
>> with Connecticut followers, one of them had spent $400 for a better seat.
>> The folks were really nice to me.  Besides they beat Notre Dame that
>> night.  Anybody who beats Notre Dame is on my good list.
>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:27 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> TENNESSEE!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Your Lady Vols?
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 9:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 5:20 PM Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Are you ready Jay?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
>>>>>> Western Michigan
>>>>>> 
>>>>> I am. Not sure where my Lady Vols will end up; they’ve had a most
>>>>> contradictory season. JMU is out of it and waiting to see if they
>> get a
>>>>> WNIT bid; I will NOT root for conference champion Elon 😝
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Scott R. Knitter
>>>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
>> Western Michigan
>>