[Magdalen] Women's tournament

[Jay Weigel]

JMU is going to the Women's NIT, which may not be a big deal to some
because it is not the Big Dance, but it's still one of the postseason
tournaments and it's a heck of a lot of fun because in JMU's case, because
of our fan base and support, we usually get to host 2-3 games (as long as
we keep on winning). Last year it was especially fun because we hosted UVA,
who had refused to play us since the last time we beat them, and we beat
them and sent them home. I'm betting it will be a long time before they
want to play us again....and it will be another "forced" game. :)) This
year we're playing East Tennessee State, who in other circumstances I might
root for, but in this case,,,,nah.

Tennessee is playing Liberty in the NCAA first round, and I hope they beat
the stuffing out of them. For some reason JMU plays Liberty every year
(probably because they're not far down the road) and UGH. Most of the time
they play dirtier than any bunch of "Christian" girls should, although this
year they were a little less so. In any case, Go Lady Vols!

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:01 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> Women's Basketball at both the high school and the college levels, is very
> popular here in NE Pennsylvania.  There is copious TV coverage, and the
> major local networks all have to field several sportscasters to keep up
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> Incidentally, the local pronunciation for "tournament" is something like
> "TORE (as in she tore up the paper) na ment."  My Upper Midwestern
> accent makes it more like the French original: "TOUR (as in taking a
> tour of France) na ment.
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> David S.
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> In a message dated 3/12/2018 2:21:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> women's basketball is a little different
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