Fans flock to women's final game
By: Christy Johnson
Issue date: 3/26/07 Section: Campus
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Those three words were all that could be heard at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., with 20 seconds left in the regional semi-final game Saturday, and the Bowling Green Women's Basketball team down by 16 points.
Most notably, it drowned out Arizona State's victorious cries.
Falcon fans from around the country flooded into the Coliseum, at least doubling that of Arizona State fans, creating an overwhelming sea of orange and brown.
Officials couldn't give exact numbers of BGSU and ASU fans because ticket sales were general admission.
Signs, painted bodies and BGSU apparel were prevalent, along with a strong vocal presence to make sure the players knew their "sixth man" was there to give them that extra boast of adrenaline.
Throughout the Mid-American Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments, the students, faculty, administrators and community have traveled to Cleveland, then on to East Lansing, Mich., and then to Greensboro, N.C., to cheer on the Falcons.
Fans traveling from Bowling Green to North Carolina spent more than nine hours driving, or a little over an hour flying.
Some students who drove painted their car windows and cheered for the Falcons the whole trip.
"We got all kinds of people to honk for BG, even semi-truck drivers," said Ashley Hartman, senior.
Some fans didn't have to leave the comfort of home to support their alma mater.
Alumni Karla Ewald ('75) and Sarah Ludwig ('06) both live and work in the Greensboro area and were elated to be able to come and cheer on the University.
Ewald, who was a member of the women's basketball team before Title IX was put into effect, was elated to see how far Coach Curt Miller and the team have come this year.
"To see the Falcons in the Sweet 16, well, that's sweeter than any Sweet 16 I've seen in 30 years," Ewald said.
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sandy johnson
posted 3/26/07 @ 7:54 AM EST
GREAT ARTICLE, THE ORRVILLE FANS WERE HOME CHEERING THE FALCONS ON! GET'M NEXT YEAR!!!!
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