Honors Event - Women's Basketball Game

Costello Gymnasium

Upon arriving to the game, I was excited to see Costello Gymnasium.  I had been inside, but I have only seen the pool, so the gym was new to me.  My first impression was that it was enormous; the gym was so much bigger than I expected it would be.  Also, arriving not too much after the game began, I was shocked to see so many people supporting the Women's Basketball Team.  It was my false belief that hockey was the only sport important to this school; it was all I had ever gone to, and I assumed it was all that the other students at the school have gone to as well.  I was very wrong, though.  They were handing out blue Commonwealth Honors Program shirts, and we were all wearing them, so it looked like a giant blue see behind the hoop; it was very cool.  Also, the gym had all of the banners from all of our sports teams championship wins hanging all the way around the ceiling (as seen in the picture to the left).  With bleachers on both sides, and behind the hoop, where I was sitting, the gym holds a ton of people.  A good portion of the seats were filled by fans cheering for their team to win.
Also surprising to me was the pep band.  I was not expecting a band there (for whatever reason).  As I walked in I heard some great music coming from the stands between plays.  It was pretty awesome.  They were playing songs like "The Final Countdown" and, I think, "Shout," and a ton of other popular, fun songs to hear while watching a great game.
As far as the game goes, I believe the Riverhawks ended the game with a 70-65 loss (if I remember correctly).  It was a great game, though.  Lots of battling for the ball and heated confrontations.  In my opinion, the refs threw the game away; they were calling our team for just about everything.  It eventually got to the point that our fans were screaming and yelling at the refs for blowing the game.  It got pretty intense and entertaining, really.  Their were so many foul shots that the last ten minutes of the game actually lasted a good half of an hour.  I didn't mind though, because fouls are what makes basketball interesting.  Otherwise, I have never been a huge basketball fan.  I was very impressed at the skill that these girls had, however.  They were making a lot of 3 pointers and almost never missed a foul shot.  Those types of things made me respect the time and effort they must have put into the sport throughout their entire lives.
Even though I am not a huge fan of the sport, I did enjoy this.  I had a great time rooting for the Riverhawks with the other kids, and I will definitely going to more games.  Hopefully next time I can see a nice win.