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Message: [QUOTE="azfan, post: 3403129, member: 7748"] Best half of the year by far for the Jacks. 41-18. Coach has figured out a way to generate some defense which has been largely absent so far this year. NAU President Rita Cheng attended the first home game of the 2020 season. As with most Universities students attend athletic events at no monetary charge although there is an athletic fee. Aside from the pep band I don't see very many students today. I would suspect that the average age of the crowd is about 60. Today the temperature is 35, sunny, with a bit of a cool breeze. There's a great deal to do there in northern Arizona including skiing, snowboarding, and snow shoeing this time of year. That's said the lack of turnout is painfully obvious in the 10,000 seat Walkup Sky dome. Earlier this year the Jack's point guard Caitlin Malvar in the double overtime 114 - 107 victory over Sacramento achieved the first triple-double in NAU women's basketball history. This is an exciting team to watch that plays with passion and intensity on the offensive end and in a major development defense today. Prior to today's game I believe NAU was allowing 80 points per game so holding Northern Colorado to 18 is an amazing achievement for this team. Today is anecdotal evidence of the challenge women's basketball faces in expanding the audience. [/QUOTE]