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How Colgate Made Breanna Stewart's Homecoming Game Possible
"Our gym holds, what -- 1,750? Obviously, we have a sellout," Colgate coach Nicci Hays Fort said, chuckling, about Cotterell Court. "Random people are texting and e-mailing, 'Do you have any tickets?' We're going to have a great environment. It's been a little crazy these last couple of days. But it's such a cool experience."
Awesome for Colgate. But are you wondering why UConn scheduled Stewart's trip "home" to a place that isn't actually her home? Well, it's because Syracuse said no to the request to play UConn.
Stewart: "It would have been nice to play at Syracuse. Just because it's literally five minutes from my house. But things happen, and I'm just happy Colgate is able to put us on their schedule."
"A lot of teams do that, not just Syracuse," Auriemma said of turning down a chance to play UConn. "I don't know what the reason was. But I'm not going to beg anybody to play us.
"There's always somebody who wants to play you. In the end, we're gonna make a trip there [to Colgate] and everybody's going to have a great time."
[LINK] to ESPN article.
"Our gym holds, what -- 1,750? Obviously, we have a sellout," Colgate coach Nicci Hays Fort said, chuckling, about Cotterell Court. "Random people are texting and e-mailing, 'Do you have any tickets?' We're going to have a great environment. It's been a little crazy these last couple of days. But it's such a cool experience."
Awesome for Colgate. But are you wondering why UConn scheduled Stewart's trip "home" to a place that isn't actually her home? Well, it's because Syracuse said no to the request to play UConn.
Stewart: "It would have been nice to play at Syracuse. Just because it's literally five minutes from my house. But things happen, and I'm just happy Colgate is able to put us on their schedule."
"A lot of teams do that, not just Syracuse," Auriemma said of turning down a chance to play UConn. "I don't know what the reason was. But I'm not going to beg anybody to play us.
"There's always somebody who wants to play you. In the end, we're gonna make a trip there [to Colgate] and everybody's going to have a great time."
[LINK] to ESPN article.
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