The Vikings fell to the Titans 61 to 64 in a closely
contested battle that was decided the final seconds and probably left a few
fans heading home with bloody stumps for finger nails, but the highlight of the
night that brought the crowd to its feet wasn’t a slam dunk, it wasn’t a
defensive player fly swatting the ball into the tenth row of seats, it wasn’t
even a last second shot.
The game started late because of a malfunction with the
scoreboard and game clock.
This meant that for the entire first half it was not only tough
for the fans to know what was really happening on the court; it was confusing
to the players as well.
Vikings’ guard Matt Krammer said, “It was tough you didn’t
know how much time was left, what the score was so you didn’t know what play to
run. You just had to be a lot sharper.”
His teammate Daniel Evans saw things differently when he was
asked about the score board debacle.
“As a fan, you know it’s hard to follow, but sometimes it’s
nice because you’re not really worried about what the score is as much as
executing and making the right play.”
Vikings’ forward Tyson Hummer said, “I didn’t think it made
much of a difference, but once you have to worrying about time it makes a
difference there.”
Vikings head coach Jessica Tews summed up her feelings by
simply saying, “It’s frustrating because we got down 13 to 2 and nobody knew. .
. It’s just nice to have a scoreboard.”
When the scoreboard was repaired just prior to the start of
the second half, fans, players, coaches and referees alike rose as one and gave
a standing ovation.
The Vikings trailed for most of the game.
They did mount a comeback, and managed to take the lead
51-50 late in the second half but couldn’t build on that slim lead.
Vikings’ Forward Tyson Hummer reflected on what he believed
was the reason his team could never seem to control the game. “It’s one thing to miss a jump shot or a
three pointer and it’s another to be missing shots a point blank range. That
shouldn’t be happening.”
Coach Tews gave her thoughts on the reason for the loss, “We
kinda dug ourselves in a hole in the first half. We came out with first game
jitters but we’ll be alright. [I told] the players to keep their chins up.”
The second week of games will begin Friday evening at 5:30
P.M. in the main gym of the Hart building.
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