While the Terrapins celebrated their final four birth last weekend, their semifinal opponent, Iowa, was in East Lansing, Mich. waiting for it to stop snowing.
In a bizarre incident, the Hawkeyes had their quarterfinal match with Michigan State suspended due to snowflakes.
With the score knotted 0-0 the game was called with 27:45 seconds remaining due to the blizzard-like conditions.
“We had a really good time with it,” back Roz Ellis said during a press conference Thursday. “We are all laughing like, ‘I can’t believe this is happening.’”
“I wasn’t laughing,” coach Tracey Griesbaum interjected.
The game resumed the following day with Iowa earning a 1-0 win.
The Hawkeyes may have escaped East Lansing with a win, but they seem to have brought the snow with them.
There were flurries in downtown Louisville, Ky. yesterday evening, and while skies are blue today, a flake or two would sure add some winter wonderment to Friday’s semifinal matchup.
As for me, being the proud Bay Stater that I am (that’s Massachusetts, folks), I pride myself on waiting until thanksgiving break to bring my winter jacket back to school.
Who’d have thought this would only be an issue down in the bible belt.
Fortunately I was stuck in the hotel typing up the weekend preview and catching Pardon the Interruption during the dusting. By the time I zipped up the fleece to get some grub at J. Gumbo’s on Fourth Street, the snowfall had ceased.
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