Well, it wasn’t the best weekend to be a Coyote.
The classic rivalry between SDSU and USD happened on the hardwood at Frost Arena in Brookings this past weekend, with both the men’s and women’s teams taking the floor. Every time these teams take the field or the court, you know it will stimulating. These games were no exception, minus the part where the Jacks won.
The men played on Saturday, which many didn’t think coming in that the Coyotes would put up much of a game, knowing the struggles they’ve faced all season with injuries and what not. But, the Coyotes came to play and had a double-digit lead at halftime. I thought to myself –wow. Honestly, I was pretty excited and built up hope that maybe the Yotes are going to pull off an upset.
Then the second half happened. Jacks got hot, Mike Daum got 3,000 — which is the 10th time a college basketball reached that milestone — and they got the 94-89 dub. It was a great game and the men did a great job fighting. Besides, now we got our nationally-ranked women playing the next day.
The women also played an excellent game, but the outcome wasn’t great.
The overtime thriller game that saw USD’s guard Ciara Duffy get a near double-double with 23 points and 9 rebounds but also saw SDSU’s guard Macy Miller also go off with 28 points ended in a 82-78 blue and yellow victory.
Gross.
So, this wasn’t the best weekend, but it’s far from over. I predict us to meet the Jacks again in the Summit League tournament next weekend, and this time, we’ll take the W when it matters most.
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