The crowd at the tip-off could have comfortably fit inside Philander's Pub. I was pleased that the bleachers filled up a bit as the game progressed, but I couldn't help but notice that there were many more non-students than students in attendance. Go to a men's basketball game and you have a different story. I'm not intending to say anything negative about anybody, and it is not my goal to pick on anyone involved with Kenyon athletics, female or male. Instead, I would like to encourage the community as a whole to attend Kenyon athletic events, especially the women's games, more frequently than they have in recent years.
Teams generally respond to a large home crowd.
Kenyon is putting a competitive product out there night after night and the more people in the crowd that are yelling out encouraging, if colorful, cheers and chants, the more adrenaline will flow within these athletes. I once had a friend say to me that they always play harder and have more fun when there are folks in the stands yelling out their name. I am encouraged by the recent attendance at home basketball games. Perhaps this is a reversal of trends. During the pre-game warmups on the 22nd, Ladies basketball player Megan Hill left the warmup and approached a group of kids sitting on the sidelines.