HUNTER COLLEGE–Championship atmosphere. Crowd roaring. Pressure rising. The conclusion of this year’s CUNYAC women’s basketball season. However, how did the Hunter players and coaches prepare for the game?
More than 1,000 people poured into the Sportplex to witness the number one seed Hunter College take on the number three seed Brooklyn College. These two teams had faced each other twice in the regular season, with Hunter winning the first matchup 72-59 and Brooklyn winning the second matchup 68-47.
“Preparing for a game like this is hard,” said John Garrett, the head coach for the Hunter College women’s basketball team. Garrett continued, “The atmosphere is unique, and unfortunately, we do not play in front of crowds like this all the time.” The regular season games do not have close to the same crowd as the playoff games do. The championship was a sold-out crowd, with almost 900 more people from the women’s last regular season game.
