Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
Our season opening Baseball βΎοΈ trip to Tennessee has been moved from Friday and Saturday to Sunday and Monday as snow β continues to make life difficult for many.
On the College level for Basketball we have three games that play a role in the night.
Alyssa Ervin and the Paladins host the only team to defeat them in conference play tonight when UT – Chattanooga comes to town. This game starts the second half of the SoCon schedule as March Madness is just around the corner.
Duke University at Louisville is a battle of unbeaten teams in the ACC. The KFC π Yum! Center should be a happening place at 7pm / 5pm.
After dueling Women’s Basketball showdowns, the night will conclude with a five mile drive π across town to see the Trailblazers Men host UT – Arlington.
Stay safe, stay warm and whenever possible, Stay kind !
Have yourself a Blessed Day π
We will wrap things up with a smile π guaranteed to brighten your Day !
Hoos win in Triple OT !Game #2 of 5 is Duke University Women’s team playing at MiamiGame 3 of 5 has Southern Utah University hosting UT – ArlingtonIn a few minutes in St George, the Trailblazers host a talented Abilene Christian βοΈ team.Up the Interstate in Orem, Utah Valley is hosting as well.
5 Games on five College campuses, each one with a story to it !
If you are a fan of Women’s College Basketball π, I encourage you to check back as we go. If not, enjoy your evening!
Basketball π Night = Date Night π
Duke 39 -23 at the Half in South Florida as Kira Lawson and the Lady Blue Devils look for a 12th straight W!
End of 1st here in Cedar City, SUU leads 21 – 13.
Why did the Wake – UVA score make the rundown tonight ? Women’s Basketball doesn’t have a large number of Triple Overtime games were 212 points are scored. I am sure that the 1,100 fans in Deac Town had a blast !!
Halftime score here in Cedar City, Thunderbirds of SUU lead, 30-24.
Vickey Ritchie Moment at the Half as two groups of Special Olympic Basketball π are playing !!!
Miami with a HUGE 3rd quarter has pulled within 55-50 of Duke with 10:00 to play.
Duke has held Miami scoreless for over 5:00 in the 4th, after they scored 27 in the third.
End of the 3rd here, SUU sinks a buzzer beater to push their lead to 53 -47
We made the KISS π Cam !
Final #2 – check out the close out defense played by Duke in the 4th !!!
Final #3 of 5
UVU in a nail π bighter up in Orem !
Equal Opportunity Coverage :
In the WAC, the Men play against the same team the Women play, just on the other campus. Here are the 3 Men’s final scores…
Winding down here in Cedar City, T-Birds π¦ lead, 77-66 (0:27..2)
Festival capital of AmericaWelcome to America First Credit Union Arena.
2pm Tip – SUU Women
2pm Tip – Duke University Women
3pm Tip – Alyssa Ervin and Furman Tip
Lin captured the SUU jump ball and four seconds later caught the Duke – Pitt tipThat was the TV πΊ camera angleEqual opportunity Homer today as my red SUU shirt π covers my red UT one. Get to pull for the home team twice today.
At the Half here in Cedar City, the Thunderbirds lead 25 -23 in a back and forth tilt. Up in Pittsburgh, Duke hit 50 right before the half.
Our friend, Allen Worrell has offered up the first weather update from The Hill :
Winter weather has commenced here in Hillsville. Seems to be a light snow/rain mix. It is 20 degrees
15 minutes and we add Miss Ervin to the mix !
Furman University is underway !!
π»Ghostbusters moment with the jump ball…
Go SUU, Go Duke and Go Furman !!!
Media TO in the 3rd, Duke 66, Pitt 20 & SUU 32-27.
Media TO in the 1st – Furman tied 7-7 @
End of the 3rd quarter – SUU trying to pull away, 44-35 β Duke 76-30.
End of 1st….Furman University 19 -15 as our Lady Cav has 10 minutes and 3 points
Alyssa picked up her second foul early in the 2nd quarter and will need to sit for a bit.
Kinda wild that two games that started seconds apart also ended that way !
Duke & SUU win and now the focus is 100% on Furman University.
Alyssa only played 2 minutes in the second quarter and if the winning streak for the ‘Dins is to continue we need a second half rally…
70 – 62 victory for Ervin and Friends after they outscored the Bulldogs 22-11 in the final quarter !!! Five straight in the Win column….
Stand alone story later but we have to get back down the Mountain β° now for the Mens game…
All 5 starters in double figures !
Meteorologist Allen Worrell of Channel 276 checks β on from The Hill
Coming down good now. Roads are white
We snuck in a fast paced Hike πΆββοΈ and are now getting ready to enter Burns Arena for the second half of the Utah Tech – SUU split doubleheader !