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Penn State women's hoops lacking at away courts
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University Wire
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February 18, 2003
- Author:
- Rob Riva
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(Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Winning at home
is a piece of cake. It's winning on the road that presents a problem,
just take a look at Big Ten women's basketball.
Four of the conference's teams -- Pennsylvania State University, Ohio
State, Purdue and Minnesota -- all remain undefeated on their home
courts, but have a combined 14 losses on the road. Teams are utilizing
the presence of their home crowds to win games and becoming "fan friendly"
is now atop the list for being successful.
"Obviously we're doing a good job on campus, but I think that it's
a pretty well known statistic that most teams are protecting their
own gyms," ...