College women attempting to jump
SAN ANTONIO – Women from 64 colleges across the nation have been seen participating in some sort of tournament that seems to require athletic ability. At first, it appeared it was just another college beer pong tournament, seeing the girls stand stationary and throw a ball into a target, one could easily get confused. However, they claim to be playing basketball. To the untrained eye it is difficult to tell since there is barely any jumping and way too much passing, but they do in fact use a basketball and shoot it through a basket.
“We train all year to make it to this tournament and have a shot at becoming National Champion,” said Connecticut’s head coach Geno Auriemma. “These young women take this game serious, and want to be Champions more than anything else.” Auriemma’s team has won 74 straight games.
Still, Connecticut rarely gets any national attention, due to the boring style of play in the woman’s game.
The sport’s phenom is Baylor freshman Brittney Griner. Unheard of to most people, but the 19 year old, stands at 6’8″ and dominates the women’s game. Despite her dominance of the game, she is best known for a punch she threw in a game in March that got her thrown out of the game, which is still the single greatest moment of this season. She towers over the rest of the women, even dunking like the men do, while the other women struggle to reach up to her.
There are fans of the woman’s game in this country who take this event very seriously, even though at times it is difficult remember what they are watching. The 64-team tournament concludes this season in San Antonio, TX, where a national champion will be crowned.
