It's not often when an NIU team comes to the Pacific NW, but I tossed on my Red and Black NIU attire and drove 90 minutes to Oregon State to watch..... Women's Gymnastics. Mind you that OR St. is a top 10 team, I watched the Huskies compete. Normally, I may not have even mentioned it here. But, I was surprised by the number of NIU fans (Mainly parents and relatives of the team) in the stands. I pretty much decided that this was the biggest NIU group (I cannot call it a crowd) that I remember at an event in my neck of the woods. I am guessing there were between 15-20 NIU fans there. I have been to 2 baseball games as well as a soccer game and this was by far the best support I remember. The small patch of red and black stood out against the black and orange of the Beavers. LOL

Regardless, I am in no way an expert or even understand the scoring in the event. But, I was glad to support the ladies as they competed. Out of 3 teams, the Huskies came in second and looked like the change in time zones and travel was a little hard on them, they gave it their all. Even more shocking was the 9 dollars I had to pay to watch this event. LOL

I was glad I went, and I talked to one of the families there and found out one of the ladies was from my high school as well. I didn't get a chance to say hello to the team, but I had a nice relaxing time watching a match where everyone got cheered for solid performance. It was almost too polite. LOL

Go Huskies no matter the sport!