Arena #130: Holmes Convocation Center - Appalachian St. vs. Milligan

To complete the doubleheader for the day, we drove back to North Carolina and up through the Appalachians to Appalachian St. University for a matchup with NAIA school Milligan College.  I guess from the name of the school, I should have expected it might be a little cold outside at Appalachian St., but I certainly didn’t expect sub 40 degree temperatures on a cold, rainy night in Boone, NC.  Plus the half mile walk up and down a few hundred feet from the parking lot to the arena certainly didn’t help the enjoyment factor either  Given the weather and the fact this game was played a few days before the Christmas holiday with no students on campus, the attendance for this matchup was quite sparse creating very little atmosphere for this contest.  Even as a severely outmatched team, Milligan managed to keep the game close and relatively exciting up until halftime.  After the break, the Mountaineers imposed their will on both ends of the court scoring nearly 60 points after the break in a dominant half of basketball!

Sparse crowd on hand in the mountains of Boone, NC for this pre-holiday contest

"APP" flags leading the players out onto the court

Opening tip of the matchup between Appalachian St. and Milligan

App St. with a second half throwdown!