Arena #146: Strahan Arena: Texas St. vs. Jackson St.

For our fifth game in four days, we headed back north from the gulf shores to San Marcos, TX, the home of Texas St. University, for a visit to Arena #146, Strahan Arena.  Strahan Arena looks like a relatively new facility and is built to a size that seems appropriate for a school with as little of a recent basketball pedigree as Texas St.  On this night, however, the arena was much too large given the sparse attendance for the matchup between Texas St. and Jackson St.  Thankfully, at least, the band was out in full force to create a little atmosphere in the gym along with the cheer team.  I came into this game fully expecting this to be the least competitive game of the trip and it was, but it was still more competitive than I expected.  Jackson St. was obviously overmatched and there first and foremost to collect their paycheck like most SWAC teams have to do in the non-conference portion of their schedules, but they played hard throughout and were at least within shouting distance well into the second half.  In the end, Texas St. was too much and won by 15 in front of the hundreds in attendance this Monday evening.

Strahan Arena is quite impressive from the outside

Cheer team leading the players out with the TXST flags

Opening tip between Texas St. and Jackson St.

Jackson St. rising up for the jumper