One final day in the DMV gave me a chance for one final doubleheader
before catching my flight back home from DCA.
The day started just west of DC at Arena #158, EagleBank Arena in
Fairfax, VA, for an Atlantic 10 Conference contest between Virginia
Commonwealth and George Mason, which are the last 2 schools in the A10 to make
the Final Four (even if neither school was actually in the A10 when they went
to the Final Four). EagleBank Arena looks
nice from the outside, but upon entry I must say I was a little disappointed
with the state of the concourse in that it was pretty narrow and just looked
old. The seating bowl, however, was
pretty standard and I especially liked the color scheme of the seats in GMU
green and gold. I was also quite pleased
with the amount of people at the game as the arena was nearly full for this
matchup and there was even a decent sized student section present for the game.
One of the more unique things, though,
was the band, which had a drum set that was lined with neon green lights and
included a couple of live cover singers.
Since this was Superhero Day at GMU, the band leader was even dressed up
as I believe the Green Lantern. As for
the game, both VCU and GMU came into this game with strong records, though VCU
had a few more quality wins than the Patriots, including a win over LSU. As the game progressed, it became clear that
VCU’s record was a lot more accurate than GMU’s as VCU imposed its will
throughout the game, especially dominating in the paint as the Rams’ center,
Marcus Santos-Silva racked up 26 points and 12 rebounds in the 13-point VCU
win.
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| Outside of the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA |
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| The green and gold striping of the seats inside EagleBank Arena is on point |
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| Pregame entrance by the George Mason team and cheerleaders |
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| Opening tip between the Rams and Patriots |
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| VCU pulls up for the mid range jumper |
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