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The other day I attended the women's basketball game against Xavier, which resulted in a really tough home loss in overtime. The ladies played their hearts out. Anyone who was there could see that they were physically and emotionally drained from playing so well, but still coming up just short.

That brings me to the real point of this, though: there weren't enough people at the game. Everyone who was at the game was entertained, but it wasn't enough to make the difference we see so often at men's basketball games.

Despite Red Scare's best efforts to get students to come to the game (students played knockout at halftime and the winner got a free trip to Daytona), it just didn't work out, and to be honest, it was embarrassing. How people just didn't care to come out and support their team when its archrival (and ranked sixth in the nation) comes to UD Arena is beyond me.

I've been to several of the women's basketball home games this season, and after going to just the first one, I knew this team was worth watching. I've seen a 40-point win and a 50-point win. The team is good.

They play an up-and-down style similar to the men's basketball team. They love to run and they play 11 or 12 girls per game to make sure that the tempo stays fast all game long.

I've seen some of the prettiest no-look passes I've seen all year, in any game of basketball. I've seen an extremely young team play above their heads against some great teams and take it down to the wire.

Why is there this stereotype against women's basketball? Why do people think it is going to be boring? I've been, and the only time I've been bored is when UD was up 45 points with four minutes left. Sorry, but that is going to be boring to watch in any game.

Sure, you will not see a fantastic alley-oop, or even any kind of dunk when watching a women's basketball game, but that's about it. You will definitely see better three-point shooting and foul shooting than we are treated to at those other basketball games. Sometimes it's just a breath of fresh air to see a team hit free throws when they need to, and this team can do that.

The women's basketball team was given a nine seed in the most recent women's college basketball bracketology. That is higher than the men's (a 10 seed from Joe Lunardi). That means they've theoretically got a better shot at making the tournament than the men do. Why wouldn't you be excited to support that? Wouldn't it be cool to see them make a run?

The team has one home game left. It is Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Rhode Island. GO WATCH IT. SUPPORT THE TEAM. Rhode Island is another important matchup, as the women will be looking to hold on to second place in the A-10. I promise, if you can appreciate basketball, you will be entertained.

If that spiel didn't work, maybe this one will. You are almost guaranteed to get some pizza during the first media timeout or have a ball or T-shirt thrown to you. There are just so many incentives to go. Take advantage of that.

I know it is a tough week of school for people with tests and papers coming up. Don't use those as an excuse to not go. You and I both know that you aren't going to start studying at 7 p.m. There's no need to lie about it. Just come out to the game. I'd bet money you won't be disappointed.