Spring Concert Rallies Hawks at Half? 02/13/13

On Wednesday night February 13th, Saint Joseph’s Mens basketball team hosted the Richmond Spiders. After a dismal, slow start to the game the Hawks found themselves down 36-27 at halftime. Play looked sloppy, unorganized, and the offense seemed to lack any spark. Saint Joseph’s opened the second half with a full court press and went on a 15-0 run, giving them a 42-36 lead from key efforts by Galloway and Roberts.

Where did this spark come from one may ask? I believe a viable answer is that majority of the team must be big fans of the performer Macklemore, because he was announced at halftime as this years spring concert for the University. The student section erupted after hearing the good news and so did the play by SJU. After this announcement was made Saint Joes seemed to click, the tempo picked up, and the Hawks played with a swagger that was unmatched. Maybe coaching and practice can take your team so far, but sometimes something as silly as music can turn around a teams success.