Glad you were able to go. I watched on video. I've been to that (tiny postage-stamp) field many times before, because it's so convenient in the shadow of the Fullerton El station. Wish Field claims to be 70 yards wide by 115 yards long, but I don't believe it-- seems much smaller than that, maybe 90 yards long total. I think they're fudging--- I'd like to measure it. The NCAA claims those measurements as the minimum dimensions.
Compare to Toyota Field, where the Chicago Fire plays. When factoring in the square yardage, DePaul's Wish Field is 950 square yards smaller than the field at Toyota Park. It makes it a unique home field advantage for DePaul to be able to train and play a game for a field that only uses 80% of a normal (optimum) sized field.
Glad we got the W.... now it's on to beat Drake again. So far, we're 2-0 against the top two teams from the preseason poll. The game at Evansville might be pivotal.
Also, I think it's time for LU to start working on getting the men's soccer, women's soccer, women's volleyball and softball tournaments in Chicago. The ONLY conference tournament championship we've hosted since joining the league was women's golf in 2016, and we're scheduled for men's golf this year. That's it. We do have excellent facilities (better than some other league schools) for volleyball, soccer, and softball. We hosted a national NCAA championship in men's volleyball, we can do it for the league title.
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