This cool little slideshow and video was put together by Tribune photographer David Middlecamp, who covered Cal Poly’s 1-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Friday.
Oh, and the video portion at the end was from his cell phone on the fire escape from the building outside the stadium. I think he moved up there to avoid any “flying hazards,” but I’m not sure.
Either that, or he was trying to find “true north.”
I got my first taste of Alex G. Spanos Stadium last night, watching the Cal Poly women’s soccer team fall 2-1 to visiting BYU.
It was actually my first time in the stadium, period.
I have to say I came away very impressed with the newly constructed half. I even took a look down at the crowd from inside the press box several times and took note of how many people were at the game.
Officially, it was 771. And I thought that was a lot. I’d seen some women’s soccer back when I was in college, and my alma mater seemed lucky to get 71. Cal Poly forward Ashley Vallis even made a comment about the solid crowd on hand.
But in my post-game interview with BYU star Katie Larkin, the Cougars All-American told me they sell out home games in Provo, Utah, to the tune of somewhere around 4,000 per game.
Wow. It was all I could think while trying not to look surprised. They must love their soccer.
