The stands are near full at McGuirk Arena for the Hoops for Hunger event on Dec. 15. Kids from local schools attended the CMU Women's Basketball game against Memphis.
Regardless of how well the men's and women's basketball teams are performing, one constant remains. The men's games draw a larger crowd than women's games — sometimes by just hundreds of fans, other times by thousands.
The women's team (17-7, 11-2 Mid-American Conference) has won eight straight while the men's team (13-12, 6-6 MAC) fights to stay in the hunt in the MAC.
The women fall well below the men in terms of attendance, although the trend is more extreme nationally.