GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 38 – November 16, 2015 | Page 22

INDIANAPOLIS
COLLEGE GAMES
OCTOBER 25, 2015

PURDUE TAKE
COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
CODY HEDGES REPORTING
At Eugene Burns Park in Indianapolis on
Sunday, October 25th, three hurling teams
representing 4 collegiate institutions gathered for 4 hours of sport. They hailed from
Purdue University, The University of Pittsburgh, with local state representation from
Indiana University as well as Ball State University who combined for a single squad.
The fields were kindly supplied by the IndiPittsburgh University rallying the troops pre-game at the recent US hurling colleges
anapolis GAA, who were utilizing them for
friendly tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Indy GAA.
the final week of their introductory league
for beginner players of both hurling and football. As fate
was able to send 13. The match was close for about the first
would have it, several players from the University of Pitts10 minutes as the two teams traded the opening few points.
burgh arrived early enough to be able to join in on a game of
Purdue then split it open with a goal and from there never
football – rumour has it that the University of Pittsburgh has
looked back. It was Purdue 2-9 and Pittsburgh 0-4 by half
its sights set on starting a football club next, so stay tuned.
time and the game finished with a tally of Purdue 7-12 to
Pittsburgh 2-5.
PANTHERS V PURDUE
IU/BALL STATE V PANTHERS
The first collegiate games started around 12:30 and saw
Pittsburgh Panthers square up against Purdue. They played
Next, the IU/Ball State team, which totalled 14 players for
a 9-a-side match as Purdue had 10 players and Pittsburgh
which 5 came from the newest Midwestern start-up club at

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