I am told it's the dreaded old-school astro turf. And it apparently was the flu.

The new GK is named Scott Alexander. Played at Cal State Fullerton and showed well in a good program, though he is under 6-0. His 1999 GAA ranks fifth all-time for the Titans (1.something). Plus he's 24, which helps a young team.

It's fairly new Astroplay. Pretty good field. Slightly faster than traditional grass. And I've never seen standing water at Town & Country.

AstroPlay is what the Sun Bowl has, and it's fairly well-regarded. Good. As for the standing water, I wasn't there so I'm relying on second-hand info, but they said the rains were pretty heavy and there was water left.

Yes, it did rain heavily most of that day. And I couldn't make the match, so there may have been water on the pitch. I just know from my experiences in the past it drains pretty well. Now, the field would play even faster when wet. I saw St. Louis Univ. play the Univ. of Cincinnati on the same surface in the rain and they had fits the first half. Second half, they adjusted to the fast surface and controlled the game from there. I would definately say the field is a big advantage to the Riverhawks against teams that haven't seen that surface (especially when wet!).

They've seen the surface, but wet? In El Paso? HAH! It has literally been months since we've seen rain that's done anything more than dirty the windshields. I just got done mowing my lawn with a Weed Whacker if that tells you anything.