Women's Lacrosse

Last Saturday, we watched the women's lacrosse - Navy vs Holy Cross.
The game before was men's lacrosse - Navy vs Army, a huge grudge match, that the Navy men hadn't won since 2012 (but they won this one though). The stands were full of midshipmen, who all disappeared as soon as the whistle blew. It is hard to justify why the college has to watch the men's lacrosse, but not the women's lacrosse. But I guess it is the same as the entirety of our high school taking the afternoon off to watch the first XV (rugby league?) but not the women's touch, who actually advanced further in the competition more regularly?!
We really enjoyed watching the game, but were cold (the stadium turns into a wind tunnel...) and were reminded why we don't take our kids to sports matches - 'is it over yet?' 'are we going home yet'? I think they were a touch cold and tired...
It has to be said, if you like watching sport but don't have money to pay for tickets, women's sport is regularly either cheaper or free, and just as enjoyable (except without that full throated stadium roar every time the home team scores.)