Not many, but vocal

Mastodon tracks

Jonny Marlin, who left the IPFW men's basketball program less than two weeks ago, is headed to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he hopes to land a spot with the Hoosiers as a walk-on.May 18, 2012

6 Mastodons earn All-League honors

Six Mastodon softball players were honored by The Summit League Wednesday at the 2012 championship banquet.Ashleigh Bousquet, Larissa Franklin, and Miranda Kramer were each named to the first team, while Alex Bousquet, Brittany Kachur, andMay 9, 2012

Marlin leaves IPFW

Jonny Marlin, who started 28 of 30 games as a freshman point last season, has left the IPFW men's basketball team, coach Tony Jasick said.May 8, 2012

Eventually, 1,149 showed up for IPFW's game at the Gates Center against North Dakota State.

It didn't start out that way, since there weren't many just before tipoff.

But even IPFW coach Tony Jasick had to admit that there was something special in the Mastodons' 75-66 Summit League win over the Bison on Thursday.

The crowd got the players pumped up, and the players responded with one of their better games of the season.

In his post game press conference, Jasick hinted that IPFW is considering moving out of Memorial Coliseum and back into the Gates Center.

While the venue isn't as large, and doesn't have the bells and whistles, the Gates Center offers an atmosphere - something I've been a proponent of.

And it didn't hurt that the team played well, led by Frank Gaines' 23 points.