You know those hot girls that usually sit behind the Northwestern bench?
They’re not there to watch you.
They come to Welsh-Ryan Arena to watch their sweethearts play for the Wildcats. And Monday night, on Valentine’s Day, they saw an ugly game, as the Cats beat Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, 59-51.
The game was so boring that your intrepid columnist spent much of the second half searching for the most romantic Wildcats’ player.
I cozied up to three of the players’ girlfriends to see how their guys did on the big V-day.
Joe Kennedy, the walk-on from Chicago, clocks in as the basketball team’s Mr. Romantic. Maybe it’s because he’s got more free time than his teammates who actually play, but the guard knows what to do.
He took his girlfriend, the volleyball team’s Drew Robertson, to dinner in Lincoln Park on Sunday. The Italian food went nicely with the flowers, roses and clothing.
“It’s always a great chance to make your girlfriend happy for the mistakes you’ve made,” Kennedy said.
Of course, Kennedy promised he hadn’t actually made any mistakes himself.
I’m going to give the second prize to Evan Seacat, the sharp-shooting blond bombshell.
He went with flowers too, bringing them to his girlfriend, the women’s basketball team’s Melissa Culver. He delivered them to her apartment Monday morning.
The two plan to celebrate after Culver’s game Wednesday at Illinois. Their V-day will be a few days late, but that’s what you get with an athletic duo.
Culver doesn’t seem to mind.
“He has his moments,” Culver said. “He does the little things.”
What about Davor Duvancic, you ask?
Well, Davor’s girlfriend of nearly three years, the volleyball team’s Leah Delcourt, thinks her beau is the most romantic of them all.
But the couple stuck with cards this year, so I’m going to have to stick him at No. 3.
They won’t be exchanging gifts for a simple reason.
“We’re both broke college students,” Delcourt said.
I’ve learned they’ll be celebrating at Maggiano’s tonight, if a generous alum wants to take care of their check.
(Warning: That’s probably against NCAA rules. But they probably do it at state schools, so we could give it a shot.)
I’ll move now to the title of most eligible Wildcat.
I’m choosing Tim Doyle, who, along with Michael Jenkins, won a date with Weinberg junior Rachel Sacks as part of a halftime contest.
Sacks’ boyfriend was busy at his fraternity, so she attended the game with friends.
After spending 15 minutes with Doyle, she might have herself a new boyfriend.
The man with the thick Long Island accent is quite a charmer.
The contest brought some students to the arena, along with diehard NU fans, who dragged their husbands and wives to the V-Day game.
There were even — gasp — some dates in the crowd.
Allen Wolff, a senior at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, took to his girlfriend to the game after dinner at Buffalo Joe’s.
Oh, stop snickering, some of you were 18 once.
And don’t worry, Allen, the Cats aren’t always the most romantic guys.
“Overall,” Delcourt said. “I think they’re a little lazy.”
Assistant sports editor Brian Sumers is a Medill senior. He can be reached at [email protected].
