Moody Bible Institute vs Greater Lakes

This past Saturday I worked a mens soccer game at Moody Bible Institute. I arrived to the school at about 12pm. The game didn't start until 3 but I had a 10 game at Lyons Township High School so I was already close to the city and there was no point in driving all the way home to just turn back around to the city. I waited in the athletic department building for my crew to arrive.  While I was waiting, I started talking to a couple students that both attend Moody and work in the athletic building. One of them asked me a lot of questions about being a ref and how it all worked. I asked Nicole, the girl I met that worked there, what it was like to go to Moody. How she liked it, what she didn't like and so on. I had a good conversation with her. She said that she loved the city and Moody, mostly because she grew up in the city and is use to it. Nicole was a great help (and also very pretty). Haha. At about 2:30, my crew showed up and we went out to the field. When I started to get close to midfield, I noticed something strange. Great Lakes had a Co-Ed team! Never in my 3 years as a NISOA(college) referee and 7 years as a high school referee, have I seen a Co-Ed team at this level. The keeper for Greater Lakes told me that the reason they had a Co-Ed team is because of Title IX. Greater Lakes doesn't offer a womens program. That is something that is almost unheard of. The two women on the team didnt play until 19 minutes left to play in the entire game. I think they should've have had more time to play, especially since their team lost 11-1. Greater Lakes didn't score until the final minute of the game. The whole game, even though was a blow out, was still relatively exciting. There were a few fouls here and there but nothing too major. After the game, I drove home, which took over an hour because the traffic in the city is terrible and ridiculous. Once I got home, I just laid down, grabbed a bite to eat and relaxed. It was a long day, since I had to do games all day long.