Rutgers's path in the N.C.A.A. women's tournament has so far involved some pretty tall obstacles, including bad weather, an unfriendly crowd and a 6-foot-9 center.

October 29: Nixon is pelted with eggs by an unfriendly crowd of 2000 after giving a speech in San Jose, CA.

It was a noisy, not unfriendly crowd, and many seemed to know him, for they shouted invitations at him.

According to Dread, they constituted the ideal means of dealing with unfriendly crowds.

Exhibiting his trademark poise in front of an unfriendly crowd during a tough second-round game against Louisville, Law again provided a number of big shots.

Just so we're clear that you're aware you're sending me to face an extremely unfriendly crowd.

He returned tonight to an unfriendly crowd that scrutinized his every move and waited eagerly for him and the Knicks to play poorly.

Big-game rhetoric and the impending forcefulness of an unfriendly crowd have been known to unnerve far more experienced athletes.

As they escorted him through the skyport he could hear remarks from a curious and surprisingly unfriendly crowd: "There's one of the laddies now!"

In front of an unfriendly crowd during a tough second-round game against Louisville, Jones scored twelve points and had eight rebounds and three steals.