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Looks like Maryland had its first practice today. Anyone else think the offense is being slept on a little bit? There's been a lot about the returners on defense (and rightfully so), but they still return a greater percentage of points than any of the other Final 4 teams from last year. They had a ...

Excellent GK play recognition must make you crazy. Logically they should all be standing on their heads, after all they play their whole careers in just a small circle. Your reasoning and attempt to underplay MT's superior play feels way off base and out of line to me. I don't know of many teams th...

#7-14 are questionable.... I'll buy the top 3. Flip 4 and 5 (NU beat SBU by 4 last year without Scane). I'd even put Cuse ahead of SBU. Then you have a final four and everyone else. I would be concerned with Cuse and NU defensively and in the net. I don't have those same concerns with SB. All teams...

This extremely lopsided #’s has to have a corresponding discrepancy somewhere else. Excessive; Yellow cards/ playing women down? Saves? Turnovers? There has to be a ying to this Yang? Huge margin Whether discrepancies exist or not is irrelevant. The point is lazy announcers and commentators regular...

Are there different styles of Bully Covering, Uncle ONW? Indeed there are. This one is a Shark Attack Bully Cover. BC's Melanie Welch and Belle Smith cruise in on Loyola's Lily Osborne like a couple of sharks that smell blood in the water. The subsequent turnover is a direct result of this variatio...

I can't imagine the women who first played this game and wore full length skirts and leggings back in the late 1800's and early 1900's would deem it ladylike to rip shots like Northwestern's Samantha Smith does here. I don't know the history of women's lacrosse like some of the members here undoubt...

I am sure seacoaster speaks for many posters on this board. He is one of the most respected and most courteous posters here, but I suspect (though I don't speak for him) that ONW tries even his patience at times. When the idea of ONW having his own thread was first suggested (don't recall who it wa...

all these are great players..but it's really hard to return from a major injury and be 100% as impactful as you were before. Emily Hawryschuk is a good example. She just wasn't the same and you could tell which is unfortunate. One thing to remember is that even after completely healing there is a p...

Hoyas have some experienced players picked up from the portal, in addition to Fish. Bakes, Massimino. Their biggest challenge has always seemed to be at the top, IMHO. As far as I can recall, this has been the case for years. RF has a scheme that he tries to put players into, instead of recognizing...

Northwestern has been able to score with the best of them ,however they have been weak defensively for some time. I don't see that changing ,overly physical play and lack of discipline have been an issue for some time. Kelly took over the defense with really no appreciative difference from prior yea...

Duke looks past Virginia Tech at their own peril here. Duke should win pretty handily, but the game is in Blacksburg and Duke is the heavy favorite--a perfect recipe for an upset. I think it will be close but it won't be the first or last time I've guessed wrong on the outcome of a game. Anyway--Go...

Fischer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 5:24 pm I think if there was three or four more minutes in that game, BC would’ve taken it

How about if there were three or four less minutes ?

Here's a question...If the weather is good, what kind of attendance number should be expected? I'm saying 1000-1200. The teams that get great fan support always have a great rapport with the local clubs/PAL . I’m not sure if the clubs/PAL are playing yet but what a great opportunity to let young pl...

I bet on an SU win but not without a dog fight. Officials need to set the tone early. This could get very ugly very fast in terms of physicality/aggressive play. I agree - the potential for physical and aggressive play was partly what I was referencing when I said one team might beat themselves Wha...

awfully quiet in here..well..that was a shlacking. NW had some good moments but the depth UNC has is scary. those UNC middies and attackers just kept coming wave after wave and NW does not have the horses to keep up. Every UNC transfer has hit the ground running. Aldave looking like her pre-injury ...

Same old Florida - below average coaching with no idea how to attack a zone and little discipline with 6+yellow cards. They will likely end with more YC's than goals. How do you play an entire half trying to dodge through Stony Brooks zone ? It’s not like they haven’t been playing that zone exclusi...

There will be a nice afternoon of lacrosse on Sunday at the Dome. Cuse women vs Stony Brook preceded by Cuse vs Maryland men. I think Stony Brook has a real shot at knocking off the Orange. The Orange have an advantage at the draw. If Stony Brook can get an equal amount of possessions whether throug...

I don't get the heat generated by Duke's '22 flakey puff schedule--like they're getting away with something. Let's say they make the NCAA's because of their OOC schedule combined with ACC bias. Then what? They'll get bounced in the first or second round, or if they get really lucky, they'll make it...

Clearly the best middie in the country as she returns for her graduate and final year at UNC and she is said to be one of the nicest kids you will ever meet. Shocking that UNC has not used he more on the offensive side of the field as a dodger and scorer. If you look at her lifetime offensive stats...

NW defensive philosophy historically when they won all the championships was to pressure out and play man to man but that only works when you have superior athletes and speed. I think those days are gone - other teams have equal speed and talent. That said, I could have sworn KAH did adapt by playi...