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The majority of the women's lacrosse coaches across D1 are former All-Americans that were great players. Great players do not automatically translate into great coaches. It is rare that the top players from most other sports become really good coaches. There are some great coaches that are all time...

Northwestern recap So, it took the Eagles roughly one quarter to get up to speed (7-2 NU after 1st). Even though BC outscored them 9-7 the rest of the way, it never felt quite that good in-person. Northwestern’s size and physicality all over the field creates tough matchups for the Eagles. These pro...

We'll see how long it takes BC to get up to speed. Eagles played them tough last Feb at their place. Had them on the ropes but ended up losing by one. That's more the type of game I’m expecting (minus the losing part). Dolce has been looking sharp. Tough to do when not seeing a lot of shots. I’m sur...

Northwestern @ Boston College They will lift the dust cover off the facility at Boston College’s Newton Campus Thursday to do it right for ESPNU (hopefully they can get the lights to flicker on at least one more time). The Wildcats are very much the same team as last year; a known championship quant...

Haven’t seen anyone mention Penn v Hopkins game yet. Score was closer than the game was. Penn dominated 3rd q, had a 4 goal lead they gave up end of game. Nice game by both teams. Happy to see the ivies climbing back. I watched some of this one and agree--quality back and forth affair was highly en...

People are free to say what they want, but not being a dick when commenting on teams is also a good philosophy. However, I know some people are inherently negative and it shines through on sports forums. I don’t get offended, but I also try to not be a dick. Words to live by. I hear you, too, lacro...

Watched BC play Michigan in basically a straight up, officiated game to end the fall season. Think BC won by at least 6. Dont want to say the game was not competitive but based on what I saw if they played 10 times BC wins 9. I wonder if Michigan is doing something different defensively because opp...

:) 15-12 Syracuse with 11:00 to go. Pretty surprised. ND hadn't shown anything to think they were some juggernaut. NU win was nice but they've beaten top teams before. Syracuse has more than enough talent to compete. This season is wide open. Expect the unexpected Not finding the downplaying of ND ...

Greyhounds looking dangerous!

Also got a barnburner in Hamilton, NY. Upstate rivals Binghamton at Colgate tied at 13 entering 4th.

LuvLax wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:55 pm From the NU/Marquette game - milli-seconds before Daily Northwestern student photographer gets hit in the head by the ball.

That's how to hang in there and get the shot

Don't know why Md. got the ball at the beginning of OT2 as opposed to having a draw. The green card was before the end of OT1. I understand that the card carries over, but why no draw? Maybe this isn't analogous, but if a team gets a card at the end of a period (or under the old rules, a half), the...

Clearly a moving pick that was a missed call. Scane is moving prior to any contact by the defender. Does the reader base of a women's lacrosse forum really not know that there's no such thing as a "moving pick" in women's lacrosse? There's no such foul. The picker is allowed to be moving ...

Clearly a moving pick that was a missed call. Scane is moving prior to any contact by the defender. Does the reader base of a women's lacrosse forum really not know that there's no such thing as a "moving pick" in women's lacrosse? There's no such foul. The picker is allowed to be moving ...

Clearly a moving pick that was a missed call. Scane is moving prior to any contact by the defender. Does the reader base of a women's lacrosse forum really not know that there's no such thing as a "moving pick" in women's lacrosse? There's no such foul. The picker is allowed to be moving ...

Clearly a moving pick that was a missed call. Scane is moving prior to any contact by the defender. Does the reader base of a women's lacrosse forum really not know that there's no such thing as a "moving pick" in women's lacrosse? There's no such foul. The picker is allowed to be moving ...

Interesting to observe Scane's ambivalence about the pick in the aftermath as she relates her thoughts to Coykendall. On the defenders part--gotta keep your eyes open. (I wonder if any of her teammates gave her a heads up in the seconds beforehand.) That's Cheryl Miller for levity at the end. Big s...

I just had a chance to watch UVA vs. Stanford. Some early season stuff (as would be expected) but UVA looks like a different team to me. And they are YOUNG ... 6 freshman saw meaningful minutes on attack and midfield and were aided by 2 sophomore starters on defense and a sophomore GK who made 12 s...

Solid start for the Eag's.

Programming note--the Albany game moved to Wed 14th due to impending weather.

MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:32 am Finally watched the second half of the UNC game. UNC made a strategic mistake by putting Nelson in the net for the 2nd half. She's just not there yet.

I wonder of Alecia N might be on a 'pitch count' as she recovers from thyroid surgery?

Yikes...Brooklyn Walker-Welch, Marissa White, Chloe Humphrey...all out for the season with lower body injuries. Time to start adjusting your predictions. https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/breaking-north-carolina-standouts-walker-welch-white-humphrey-out-for-season/62529 I don't care who you ch...