Landmark Conference 2022

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MDlacrosse45
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Etown and Catholic dominate the all conference selections as they should have. Good to see Susqu receive ROY honors, they have some young talent. Not surprised to see Pezone earn 2nd team as I have said all year he is what could prevent Catholic from winning a ncaa first round game. Mcshea clearly is best FO guy in conference, coaches messed that one up.

Predictions for Wednesday:

Catholic 22 Susqu 6. Catholic offensive firepower will be too much for Susqu to handle. That combined with the amount of faceoffs CU should win this game could get ugly early.

Etown 18 Scranton 12. Think this will stay close early before Etown runs away with it. Both teams have the offensive fire power to make this one a shootout but at the end of the day the better faceoff guy and the better goalie always wins. Should make for a great championship game.
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BigFella
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Suspecting Etown beats up on catholic Saturday. Both specialists on the first team and player of the year. They’re peaking at the right time.
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Find it interesting that Moravian has 3 selections on here. These selections are a joke
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LI_Lax14 wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 5:46 pm Find it interesting that Moravian has 3 selections on here. These selections are a joke
I tend to agree with you, but I'm biased. :D
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Moravians Jimmy Schlike is in his 6Th year playing and always got picked as an LSM but this year for def, No sure of the other two guys. Do you think they over look some Goalies on non winning teams but there Stats are pretty close but do not have the defense in front of them like Catholic and Etown. I think Catholic and Etown fans can't complain having a total of 17 on conf team.
BigFella
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:twisted:
laxbro1955 wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 7:24 pm Moravians Jimmy Schlike is in his 6Th year playing and always got picked as an LSM but this year for def, No sure of the other two guys. Do you think they over look some Goalies on non winning teams but there Stats are pretty close but do not have the defense in front of them like Catholic and Etown. I think Catholic and Etown fans can't complain having a total of 17 on conf team.
Weird that a first team defenseman just had 7 goals hung on him in a half by his matchup too, seems like a handout.
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Funny how the top three caused turnover guys in conference play all had no recognition this year
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laxguy1 wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:13 pm Funny how the top three caused turnover guys in conference play all had no recognition this year
Tell me about it! My son is okay with it. He got recognition from his team, so he's cool

Gotta be on a winning team to get picked... AND mostly Sr and Jr players besides 4 Sophomores.
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I have never been sure but it must be that teams get a vote for one player but when scranton can get an attack player who was voted in last year as a 2nd team attack man and this year as first team SSD doesn't seem fair to a kid like Stewart from Etown who was voted 2nd team SSD as a freshman last year and is passed up but actually played the position. Nothing is perfect but should be fair. I think the problem last two years has been 2 teams with the best players. Same with Moravian that a guy is voted LSM for 3 years and then took a def slot from someone who played the position. Im not saying that they aren't better players but they aren't at the position or they would have played it. Just a thought not trying to be negative because there are a lot of kids that are good enough to be on team but only certain amount of slots. Is what it is. Good luck to all teams in play offs today.
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A lot of politics go into the all conference selections. Coaches will call each other and plead their case for certain players and make deals for other players in order to solidify there players selection. Clearly the Moravian coach was working the phones in order to get 3 players while also helping other players get 1st team.
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laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 9:41 am I have never been sure but it must be that teams get a vote for one player but when scranton can get an attack player who was voted in last year as a 2nd team attack man and this year as first team SSD doesn't seem fair to a kid like Stewart from Etown who was voted 2nd team SSD as a freshman last year and is passed up but actually played the position. Nothing is perfect but should be fair. I think the problem last two years has been 2 teams with the best players. Same with Moravian that a guy is voted LSM for 3 years and then took a def slot from someone who played the position. Im not saying that they aren't better players but they aren't at the position or they would have played it. Just a thought not trying to be negative because there are a lot of kids that are good enough to be on team but only certain amount of slots. Is what it is. Good luck to all teams in play offs today.
Having watched film of many games, both players mentioned switched positions this year and did actually play the positions for which they received votes.
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Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
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laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
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BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 8:02 pm
laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
Im gonna make a bold statement and say the SSDM with 18 goals is better than Stein. When a SSDM has 18 goals you can judge that position by the numbers
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MDlacrosse45 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 9:29 pm
BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 8:02 pm
laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
Im gonna make a bold statement and say the SSDM with 18 goals is better than Stein. When a SSDM has 18 goals you can judge that position by the numbers
Sure, if the award was for best offensive d mid. Preston dabbs from Salisbury won national player of the year as a d mid in 2016 with ONE POINT on the season, I’m sure lots of other d kids had productive offensive seasons that year. Stein is one of the best, if not the best player on catholic and an all American candidate. Unfortunate voting. Of all the positions on the field you can’t judge this one on numbers. Considering this guy gets picked on every possession…

It then begs the question, being the best d mid- is it about offensive production or playing defense?
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BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 10:07 pm
MDlacrosse45 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 9:29 pm
BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 8:02 pm
laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
Im gonna make a bold statement and say the SSDM with 18 goals is better than Stein. When a SSDM has 18 goals you can judge that position by the numbers
Sure, if the award was for best offensive d mid. Preston dabbs from Salisbury won national player of the year as a d mid in 2016 with ONE POINT on the season, I’m sure lots of other d kids had productive offensive seasons that year. Stein is one of the best, if not the best player on catholic and an all American candidate. Unfortunate voting. Of all the positions on the field you can’t judge this one on numbers. Considering this guy gets picked on every possession…

It then begs the question, being the best d mid- is it about offensive production or playing defense?
If he’s that good why is he picked on every possession? It then begs the question… is he that good?
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MDlacrosse45 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 9:29 pm
BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 8:02 pm
laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
Im gonna make a bold statement and say the SSDM with 18 goals is better than Stein. When a SSDM has 18 goals you can judge that position by the numbers
Just curious, and no connection to the conference, but is he really an SSDM? I ask this because he had over five shots a game on multiple occasions. SSDM don’t get five, six, seven shots a game. His turnovers far exceed his caused turnovers which is often more typical of offensive players, atypical of defensive players. His position is listed as ‘attack’. Am I missing something?
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InsiderRoll wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 10:13 pm
BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 10:07 pm
MDlacrosse45 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 9:29 pm
BigFella wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 8:02 pm
laxbro1955 wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 4:37 pm Boy 18 goals at SSD very impressive
I stand corrected figured had to be playing attack
18 goals at d mid is something, lukasiewicz is a really good player. But he’s not the best d mid in the conference. Tough to judge a position like d mid based on numbers, especially goals. Stein from catholic was 1st team last year, and was even better this year.
Im gonna make a bold statement and say the SSDM with 18 goals is better than Stein. When a SSDM has 18 goals you can judge that position by the numbers
Sure, if the award was for best offensive d mid. Preston dabbs from Salisbury won national player of the year as a d mid in 2016 with ONE POINT on the season, I’m sure lots of other d kids had productive offensive seasons that year. Stein is one of the best, if not the best player on catholic and an all American candidate. Unfortunate voting. Of all the positions on the field you can’t judge this one on numbers. Considering this guy gets picked on every possession…

It then begs the question, being the best d mid- is it about offensive production or playing defense?
If he’s that good why is he picked on every possession? It then begs the question… is he that good?
I know what you are saying but SSDM’s do get picked on by definition. Teams will pick on them and keep picking on them if they find success. They will move on if they don’t.

As for goals, SSDM’s are there for their defence. They can score 18 goals a year but if they are not very good within the defensive scheme, they are pretty much useless. We don’t judge long poles by their goal totals, SSDM’s are no different.
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One of the best games I have watched all year with Elizabethtown punching their ticket to the Landmark championship game by beating Scranton 18-16. It was an ebb and flow game with neither team backing down and each team responding with goals when they needed them. Fourth quarter goals by Ben O'Connor and Colin Cummings proved the difference for the Blue Jays. The offense was led by Riley Langen (who transferred from Scranton last year) with 3 goals and 2 assists, Colin Cummings and Gavin Gismondi each had 3 goals and an assist. On defense, Wes Mills caused 3 turnovers and grabbed 2 GBs and Brayden Franey saved 8 shots. Danny Gilbert went 23 of 38 with 13 GBs at faceoff.
For Scranton, Mitchell Kozak and Matt Solleder had 4 goals each with Kozak adding 2 assists for the Royals offense. Ryan Turck and Dante Venuto each had 2 caused turnovers and 4 GBs. Evan Rosa stopped 8 shots in goal.
The stats in the game were remarkably even with each team firing off 44 shots. The Blue Jays won the groundball battle 33-30 and committing just 14 turnovers to Scranton's 13. Credit to both teams for an exciting contest.
Elizabethtown will travel to Catholic on Saturday after the Cardinals efficiently bested young but very game Susquehanna squad 15-5. Catholic raced out to a 5-0 advantage in the first quarter and played a solid game on both ends of the field. Kevin Crowley and Danny Fitzgibbons each had hat tricks with Crowley chipping in 2 assists. Chris Novella netted 2 goals and added an assist. Catholic was stellar on defense with Tynan Hillery causing 5 turnovers and grabbing 5 GBs and Matt Clohessy causing 2 turnovers and a groundball. Nic Pezone stood tall in goal, stopping 18 of 23 shots. Ryan Macksoud grinded out 8 faceoff wins and 5 GBs.
For Susquehanna, Landmark Rookie-of-the-Year Brennan Lorrence had 2 goals and ryan Prum won 14 of the 22 faceoffs he took.
So fittingly, the two best teams in the conference will fight it out for the conference championship and the AQ on Saturday.
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