Hoponboard wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:17 pm
Really, the game was beyond depressing. To not be competitive from the 2nd through the 4th quarters. Where was Foley? Where was Jones? Zero GBs and zero CTs. In their defense, the defense was left out to degrade by Towson’s overwhelming possession edge.
Towson smartly gameplanned away from Foley. They attacked our shorties and when they realized Colwell couldn't cover Sunday, they attacked Colwell. Foley didn't have much of an opportunity to cause any turnovers. Jones, though, did not have a good game.
And, you said it, it's tough to play defense over and over with no breaks. Faceoff unit and offense didn't do our D any favors. Doesn't let them off the hook, but they were set up to fail.
If I was going to try to identify anything to be excited about moving forward it's that Forry Smith definitely looks a step quicker. First goal was off a nice cut inside and the second was off a dodge. He already tied his goal total from last year in one game. We'll need him to be a reliable scoring option at the midfield. Williams also looked like he's been working on his passing a bit.
If our guys can their shots, Epstein would have had 2 or 3 more assists. He got a rude welcome to D1 from a dodging perspective (although, he did beat Goodrich once on a rollback, and should have made his shot, which just missed) but his vision was fully on display at X. Some on-point skip passes through the defense.
Looking at the box score now, the 2nd quarter says it all. Jays were out-shot 17-4, turned it over 6 times, failed 2 clears, lost FOs 6-2. And you're never going to have a chance to get back in the game when you're losing every faceoff.
Loyola spanked UVA today. They're looking like a top 5 team again. On the bright side, we (theoretically) shouldn't be dominated so thoroughly at the faceoff dot again.