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[AreaLax]

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[Mr3Putt]

Alvanzato played his best game as a Tiger. Moved his feet very well. Big goal late , had a few assists. The most talented players on the team can walk in towards the goal, instead of feet set and fire. Move towards the ball and good things happen.
Defensively better off pressing out a little further. Too many shooters have hands free shots. They are good enough athletically to push out. They gave Loyola fits with pressure on the perimeter. 9 caused To’s

[Math1234]

That's the way to bounce back, 11-8 I have to admit I was befuddled at why Santora didn't play in the first half when Constantinides went won just two of the first 12 face-offs. So he wound up winning 8 of 23, so he won 6 of 11 in the second half. They obviously made some kind of adjustment. Certainly not a pretty game, but defense was strong and Brennan stepped up big in the second half. He's been up-and-down so far, but he was huge in the second half.

Offense was a struggle at times. Ended up with 16 turnovers. At times, they try to be too fine with their passes, looking for the home run. But they did just enough. Huge to get back on track at Loyola. Still not sure why Austin Stewart didn't play against Richmond. They were going with this small second middie unit of Reid, Bender and Josh Webber. But Stewart came on in the second half and his goal might have been the difference. He also passes the ball well and we can use that.

Looked like Stewart was not dressed against Richmond, so assuming he had an injury.

I assumed so at the time. They certainly missed his poise and then he came in late against Loyola.

[Math1234]

Alvanzato played his best game as a Tiger. Moved his feet very well. Big goal late , had a few assists. The most talented players on the team can walk in towards the goal, instead of feet set and fire. Move towards the ball and good things happen.
Defensively better off pressing out a little further. Too many shooters have hands free shots. They are good enough athletically to push out. They gave Loyola fits with pressure on the perimeter. 9 caused To’s

Avanzato is the most experienced player on offense. All these offensive transfers including Shilling, Berkeley and DeMaio are very talented. But had little experience at Hop and Maryland. I'd like to see Milani (23g last year) get a few more shots. He's been quiet at midfield this season after playing attack last season. Has 20 shots in five games, while DeMaio has 57. Swain just 3 goals on 21 shots. He's been pressing some after a good year in 2021 with 15 goals and nine assists. Why not move guys around? Move Milani to attack at times to mix things up. Take one of the top three out if the they are struggling or to get the offense going.

Hopefully as the season goes on, the passing will get better. That will help Swain and Milani get untrack.

[Neverplaydown]

Just saw this well deserved. https://twitter.com/laxreference/status ... flUgqL2RLQ

[10stone5]

Don’t look past UMBC, which I’m sure every Tiger fan
already knows this.

[Math1234]

Don’t look past UMBC, which I’m sure every Tiger fan
already knows this.

We lost to the Mount at home in 2020. No way any smart fan looks past UMBC.

[Mr3Putt]

These days D1 is just different. Maybe Drexel looked past UMBC, but they also lost to Lafayette the following week. The top 40 teams in the sport can play w anyone except the top 5. Last night VMI beat Mt St Mary’s , that is an upset. Towson is at home vs a team they lost to 2 yrs ago. I don’t see a let down. This team can score and I think the transfers and others will get much better with game experience. . They went cold vs Richmond shooting the ball (4th qtr). They got shots but they didn’t hit the goal. They are confident which is good but take a better shot. If you have 12 yards and the defense is giving you 4 more yds move towards the goal make it 8 yards - your percentages go up (walk it in dont take a set shot) . Plus reaction time for a goalie is less. Hello. The Loyola game was a complete game in all phases. That should lead to a good performance vs UMBC.

[Math1234]

Well, 11-10 win over UMBC. Missed most of the third quarter (thanks Flo Sports). Down 5-1 in the first quarter. Don't make things easy as Austin Stewart gets doubled with the ball up one goal and coughs it up with 40 seconds left in the game up one, which is understandable. Then take a penalty which is not. Yet, UMBC can barely get a shot off on the extra man and Towson holds on. Not a well-played game, but they got the W.

Shilling was great for the Tigers with 4 goals and 2 assists, including the layup for the game-winner. DeMaio with two goals and no turnovers, though took a shaky shot to be kind on a slow break where there was no separation. Avanzato with 1g and 4a. Berkeley with just one goal on 7 shots. Just missed on a couple of shots that hit the pipe.

Shorties took a beating on defense. Didn't think Brennan played great with six saves on 35 shots and 16 on goal. But most of the UMBC goals were right at the crease. Also got help from the pipe in the last possession before the EMO.

Tough to figure out this team sometimes. But it's key to get the close wins.

[sc lax]

Way to gut out a win after a bad first quarter. Moving forward, teams are just going to take the d mids behind the goal every game, so adjustments will have to be made. That being said, d mid play needs to improve as well. Gotta win these games, and they did, so great job in that sense. The goal has to be to improve each week leading up to CAA play, and they seem to be trending in that direction. Obviously there are things that need to get cleaned up, such as wing play and shooting, but I suspect Nadelen knows this and it be an emphasis in practice. Very impressed with how Avanzato handles himself on the field, he seems to see the field very well when he is behind the goal. St. Joe's up in Philly will be a great test.

[Neverplaydown]

Ok , first is the team win is everything. Seriously, How does score keepers miss 5 saves. They would subtract instead of add. So again you saying negitive stuff about Brennan is absolutely a joke. This team is turning into a Nadelean watch out group. Every kid whether playing or not is bought in. They run through a wall, play injured, do what it takes. Talk about a crazy 8 days. Lose To Richmond , then 2 straight wins against good teams. More important TEAM wins. The loss might be best thing that could of happened. Avanzato Is a beast behind. Starting def really coming together. FO getting better and better. Coach preaches win your match up. Some time with shot clock running out it’s like, slide, slide. Coach gets it and is setting TU up for a run. Great 8 days, enjoy and get back to it Monday. Congratulations to a fantastic win. Only lead for the last few minutes, but man was it sweet.

[10stone5]

St. Joe beat Penn State, and that game really was not that close,

Penn State who beat Yale and almost beat UPenn, so a definite, bring your A game.

[Math1234]

Ok , first is the team win is everything. Seriously, How does score keepers miss 5 saves. They would subtract instead of add. So again you saying negitive stuff about Brennan is absolutely a joke. This team is turning into a Nadelean watch out group. Every kid whether playing or not is bought in. They run through a wall, play injured, do what it takes. Talk about a crazy 8 days. Lose To Richmond , then 2 straight wins against good teams. More important TEAM wins. The loss might be best thing that could of happened. Avanzato Is a beast behind. Starting def really coming together. FO getting better and better. Coach preaches win your match up. Some time with shot clock running out it’s like, slide, slide. Coach gets it and is setting TU up for a run. Great 8 days, enjoy and get back to it Monday. Congratulations to a fantastic win. Only lead for the last few minutes, but man was it sweet.

Huh? Who said anything negative about Brennan in this game? Most of those goals giving up were layups.

So we critique every now and then. It is a message board. How can you not after blowing a 9-1 lead against Richmond? It's not ok to blow that lead, but they bounced back and we're proud of them for these two last wins. Keep working and getting better. This is a good program with a proud history of three Final Fours and one title appearance. Expectations are not to be mediocre. It's to compete and make the playoffs every season, whether that's by winning the CAA or making it is as an at-large.

Of course, you are going to have off-seasons but we want the best for our program.

[10stone5]

Watched a replay of the Tigers game.
Entertaining if not the desired result.
Unfortunately, the crew missed the exact play I wanted
to see — the Berkeley to DeMaio connection with 1 sec
left.
The 4th quarter was entertaining, the OT not so much,
still don’t see how Tigers didn’t pull that one out.

[Math1234]

St. Joe's game is now Friday at 3:30pm
https://twitter.com/Towson_MLAX/status/ ... xc6_sBBkcA

[10stone5]

Long is in goal for Brennan ?

St. Joe’s is a confident team, they beat Penn State.

[10stone5]

That is not the same Tigers team I’ve seen improve the
past three games.

[Math1234]

Speechless. Adjustments? Offense loves feeding the crease when there is a crowd. 45 shots and just 20 on goal. Thought Long did ok for his first start. Face-offs? Why are we in the same predicament for the third year in a row? 4-14 face-offs (now 41.6% on the year). And 0-for-5 on EMO.

https://towsontigers.com/news/2022/3/11 ... -road.aspx

[Neverplaydown]

Brennan in street clothes( injury?), Long played good. No problem in net. Team has to produce more in offense.

[Math1234]

Brennan in street clothes( injury?), Long played good. No problem in net. Team has to produce more in offense.

Yeah, they said he had an "upper-body" injury and is week-to-week.