Hincks and Scharfenberger will battle it out for starting goalie. I don't think either of them is as good as McElroy (he was the best in the country), but it's not much of a drop off. Scharfenberger played well in the three games McElroy missed and arguably has a better outlet pass.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:18 pmHinks will buffer the loss of McElroy. Not sure if they have an answer for Smith yet. Forde IX makes up for Watson and then some IMO. Mini us supplements someblue angels wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:14 amI would probably rank the teams in your top 3 a little lower, and perhaps, not in the same order. Maryland, until defeated, should start at #1 over the field regardless of their graduation losses. I do agree with you on Georgetown even with the portal additions. Didn't they sustain some significant graduation losses including the top goalie and an AA pole in Gibson Smith? Not sure who else.......Most of these polls appear based primarily on last season and aren't evaluating the impact of graduation losses and only somewhat on additions. Delaware is a notable omission who I believe returns much of their team intact.pcowlax wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:47 amGeorgetown gained a lot and Maryland lost a lot. But for my money, until MD loses I can't have them this low and until G'Town does anything at all in the tournament or even gets a few top 10 regular season wins in a season I can't have them this high.Bluecollar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:08 pm 1. Georgetown
2. Notre Dame
3. UVA
4. Maryland
5. Cornell
6. Rutgers
7. Penn
8. Princeton
9. Yale
10. Duke
11. Ohio State
Other offensive losses.
Tominovich will most likely start in place of Smith. He filled Smith's shoes well as a freshman in 2021 when Smith was injured. Again, very little drop off there. The defensive line of Tominovich, Donaldson, and Bowen will be experienced and formidable.
Dordevic, Minicus, Kelly, and Solomon will more than make up for the losses of Watson, Morin, and Trippi.
Biggest question mark will be how they adjust to a new offensive coordinator.