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[McLax9777]

Pretty easy win for the Flag Trimmed white uni’s at Old Bay Field.

Solid win. Terps are showing up this season. JMU looked rattled in the 2nd half.

[eastcoastlax]

As I have said previously, UVA is for real ... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores.

I find myself pulling for the Hoos. I watched my daughter and her teammates struggle for 3 years under poor coaching and poor leadership. I know firsthand what an impact a new coach can make, on the field and, maybe more importantly, off. Good luck, Cavs.

I hope the Hoos make a run this year as well but if they dont figure out the draw they will lose early in the tournament. Also no need to exaggerate how young the team is. Their two best defenders (both are 3-4 year starters) , their two starting middies are a 5th year and a senior ( they play two middies at a time and 1 is a 5 year starter and the other a 4 year starter ) , their 2 best attackers are a 5th year and a senior, both of which have started for 5 years and 4 years add in a junior who never comes off the field, Their top 3 point scorers , top 2 goal scorers , are all seniors , Yes there are several freshman and sophmores contributing but lets not pretend " outside of 4 seniors " , They are actually a fairly experienced team. As far as the coaches doing such a great job scouting ND this year etc lets just remember UVA beat ND last year.

I guess I see this differently. 8 of the 15 players on the field in South Bend for the Hoos yesterday were freshmen or sophomores. UVA lost their leading scorer from 2023 + a DS who holds the program record for DCs and they managed to beat a ND team that returned their complete starting line up from last season on the road. A freshman A-middie put in 3 goals on 3 shots. A sophomore goalie in her first year as a starter made 9 saves. A sophomore defender led the team in GBs. And they have a first-year coach who seems to have re-energized the experienced players. Looking forward to seeing how this story ends.

You don't see it differently you just make up stats to fit your narrative. UVA has historically put on the field what you would call a young team especially in the covid era as it is difficult to transfer in as an undergrad and they don't raid the transfer portal which is a reason that I hope they do well. "... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores. " is just flat out uninformed. Your selection of stats from yesterdays game is misleading at best , how about a grad student led the team in GB's , a senior went 4 for 4 in shooting , a sennior led the team in points ,assists, goals . The made up narrative that UVA has some sort of youth movement is simply not true when you compare the team to previous years . Again they need to figure out the draw or the year will unfortunately end like the past several years.
On a different note where would BC be without the UVA transfer and at this point in the season RC has to be up there for Tewaaraton award . I hope they take into consideration a true middie this year not some fake middie with inflated numbers and give serious consideration to several goalies and defenders . Also hopefully they don't do what they always do and hand awards to players who have had down years but base them on previous years performances.

[Womenslaxxfan]

As I have said previously, UVA is for real ... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores.

I find myself pulling for the Hoos. I watched my daughter and her teammates struggle for 3 years under poor coaching and poor leadership. I know firsthand what an impact a new coach can make, on the field and, maybe more importantly, off. Good luck, Cavs.

I hope the Hoos make a run this year as well but if they dont figure out the draw they will lose early in the tournament. Also no need to exaggerate how young the team is. Their two best defenders (both are 3-4 year starters) , their two starting middies are a 5th year and a senior ( they play two middies at a time and 1 is a 5 year starter and the other a 4 year starter ) , their 2 best attackers are a 5th year and a senior, both of which have started for 5 years and 4 years add in a junior who never comes off the field, Their top 3 point scorers , top 2 goal scorers , are all seniors , Yes there are several freshman and sophmores contributing but lets not pretend " outside of 4 seniors " , They are actually a fairly experienced team. As far as the coaches doing such a great job scouting ND this year etc lets just remember UVA beat ND last year.

I guess I see this differently. 8 of the 15 players on the field in South Bend for the Hoos yesterday were freshmen or sophomores. UVA lost their leading scorer from 2023 + a DS who holds the program record for DCs and they managed to beat a ND team that returned their complete starting line up from last season on the road. A freshman A-middie put in 3 goals on 3 shots. A sophomore goalie in her first year as a starter made 9 saves. A sophomore defender led the team in GBs. And they have a first-year coach who seems to have re-energized the experienced players. Looking forward to seeing how this story ends.

Sonia Lamonica is the easy coach of the year winner at the midpoint of the regular season. This squad lost three of their top 5 scorers from last year, two of whom were iwcla all Americans, 2 of their starting defenders, and their all time draw specialist. They were projected to be a bubble team on the top 20.

But a movement oriented, assist first offensive scheme coupled with a commitment to zone defense, a new face in goal who is playing very well, some freshmen (DiNardo and Galica particulalry) having an immediate impact, a strong transfer in carnavale and an aggressive ride/trap has uva looking like a quarterfinal team at the halfway point of the regular season.

As for the draw, galica is getting better and better as the season rolls on. I don’t think it’ll be a weakness come tourney time.

Kudos to lamonica and her staff and I hope the hoos keep improving and keep winning.

[watcherinthewoods]

As I have said previously, UVA is for real ... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores.

I find myself pulling for the Hoos. I watched my daughter and her teammates struggle for 3 years under poor coaching and poor leadership. I know firsthand what an impact a new coach can make, on the field and, maybe more importantly, off. Good luck, Cavs.

I hope the Hoos make a run this year as well but if they dont figure out the draw they will lose early in the tournament. Also no need to exaggerate how young the team is. Their two best defenders (both are 3-4 year starters) , their two starting middies are a 5th year and a senior ( they play two middies at a time and 1 is a 5 year starter and the other a 4 year starter ) , their 2 best attackers are a 5th year and a senior, both of which have started for 5 years and 4 years add in a junior who never comes off the field, Their top 3 point scorers , top 2 goal scorers , are all seniors , Yes there are several freshman and sophmores contributing but lets not pretend " outside of 4 seniors " , They are actually a fairly experienced team. As far as the coaches doing such a great job scouting ND this year etc lets just remember UVA beat ND last year.

I guess I see this differently. 8 of the 15 players on the field in South Bend for the Hoos yesterday were freshmen or sophomores. UVA lost their leading scorer from 2023 + a DS who holds the program record for DCs and they managed to beat a ND team that returned their complete starting line up from last season on the road. A freshman A-middie put in 3 goals on 3 shots. A sophomore goalie in her first year as a starter made 9 saves. A sophomore defender led the team in GBs. And they have a first-year coach who seems to have re-energized the experienced players. Looking forward to seeing how this story ends.

You don't see it differently you just make up stats to fit your narrative. UVA has historically put on the field what you would call a young team especially in the covid era as it is difficult to transfer in as an undergrad and they don't raid the transfer portal which is a reason that I hope they do well. "... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores. " is just flat out uninformed. Your selection of stats from yesterdays game is misleading at best , how about a grad student led the team in GB's , a senior went 4 for 4 in shooting , a sennior led the team in points ,assists, goals . The made up narrative that UVA has some sort of youth movement is simply not true when you compare the team to previous years . Again they need to figure out the draw or the year will unfortunately end like the past several years.
On a different note where would BC be without the UVA transfer and at this point in the season RC has to be up there for Tewaaraton award . I hope they take into consideration a true middie this year not some fake middie with inflated numbers and give serious consideration to several goalies and defenders . Also hopefully they don't do what they always do and hand awards to players who have had down years but base them on previous years performances.

Again, we clearly have different perspectives.

Anyhoo (see what I did there?)...here is yesterday's box score for those watching at home: https://virginiasports.com/boxscore/vir ... re-dame-8/ Interpret as you wish.

And I do recall several transfers to UVA over the last several seasons ... one from Davidson? one from High Point? Both were pretty high-profile players. Currently two transfers on roster, if I am not mistaken, one from MD and one from ECU, right?

Cheers!

[eastcoastlax]

As I have said previously, UVA is for real ... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores.

I find myself pulling for the Hoos. I watched my daughter and her teammates struggle for 3 years under poor coaching and poor leadership. I know firsthand what an impact a new coach can make, on the field and, maybe more importantly, off. Good luck, Cavs.

I hope the Hoos make a run this year as well but if they dont figure out the draw they will lose early in the tournament. Also no need to exaggerate how young the team is. Their two best defenders (both are 3-4 year starters) , their two starting middies are a 5th year and a senior ( they play two middies at a time and 1 is a 5 year starter and the other a 4 year starter ) , their 2 best attackers are a 5th year and a senior, both of which have started for 5 years and 4 years add in a junior who never comes off the field, Their top 3 point scorers , top 2 goal scorers , are all seniors , Yes there are several freshman and sophmores contributing but lets not pretend " outside of 4 seniors " , They are actually a fairly experienced team. As far as the coaches doing such a great job scouting ND this year etc lets just remember UVA beat ND last year.

I guess I see this differently. 8 of the 15 players on the field in South Bend for the Hoos yesterday were freshmen or sophomores. UVA lost their leading scorer from 2023 + a DS who holds the program record for DCs and they managed to beat a ND team that returned their complete starting line up from last season on the road. A freshman A-middie put in 3 goals on 3 shots. A sophomore goalie in her first year as a starter made 9 saves. A sophomore defender led the team in GBs. And they have a first-year coach who seems to have re-energized the experienced players. Looking forward to seeing how this story ends.

You don't see it differently you just make up stats to fit your narrative. UVA has historically put on the field what you would call a young team especially in the covid era as it is difficult to transfer in as an undergrad and they don't raid the transfer portal which is a reason that I hope they do well. "... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores. " is just flat out uninformed. Your selection of stats from yesterdays game is misleading at best , how about a grad student led the team in GB's , a senior went 4 for 4 in shooting , a sennior led the team in points ,assists, goals . The made up narrative that UVA has some sort of youth movement is simply not true when you compare the team to previous years . Again they need to figure out the draw or the year will unfortunately end like the past several years.
On a different note where would BC be without the UVA transfer and at this point in the season RC has to be up there for Tewaaraton award . I hope they take into consideration a true middie this year not some fake middie with inflated numbers and give serious consideration to several goalies and defenders . Also hopefully they don't do what they always do and hand awards to players who have had down years but base them on previous years performances.

Again, we clearly have different perspectives.

Anyhoo (see what I did there?)...here is yesterday's box score for those watching at home: https://virginiasports.com/boxscore/vir ... re-dame-8/ Interpret as you wish.

And I do recall several transfers to UVA over the last several seasons ... one from Davidson? one from High Point? Both were pretty high-profile players. Currently two transfers on roster, if I am not mistaken, one from MD and one from ECU, right?

Cheers!

Again its obvious you did not watch them play and are going by the box score only.You do realize that kids get in the game but not in the box score if you watched the game you would have seen # 10 among others who were in the game but not the box score.I assume you also must believe UVA started 12 players as the box score indicates. I did not say impossible to transfer in I said difficult as in they do not take many transfer credits which makes it difficult. Keep making up stats and I will keep correcting your fake news. Another actual fact for you is that many if not most games 2 years ago 9-10 freshman/sophmores started every game which is a considerably younger team than this one. "outside of 4 seniors/grad students is just nonsense.

[LarryGamLax]

Okay eastcoastlax...I am going to have to step in here and defend a good friend. When watcherinthewoods tells you something about the game, just book it as facts. She watches a lot of games and players. How do I know that? Because many times she is watching we are texting back and forth about the game. This happens a lot. When she gives her take on the games, that means she has watched it and knows what she was observing. WITW knows her stuff. She's not painting a narrative, she stating the facts and opinion.

As Walter Brennan said on "The Guns of Will Sonnett"..."No Brag, just the Facts"

[eastcoastlax]

Okay eastcoastlax...I am going to have to step in here and defend a good friend. When watcherinthewoods tells you something about the game, just book it as facts. She watches a lot of games and players. How do I know that? Because many times she is watching we are texting back and forth about the game. This happens a lot. When she gives her take on the games, that means she has watched it and knows what she was observing. WITW knows her stuff. She's not painting a narrative, she stating the facts and opinion.

As Walter Brennan said on "The Guns of Will Sonnett"..."No Brag, just the Facts"

Wow , now it’s two completely uninformed posters . Very simple , either you or the ill informed text buddy of yours post the numbers of the players she was referring to when she stated “. and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomore’s “. It’s a simple ask but it will not happen because she has no clue . Stop stepping in when you are as clueless as your texting buddy . Those texting conversations between you and that ill informed texting buddy of yours must be amazingly insightful as she makes up nonsense and you just believe it “To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.” – Octavia Butler

Read more at: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts ... source=cpp

[Laxfan212]

As I have said previously, UVA is for real ... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores.

I find myself pulling for the Hoos. I watched my daughter and her teammates struggle for 3 years under poor coaching and poor leadership. I know firsthand what an impact a new coach can make, on the field and, maybe more importantly, off. Good luck, Cavs.

I hope the Hoos make a run this year as well but if they dont figure out the draw they will lose early in the tournament. Also no need to exaggerate how young the team is. Their two best defenders (both are 3-4 year starters) , their two starting middies are a 5th year and a senior ( they play two middies at a time and 1 is a 5 year starter and the other a 4 year starter ) , their 2 best attackers are a 5th year and a senior, both of which have started for 5 years and 4 years add in a junior who never comes off the field, Their top 3 point scorers , top 2 goal scorers , are all seniors , Yes there are several freshman and sophmores contributing but lets not pretend " outside of 4 seniors " , They are actually a fairly experienced team. As far as the coaches doing such a great job scouting ND this year etc lets just remember UVA beat ND last year.

I guess I see this differently. 8 of the 15 players on the field in South Bend for the Hoos yesterday were freshmen or sophomores. UVA lost their leading scorer from 2023 + a DS who holds the program record for DCs and they managed to beat a ND team that returned their complete starting line up from last season on the road. A freshman A-middie put in 3 goals on 3 shots. A sophomore goalie in her first year as a starter made 9 saves. A sophomore defender led the team in GBs. And they have a first-year coach who seems to have re-energized the experienced players. Looking forward to seeing how this story ends.

You don't see it differently you just make up stats to fit your narrative. UVA has historically put on the field what you would call a young team especially in the covid era as it is difficult to transfer in as an undergrad and they don't raid the transfer portal which is a reason that I hope they do well. "... and outside of 4 seniors/grad students, the line-up is all freshman and sophomores. " is just flat out uninformed. Your selection of stats from yesterdays game is misleading at best , how about a grad student led the team in GB's , a senior went 4 for 4 in shooting , a sennior led the team in points ,assists, goals . The made up narrative that UVA has some sort of youth movement is simply not true when you compare the team to previous years . Again they need to figure out the draw or the year will unfortunately end like the past several years.
On a different note where would BC be without the UVA transfer and at this point in the season RC has to be up there for Tewaaraton award . I hope they take into consideration a true middie this year not some fake middie with inflated numbers and give serious consideration to several goalies and defenders . Also hopefully they don't do what they always do and hand awards to players who have had down years but base them on previous years performances.

Again, we clearly have different perspectives.

Anyhoo (see what I did there?)...here is yesterday's box score for those watching at home: https://virginiasports.com/boxscore/vir ... re-dame-8/ Interpret as you wish.

And I do recall several transfers to UVA over the last several seasons ... one from Davidson? one from High Point? Both were pretty high-profile players. Currently two transfers on roster, if I am not mistaken, one from MD and one from ECU, right?

Cheers!

Again its obvious you did not watch them play and are going by the box score only.You do realize that kids get in the game but not in the box score if you watched the game you would have seen # 10 among others who were in the game but not the box score.I assume you also must believe UVA started 12 players as the box score indicates. I did not say impossible to transfer in I said difficult as in they do not take many transfer credits which makes it difficult. Keep making up stats and I will keep correcting your fake news. Another actual fact for you is that many if not most games 2 years ago 9-10 freshman/sophmores started every game which is a considerably younger team than this one. "outside of 4 seniors/grad students is just nonsense.

As an aside, I’ve noticed that the box scores have been wrong in many school’s games. People not on the box score that went into the game. Kids who are injured and not playing this season being on the box score. Defensive stats completely off. What’s up with that? I figured college stats would be better than HS but they seem significantly worse. Is this common or have I just stumbled across multiple bad statisticians?

[Kleizaster]

Inside Lacrosse..believe it or not, their box scores are pretty accurate. It's what i use. I think they get a direct feed from official broadcasts. I don't know what method these individual schools use but alot of the websites are all designed by the same company so if there's a system bug in the algorithm for stat tracking it's likely to affect multiple schools as well. I also know some schools do manual entries sometimes so that may also contribute to errors

[ACClaxfan]

Its pretty common even at the college level that they get stats wrong .Sometimes they list the whole team even if not every player has gotten in and sometimes they completely leave players out who did actually play etc.

[spidey44]

Well, I had planned on watching the Denver/SB game today, but I'm not buying yet ANOTHER subscription for Flo.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Well, I had planned on watching the Denver/SB game today, but I'm not buying yet ANOTHER subscription for Flo.

I'll never give another dime to them. Stiffed me but good with their deceptive advertising and then my CC wouldn't back me up.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

1-1 after 1

[GratefulRed]

If the wind on the island is anything like upstate, defense going to have a big advantage.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

2-2 9:48 2nd

TO battle 8-8 6:00 2nd

[Seacoaster(1)]

If the wind on the island is anything like upstate, defense going to have a big advantage.

Agreed; the winner is going to have something like 7 or 8 goals here.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

SB 3-2 5:19 2nd

Verhulst with her 2nd

[JustWatching]

I really wish these games were not all behind paywalls. I watch my kids’ games, and I would watch their friends if it was going to cost several hundred dollars per season because of all the different providers.

[GratefulRed]

Inside Lacrosse..believe it or not, their box scores are pretty accurate. It's what i use. I think they get a direct feed from official broadcasts. I don't know what method these individual schools use but alot of the websites are all designed by the same company so if there's a system bug in the algorithm for stat tracking it's likely to affect multiple schools as well. I also know some schools do manual entries sometimes so that may also contribute to errors

Its pretty common even at the college level that they get stats wrong .Sometimes they list the whole team even if not every player has gotten in and sometimes they completely leave players out who did actually play etc.

I am amazed at how, let's say, 'inconsistent' the stats are at the college level--accuracy in-game, that is. Reporting across platforms seems better, but they are amplifying the same numbers.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

SB 3-2 5:19 2nd

Verhulst with her 2nd

SB 3-2 halftime both teams with 9 turnovers