Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:10 am
This is ESPN's current rundown on the First Round (all ESPN+):
1:00 PM Binghamton vs. #6 Yale
1:00 PM Coastal Carolina vs. #7 Notre Dame
2:00 PM Niagara vs. Stony Brook
3:00 PM James Madison vs. Penn State
3:00 PM Long Island University vs. #5 Virginia
4:00 PM Stanford vs. Denver
4:00 PM Drexel vs. Princeton
4:00 PM Duke vs. Loyola Maryland
4:00 PM Mercer vs. Michigan
4:00 PM Fairfield vs. Johns Hopkins
6:00 PM North Carolina vs. Florida
7:00 PM Richmond vs. #8 Pennsylvania
My first round and some reasons :
1. Yale...just too strong
2. ND...I would love for Coastal to win because it would raise the sport, but I have to be honest
3. Stony Brook...Niagara will claw and fight and go hard, SBU has better talent and a high level program
4. JMU...Better players overall, stronger program
5. Virginia...by a lot, but I want Meg McNamara's kids to have a good showing. LIU has won 10 of their last 11 games
6. Denver...Liza Kelly is one of the Best Coaches in the game. UD is in every game.
7. This is a toss-up! Why? Drexel's Goalie(Jenika Cuocco) is quietly one of the BEST Goalies in D1. Drexel plays good defense too. Princeton has played well this season.
8. Loyola...this is not going to be close. Maybe Running Clock in first half
9. Michigan...Solid team, a little inconsistent at times, but well coached by Hannah Neilsen. Erin O'Grady...the BEST goalie in D1.
10. Hopkins, slightly... Fairfield is TOUGH and will not back down. Also the inconsistency of Hopkins' goalie, tells me that Fairfield has a decent shot at an upset.
11. Not familiar with either team. No comment
12. Penn...Karin Corbett(one of the 5 best in D1), Nikki Miles, Anna Brandt, Lexi Edmonds, Izzy Rohr, Erika Chung. Strong Personnel