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DMac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:07 am First win over Hop since '69, probably knew about that win but don't remember. Remember being at the Drive In in '69 though. Don't remember what was on but it didn't matter.
Congrats Mids, very nice win!!!

I watched the '69 win from behind the chain link fence on University Ave. I was UA "over-the-hill" beyond the 12 mile limit. It was worth the risk, watching John Padgett work over Joe Cowan. Last nights game had that old timey Hopkins-Navy feel, lots of action between the restraining lines & many unsettled situations.

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:09 pm

DMac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:07 am First win over Hop since '69, probably knew about that win but don't remember. Remember being at the Drive In in '69 though. Don't remember what was on but it didn't matter.
Congrats Mids, very nice win!!!

I watched the '69 win from behind the chain link fence on University Ave. I was UA "over-the-hill" beyond the 12 mile limit. It was worth the risk, watching John Padgett work over Joe Cowan. Last nights game had that old timey Hopkins-Navy feel, lots of action between the restraining lines & many unsettled situations.

Great game and win for Navy. I like to think that, within 2-3 years, both Navy and Hopkins will be a lot better, which would, naturally, result in bigger crowds. Like ones we saw in the mid-00s.

Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Good Run for the MIDS this weekend, Congrats. I wanted to see Navy Alum and HC Head Coach Reppert and wish him well. HC played well, They are a good team with a great man coaching them, they are just missing a few pieces of the puzzle. No doubt that Coach Reppert will continue to bring in top talent. I was privately hoping for Coach Reppert to get the Navy job after Sowell. Navy needs a leader that understands the Academy, respects the demands of the Academy and has served their country with honor. Plus, he was a local product, who loved the Marine Corps.

Goalie play continues to be excellent, and he made some great saves at critical times in the game. #34 continues to lead, but #30 had two impressive goals to energize the MIDS. #66 was in spin cycle a few times and continues to grow into the SSDM role.

Midfield- 29, 28 and 43 were quiet on the day, but made some nice plays when called upon. #29 is still the guy. Second midfield had five different players rotating. But, they continue to be a time filler, 64 in the crease again, 25 with turn overs and 48 was steady, although 12 did have a nice stinger on the run.

Attack was stellar on the day. The ball moves so much better without 24 on the field. Looks like 24 is hurt again and possibly out for a few games. 10 was stationary in the slot and capitalized on 21’s quick dodges/dish. 21 also had a pair of 1 v1 goals. 6 had the power dodge, post up to turn and rank working. 10 also dominated on GB play that help extend plays.

It will be interesting to see the game prep for this week. Defense will be the key for this weekend! Beat BU

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:48 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

No, #20 stayed at close D on #10(4g), SSDM's covered 28(1a) and 29(1g). ON 29's goal, it was a skip pass to 29 from the far side to the lefty wing, curled topside for the dinger.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:48 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

No, #20 stayed at close D on #10(4g), SSDM's covered 28(1a) and 29(1g). ON 29's goal, it was a skip pass to 29 from the far side to the lefty wing, curled topside for the dinger.

Wow good job for # 10

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:22 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:48 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

No, #20 stayed at close D on #10(4g), SSDM's covered 28(1a) and 29(1g). ON 29's goal, it was a skip pass to 29 from the far side to the lefty wing, curled topside for the dinger.

Wow good job for # 10

!0's goals (from the ones I recall) where not while covered by 20, just chillin' inside while watching the slides leave him open. #LetTHeGameCOmeToYou.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:30 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:22 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:48 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

No, #20 stayed at close D on #10(4g), SSDM's covered 28(1a) and 29(1g). ON 29's goal, it was a skip pass to 29 from the far side to the lefty wing, curled topside for the dinger.

Wow good job for # 10

!0's goals (from the ones I recall) where not while covered by 20, just chillin' inside while watching the slides leave him open. #LetTHeGameCOmeToYou.

Concur. Just reviewed the goals on my DVR. HC did not double pole Navy's MF1. #20 did slide out to #29 on his only goal, but #29 was not his man. #20 stayed home close to the crease, marking the attackmen. Mostly on #10, some on #6, a little on #21, although none of their goals came when #20 was marking them. #10 did his damage from out front. #20 had a couple nice CT's & played a good game.

old salt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:51 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:30 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:22 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:48 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:02 am Against Holy Cross, Navy's much heralded 1st MF scored just 1 goal, & that was a good sign for this team. They selflessly moved the ball, shared with the attackmen & took what the HC D gave them. Scoring diversity. 10 goals from the attack, 3 in transition from the D, & 1 from MF2. HC's D & goalie are better than their record would indicate.

Did # 20 on HC guard # 29?

No, #20 stayed at close D on #10(4g), SSDM's covered 28(1a) and 29(1g). ON 29's goal, it was a skip pass to 29 from the far side to the lefty wing, curled topside for the dinger.

Wow good job for # 10

!0's goals (from the ones I recall) where not while covered by 20, just chillin' inside while watching the slides leave him open. #LetTHeGameCOmeToYou.

Concur. Just reviewed the goals on my DVR. HC did not double pole Navy's MF1. #20 did slide out to #29 on his only goal, but #29 was not his man. #20 stayed home close to the crease, marking the attackmen. Mostly on #10, some on #6, a little on #21, although none of their goals came when #20 was marking them. #10 did his damage from out front. #20 had a couple nice CT's & played a good game.

Very good player, going big time next year.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:56 pm

That was a tough one. I will be very curious to see how BU stacks up against Yale on Tuesday -- they looked formidable, to say the least, against Navy.

Like I said before, Amplo/Staff are way out of their league. Excuse after Excuse with zero adjustments. How about some Ownership Navy Lacrosse Staff !

What adjustments did they make during the BU game, other than changing the Goalie (it was a good call) ? Who is a stud BTW !

Chet's phone must be active today !

If Chet's phone is active, its probably just you.

BU plays the way I have argued Navy should be playing, as far back as the 2016/17 season on the Lax Power threads. You simply can not scheme, defensively, against a team that has 6 O players that are all over the place and unless you are doing this yourself in practice....the players will never keep up. I seriously doubt our scout team can mimic that style of O-flow to give you starters an honest look. And when you couple going 8/22 on Faceoffs, with 23 TO's, and 27 vs. 42 GB's, you are doomed.

I have resolved that we will always hover around an average of 20th in ranking. When we learn to play fast, with creative IQ & moving flow, not so regimented/schematically, we will then get to another level. In short, it is far easier to slow it down, as opposed to trying to keep up.

TheGoat1999 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:26 am Like I said before, Amplo/Staff are way out of their league. Excuse after Excuse with zero adjustments. How about some Ownership Navy Lacrosse Staff !

What adjustments did they make during the BU game, other than changing the Goalie (it was a good call) ? Who is a stud BTW !

Chet's phone must be active today !

Not saying you are definitely wrong. But who would you like to see as Navy's head coach?

The Orfling wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:11 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:56 pm

That was a tough one. I will be very curious to see how BU stacks up against Yale on Tuesday -- they looked formidable, to say the least, against Navy.

18-6 at half….Bulldogs

Loyola at home on Saturday:

heart says Navy
head says Loyola

gymman1031 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:38 pm Loyola at home on Saturday:

heart says Navy
head says Loyola

Ditto.

Loyola has had our number for some time...well, until we dropped 14 on them last year when we went up 7-1...and almost blew it 14-12 final. Sweeney was a finishing machine, damn shame he's not in there; strange. Hopefully our D figured out how to cover chaos inside since BU last week. Loyola is really good at finding soft spots inside....maybe we see a bunch of zone?

Is anyone going to the game?