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houndace1 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:52 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:11 am For anyone perusing this thread: is Volante coming back for another season? I thought he was a senior? I don't think he played his freshman year, potentially allowing him a 4th season to play, but thatsmell's post was the first I had heard of this.

If Volante does come back, tbh, polls have us way too low...even without Volante, we have one of the best defenses in the country next year; with him, forget it, we have the best.

According to Loyola's website, he's played 3 full seasons (2017-2019) so it would appear he has one more season left which could be done in a grad year.

A lot of optimism PB about the defense

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:20 am

houndace1 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:52 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:11 am For anyone perusing this thread: is Volante coming back for another season? I thought he was a senior? I don't think he played his freshman year, potentially allowing him a 4th season to play, but thatsmell's post was the first I had heard of this.

If Volante does come back, tbh, polls have us way too low...even without Volante, we have one of the best defenses in the country next year; with him, forget it, we have the best.

According to Loyola's website, he's played 3 full seasons (2017-2019) so it would appear he has one more season left which could be done in a grad year.

A lot of optimism PB about the defense

Wyers, King, LeBlanc, Bonser, Hughes, Railey, Johnson at Defense is stellar. Add Volante, whoa...that is a legit squad of defenders. I can't think of any defense in D1 I would take over this group. We can even afford an injury or two. Now to be sure, we will have a new GK, so we will need every ounce of effort from all of these folks becasue we will likely not get 12-16 saves per game like we were used to with Stover.

Then looking at LSM: Middleton, McNulty, Shires are phenomenal athletes.

I can't think of any D1 team whose defense coming back next year that is better than Loyola's. Happy to be corrected. I just don't see any. We have 7, possibly 8, legitimate D1 starting defenders, and with McNulty, at least one AA 1st teamer LSM.

houndace1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:45 am

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:20 am

houndace1 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:52 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:11 am For anyone perusing this thread: is Volante coming back for another season? I thought he was a senior? I don't think he played his freshman year, potentially allowing him a 4th season to play, but thatsmell's post was the first I had heard of this.

If Volante does come back, tbh, polls have us way too low...even without Volante, we have one of the best defenses in the country next year; with him, forget it, we have the best.

According to Loyola's website, he's played 3 full seasons (2017-2019) so it would appear he has one more season left which could be done in a grad year.

A lot of optimism PB about the defense

Wyers, King, LeBlanc, Bonser, Hughes, Railey, Johnson at Defense is stellar. Add Volante, whoa...that is a legit squad of defenders. I can't think of any defense in D1 I would take over this group. We can even afford an injury or two. Now to be sure, we will have a new GK, so we will need every ounce of effort from all of these folks becasue we will likely not get 12-16 saves per game like we were used to with Stover.

Then looking at LSM: Middleton, McNulty, Shires are phenomenal athletes.

I can't think of any D1 team whose defense coming back next year that is better than Loyola's. Happy to be corrected. I just don't see any. We have 7, possibly 8, legitimate D1 starting defenders, and with McNulty, at least one AA 1st teamer LSM.

How many of the defenders mentioned have logged game time minutes? Then again, perhaps the ones who didn't log minutes rode the bench and played on the scout team in practice against the starters. Toomey mentioned in an interview that theres been days where the scout team kicked the dump out of the starters in their practices.

Another thing to note. A good amount of these guys are mainly sophs/juniors so they have a couple years to really learn the system.
Example: Mcnulty has 2 more years due to a redshirt. Railey, i believe has 3 more years due to 2 redshirts of ACL tears in in the same knee. Wyers has 3 years left. Hughes has 3 years due to an injury.
Any news on Middleton, King, LeBlanc and their tendencies

NovaHound wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:19 pm Interesting thread. I just don't see Volante coming back I guess he could have a year of eligibility left if he didn't play as a Frosh but I highly suspect that he comes back. He had a good creeer and leaves with an outstanding group of Seniors. Having said that, the returning defense is loaded, athletic, and experienced as some of you have mentioned. And let's don't forget about Cam James at close D. He didn't play much last year but is legit. He's learned the system. I mean Toomey could really run these guys and give them a break if needed. So think about it - McNulty, Wyers, Railey, Hughes, Johnson, James, Middleton - all solid and all have game experience. Also believe that LeBlanc could have an impact as well. I hear Shafer looked really good in the matches against the English team they played against in Portugal. Good size and good clears.

I'd have to think that Coach Dwan likes what he has and what is coming in.

We can talk offense later on....

houndace1 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:31 pm Just saw this on twitter (DK how reliable this is) but Spencer just received a basketball offer to play at Northwestern University after working out with the team.

Also PB, what are your thoughts on Deveraux and Cox as the returning senior midfielders
IMO the lines could look something like this:
1st:
Scanlan, Swindell, Wigley

2nd:
Deveraux, Cox, Taylor? (or some other combos of the incoming freshman)

houndace1 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:31 pm Just saw this on twitter (DK how reliable this is) but Spencer just received a basketball offer to play at Northwestern University after working out with the team.

Also PB, what are your thoughts on Deveraux and Cox as the returning senior midfielders
IMO the lines could look something like this:
1st:
Scanlan, Swindell, Wigley

2nd:
Deveraux, Cox, Taylor? (or some other combos of the incoming freshman)

jhu06 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:35 pm Spencer going to Northwestern is a huge coup for your program because of the number of Northwestern alumni like Mike Greenberg, Wilbon etc who work throughout the sports media landscape and love new angles to publicize northwestern. You add in the cuse media who are always looking to drop the Jim Brown references for players who compete in sports beyond lax and there's more stories. Your national title was a bigger deal to you and w/in the lacrosse community but this will generate far more national exposure for you than it did.

jhu06 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:25 pm He's not going to win anymore games for you. He will garner dozens of stories and mentions for your program on national media and outlets and areas where your program might not otherwise get exposure which will help with recruiting and interest.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:10 am Interestingly, Gary Woodland (who just won golf's US Open) was a former D2 Basketball player for Washburn University, and was able to play against teams like Kansas in his one-year career on the hardcourt.

Maybe Pat should pick up some sticks next?

thetruth wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:40 pm Chase Scanlan has informed the Loyola staff that he is going to enter the transfer portal according to Ty Xanders.