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WandL99 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:49 am O/U on CJ Kirst points today is 8.5 I’m taking the over.

another fan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:53 pm Overall,very nice effort! Did get sloppy at the end. Nearly all OSU goals were in transition, often with o mids caught on the field.Not Ierlan's best, but could not do much on a number of goals, particularly in the late stages of the game. Blake is looking more comfortable, but just not finishing. Missed another layup, always shooting high.Still has rust to shake off. Lombardi is playing great ball from the second midfield. I thought this was Piatelli's best game,too. Settled D was solid and Myers was held in check. Kirst was super in the first half, quieter in second with OSU bringing early slides, but Coyle had a great game and took advantage of the focus on Kirst.

Another nice job by Cascadden, though would like to see a little more help from wings. What is wrong with Petrakis, though? Not only not winning many, but continuing procedure penalties that put us a man down.

Our overall effort and ground ball play seemed very strong. I like the continued improvement and solid play, knowing that we are still missing our quarterback and still have room to up our game.

VeryRustyRed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:25 pm A happy (but long) bus ride home for the Big Red.
Going into the game, knowing that Long would not play, I didn't think Cornell could put 16 on the board. They did - and that was while running lots of clock in the last 5-8 minutes.
The team is full of gamers. There was very aggressive play off the ground throughout the game by both teams. Staub, Rayhill, and Pysllos in particular hung tough, didn't give an inch.
Offense:
-I've concluded (4 games in) that when Long returns, I'd keep Piatelli at attack and move Coyle to the 1st line, with Wirtheim moving to the 2nd (leaving Sheehan as a rotated 2nd line mid).
-Probably one of Coyle's top 3 career games. He's playing very confidentially...and smart. Piatelli did everything Coach B wants from him (got 3 and missed a 4th from the crease when the goalie guessed right on his low shot). Nice goal by Wirtheim - glad to see him finally get one. It was off of an alley dodge on a sharp angle using creative stickwork. Kelleher had a beauty - a lefty shot off of a roll dodge with perfect upper corner placement. Another very solid game for Lombardi. Blake - while he looks more confident with the ACL brace, it was not a memorable game. He hasn't been able to finish. Kirst - once again, "scary good."
-My guess is that +/- for the 1st line vs. the 2nd line mids was ugly.
-A good offensive scheme. They really spread OSU out; they chose not to slide or not to do so aggressively. When OSU did, the long slides were less effective. The O was able to get plenty of matchups they wanted - an ss on guys like 15 and 27 is looking for trouble.
Defense:
Again, I love out poles. They were so connected in the 1st half, only giving up 3. Most of Ohio State's 2nd half goals were in transition, almost all with 0-mids caught back on D (think 27 and 2). Very few 6 on 6, though Psyllos' man ran by him in the 2nd half when he was playing ss off of a FO.
-Outstanding game for Adler.
-5 stars for Chris Davis (at least 2 takeaways). Kyle Smith may have had one of his best games as well. Really solid.
-Stevens made it through most of the game with 3 shorties (5,6,7), with Charlie Box now the 4th ss.
FOGO: Looks like 20 is the man now over 28. Buczek gave him the start. Psyllos held his own in relief. When Cascadden pops a draw cleanly, it's obvious he's heading right for the cage. On his goal, I'm yelling, "no, don't shoot it."
Other:
-Announcers (play by play and color) were very professional. Knowledgeable. And Neutral.
***I'm sure that Offense to Defense transition will be the #1 takeaway in film review. Good lessons to learn now.

CU77 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:48 pm ...

Surprised to see Ierlan with just 8 saves, I felt like he was making a lot of good stops through the first 3 quarters ...

another fan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 12:13 pm For the hardcore fan who wants to review every faceoff from the OSU game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_je6dpx0qDg