I like Virginia tomorrow and I don't believe it will be closer than 4 goals.molo wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 7:16 pm Any predictions on how the team that seems to long for the era before the shot clock will fair against one that prefers to speed things up? Maryland was ranked high all season but then lost two games to Hopkins late. Penn State blitzed them but they recovered to pull close. Towson appeared to have the on the ropes only to falter late. With the exception of the Duke loss, UVA has finished strong after starting slowly. Maryland's traditionally strong close d will find the UVA attack a challenge. Who will win most of the face-offs? Is LaSalla ok? Recently, Janek, a reserve dm, has emerged as Maryland's top face-off man, but both Hennigsen and Shockey have looked strong at times. Maryland's goalie looked better to me against Towson than he did against Hopkins. Will one goalie play all day for UVA?
This rivalry used to include lots of LI and Baltimore guys on both teams. As the game has spread, there are fewer Maryland men on both teams, but there are still several players who played with or against each other in hs who will be facing each other for the first time in a while tomorrow. Weather shouldn't be an issue. This should be a nice opening game in a weekend featuring a bunch of games that look to close to call.
Definitely a clash of styles. For the Terps, the key offensive indicator is shots. JHU and Towson over 3 games outshot the Terps by 51 combined shots. Prior to those last 3 games, the Terps averaged over 38 shots a game. If they get close to that number or exceed it, UVA will be in for a really tough game. The Terps are 4th in the nation in shooting percentage at 35%, and I believe they're 7th-ish in the nation in fewest turnovers per game. They're an efficient offense. Henningsen is still the top FOGO, with Shockey being the number 2. Janeck at the X is Maryland's equivalent of putting a long pole at the X to muck up the draw and turn it into a groundball battle. When the Terps get to 50% at the face-off X, they're hard to beat because the offense is so efficient. Dolan in goal is solid. In one of the JHU games, he still had like 16 saves despite giving up double-digit goals in the loss. Shows how much rubber JHU put up. With Tillman having faced Tiffany in the 2016 Final 4 (and also playing UNC earlier this season), the Terps won't be too shocked by UVA's pace. UVA's ride will cause a lot of trouble, though. Maryland long poles aren't ball carrying-types.molo wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 7:16 pm Any predictions on how the team that seems to long for the era before the shot clock will fair against one that prefers to speed things up? Maryland was ranked high all season but then lost two games to Hopkins late. Penn State blitzed them but they recovered to pull close. Towson appeared to have the on the ropes only to falter late. With the exception of the Duke loss, UVA has finished strong after starting slowly. Maryland's traditionally strong close d will find the UVA attack a challenge. Who will win most of the face-offs? Is LaSalla ok? Recently, Janek, a reserve dm, has emerged as Maryland's top face-off man, but both Hennigsen and Shockey have looked strong at times. Maryland's goalie looked better to me against Towson than he did against Hopkins. Will one goalie play all day for UVA?
This rivalry used to include lots of LI and Baltimore guys on both teams. As the game has spread, there are fewer Maryland men on both teams, but there are still several players who played with or against each other in hs who will be facing each other for the first time in a while tomorrow. Weather shouldn't be an issue. This should be a nice opening game in a weekend featuring a bunch of games that look to close to call.
UVA is clearly a more talented and athletic team than Maryland this year, and if they play to their potential the Hoos should win easily in a few hours. But you must have just emerged from a 4 year coma if you think Tillman played stallball with his Rambo, Heacock & Kelly teams. When a team loses 22 face-offs like last week, it's generally a sound strategy to get some possession time when they get a defensive stop.
Actually, Conrad played a great game throughout. GB's, shooting, assisting, riding, clearing, defense.
I could not be happier for Ryan Conrad. Love him.. tough as nails...MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 4:09 pmActually, Conrad played a great game throughout. GB's, shooting, assisting, riding, clearing, defense.
But the 4th Q he put'em on his back and the team responded.
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.
Love the black cleats. Reminds me of when Riddell's and Spotbilt black cleats were king.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 5:04 pmI could not be happier for Ryan Conrad. Love him.. tough as nails...MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 4:09 pmActually, Conrad played a great game throughout. GB's, shooting, assisting, riding, clearing, defense.
But the 4th Q he put'em on his back and the team responded.
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.
When they were struggling, my thought w who is the leader ? Matt Moore is a leader ! Besides Conrad who should be more involved the offense.
When they were struggling, my thought w who is the leader ? Matt Moore is a leader ! Besides Conrad who should be more involved the offense.
Yup; love how he is finishing a rather extraordinary career.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 5:04 pmI could not be happier for Ryan Conrad. Love him.. tough as nails...MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 4:09 pmActually, Conrad played a great game throughout. GB's, shooting, assisting, riding, clearing, defense.
But the 4th Q he put'em on his back and the team responded.
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.
Yes, in this case it's better that there were two wrong calls. Missing tip toeing around the crease in real time is a whole lot more understandable than missing a pipe shot that bounces off the cross bar like a hot grounder to third. Would have been good contact if it were a baseball bat. How do you miss that call???MDlaxfan76 wrote
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.
Kinda like missing an obvious double dribble.DMac wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 6:56 pmYes, in this case it's better that there were two wrong calls. Missing tip toeing around the crease in real time is a whole lot more understandable than missing a pipe shot that bounces off the cross bar like a hot grounder to third. Would have been good contact if it were a baseball bat. How do you miss that call???MDlaxfan76 wrote
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.
Yes! until Puma all whites I believe. We wore red and black unis in HS and the Riddels with the red sole were the bestSativa Specialist wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 5:43 pmLove the black cleats. Reminds me of when Riddell's and Spotbilt black cleats were king.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 5:04 pmI could not be happier for Ryan Conrad. Love him.. tough as nails...MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 4:09 pmActually, Conrad played a great game throughout. GB's, shooting, assisting, riding, clearing, defense.
But the 4th Q he put'em on his back and the team responded.
Pity that the controversy marred the ending a bit, but (thankfully) the earlier Bernhardt goal wasn't the difference either.