tu_fan

aren't scholarships renewed annually? I 100% agree with this post, we don't need all 3 of these guys - i'd swap all 3 and gamble on transfers...

what is EAGL? is that a conference affiliation? Women's sports sure are dominating the men's sports.

Man, I remember when our transfers were from UGA, Oklahoma and Oregon....That doesn't mean these guys are not D1 players, but that's not exactly a stellar list of schools that we are poaching from.

Team looked pretty good. Constantinides looked good on faceoffs - I like how he attacked more and didn't panic as much as he did against UR. Team is generally slow and allergic to fast breaks although they did push some against UVA. Defense looked really good against a high powered offense. On offense, they lack speed and dodging ability. Mikey had a few nice goals (the one where he dove just short of the net was exciting). He has some wheels too. Was great to see him get his first 3 and would love to see him carve out a larger role. Long was really good - I thought the book on him was to shoot high, and he stopped pretty much every high shot early on and solely kept us in the game during the first 20 minutes or so........I feel like if we had a Drenner on this team we could we be really good. Excited to see how we fare in CAA play.

I don't understand why we would offer a guy scoring 10 a game at JUCO. That translates to 2 ppg in D1. There are JUCO guys scoring 25+ can we aim a bit higher and target folks who can create their own shots or are 3 point specialists? I don't want Brian Starr 2.0... Now after taking a moment to look at both of their stats, each of these guys are shooting over 40% from 3.....So maybe neither would be Brian Starr 2.0.....I really want the staff to pursue scorers over power lifters

i just got back from the game. passing game was terrible. forcing stuff, passing to areas where they expected someone to be there and they were never there, simple errors that took place all game long. Constandines looked good on the draws, but when they pressed him, he'd panic and just throw the ball up for grabs. He needed more composure. Mikey's turnover was on a play where he attacked the goal and ended up in the crease - i will take that turnover versus the zillion others where we just threw the ball away. He seems to have wheels and I wish they have featured him more than they did. The offense was too much passing around the perimeter and then trying to thread needles on perfect passes, which led to turnovers or passes being knocked down. Think Berkeley could have attacked more..... In general the offense lacks speed and athleticism. We had a few break opportunities and we would just pull the ball back out, which was incredibly frustrating to watch. No transition offense to speak of. Lastly, I think half of UR's goals took place with less than 10 seconds on the play clock - heartbreaking. This team has some potential, but Nads really needs at least one speedy dodger and the team needs to practice handling pressure b/c they folded against it all game long and lost a winnable game.

with Drexel's loss, we clinched a top 4 seed, correct?

Tigers lacrosse looked dominant. Up like 15-1 at the half and cruised to a 20-7 win. Goalie looked good, the freshman Villagomez had a big game. Can't wait for our 5 stat to join the party in a few weeks, hope to see a bounce back year

How did the lacrosse scrimmage to against Bucknell? How is rehab going on our 5 star recruit? Any new transfers? I'm hoping for a bounce back year this season!

what happened to conway?

I wish we would recruit AND sign players like Conway. The "knock" on him was his defense, but he seems ok to me on D, and he's the best shooter we've had for some time - amazing he is hitting around 50% of his 3's, hitting at the highest percentage I can ever remember (including folks like Neal, Four, Josh Thornton). 4 was a good shooter, but had a slow release, and we had no guard play to speak of, so he rarely had open looks. The staff really should focus more on snipers and teach them D, rather than going to the default option of a wing that are generally challenged offensively. Conway adds an element of excitement we have lacked and Hicks provides much needed handling and D. It's a decent duo, but just once, I'd like an Estrada, Jenkins, Thornton, Riller, etc., that are POY type offensive studs...

100% agree with this. When we are crushing Monmouth and Hofstra give the bench guys more time. I hate when they come in with 25 seconds left just to hold the ball.....Get them in with 3 minutes left from time to time.

wheels are falling off of the bus....

That's insane. Skerry does not recruit offense, so if we want to play the bench more, we'd put up 40 points a game. For once can we recruit a dynamic freshman? Conway has been a nice surprise and May might be good, but the rest (and the upcoming recruiting class) look weak. It's a shame because we have potential this year.

Good news: Volleyball got a seed (an 8th seed)...... Bad news: If we beat Georgia, we get #1 overall seed, Texas. Super impressive accomplishment...