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Need to give Nads and his staff a lot of credit for this season. We love to critique, including myself, when things go awry in Towson sports. But he deserves big time credit because he took a team that was horrendous at times early on with one of their best players on offense injured (Villagomez) back to the NCAA Tournament. Moving Mikey to attack was one of the biggest moves mid-season that I've witnessed in Towson lacrosse and it worked out big-time. But it had to be done. Alex Roussel replaced Nick DeMaio on attack in that feeder role, r-freshman Ronan Fitzpatrick was getting early opportunities on attack and Bode Mauer and Ryan Schrier were trying to take Villagomez's spot. Mauer was closer to the sniper that Villagomez was, but he was also helped last season (36g), but getting a lot of looks on the crease with DeMaio finding him. Schrier didn't have a great year, but he was more comfortable playing with Mikey since both played at the same HS. When Roussel didn't work out, he moved Mikey to attack in that feeder role, but of course, he can also score. What a season. I don't think I can remember a better all-around year for an attackman at Towson. He scored 46 goals, dished out 22 assists for 68 points, shot 32.4%, had 29 turnovers, 37 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. In comparison, Ryan Drenner, one of the best attackman to ever play at Towson, had 30 goals, 29 assists, 20 ground balls, 30 turnovers and four caused turnovers in that 2017 team that made the Final Four. But he had his own Villagomez in Joe Seider (35g) along with the underrated Mike Lynch (21g) on midfield. We're witnessing greatness with him, but for Towson to upset a Penn State/Princeton/etc. in the NCAAT, they will need Fitzpatrick (39g, 11a), Chop Gallagher (19g, 20a) and Schrier (12g, 8a) to step up. Freshman Owen Scott (10g) and Roussel (11g, 9a) are injured and not sure of their status for the NCAAT. There will be some losses but as long as Mikey returns with a healthy Villagomez and Fitzpatrick, the attack is going to be a monster. The midfield will be a huge question mark with Owen Scott, Roussel and others vying for PT. A transfer or 2 would be nice and necessary. I also think another key change was moving Elijah Smith from the pole down to close defense. He's aggressive, fast, big (6-2, 210) and athletic and that's what they needed along with Joe Petro (great year) and Connor Spagnoli. Unfortunately, we lose the last two along with Sam Morin (61gb, 15 CT). Those are three huge losses along with Luke Downs, though I think Matt Antol could be solid if he takes over. Still some lapses on D, but when they struggle, it's when they use that zone package, which helped us come back to beat Hofstra and was used some today against Drexel. Look, I still think a transfer at midfield or to replace DeMaio would have been logical, but what do I know? Nads is back in the tournament with a grittier team that never seems to give up. I thought he gave one of his best quotes after the game today talking about how the team was extremely tired after the overtime win that some were sleeping in the locker room. He mentioned that they gave everything they had and had some juice left.

Hearing that this will be a hellacious schedule. Can’t comment until it’s official but I think we’ll be on the road pretty much all of November and December. Times like these require playing the big boys.

It does make sense and will give them a landing spot for all sports, when Charleston and uncw leave for a basketball conference. CAA football is a Frankenstein league. look at that schedule this year. Less than 5 years ago we were playing JMU Delaware, Richmond nova wm. Now we will play Bryant Maine Hampton. Campbell. North Carolina a & t. Monmouth. Those will draw the fans!! be careful with that last statement around these parts…

Understandable opinions about the last transfer but my expectations were a lot less after the Maryland 7-footer went to Villanova and we were offering or showing interest in basically the same type of player. So I'm not surprised that we landed Seck. We desperately needed a seven-footer with length that could block shots. That's who we were offering and showing interest to. Most were limited offensive players. Those who can score wind up at a school with limited funds after we paid out most to two players. Right player, right price (hopefully). Seck is not a game-changer offensively, but we don't need him to be. We need him to defend the other bigs in the conference and not give up 50 pounds or a half a foot as we did at times last season against UC Irvine, Saint Mary's, Charleston, UNCW, Elon, etc. I do like 2012's point of going zone when Seck is in the game. Depends on the team and matchup but it could be used not on a full-time basis but to change things up. Or even start some games in zone. Seck had an ACL injury in late January of 2024 so he should be 100% now as it normally takes 9-12 months for a complete recovery. Either way, he's going to be a dunker and occasional hook shot on offense. Sure that sounds like Samb 2.0, but he's five inches taller and bout 15 pounds heavier. Size does matter. I think we're in good shape but: 1)At least two centers have to be competent. Not great. Not even looking at numbers. Need to rebound, protect the paint, etc. That could also include Womack, who at 6-7 with length could be around 230 by the start of the season (he's around 225). 2)Need inside scoring. Not desperate for it. CT provided some of that and we missed it. Perimeter guys can't be on every night. You need a guy to get grimy points in the paint when they are off. Not sure we have that yet. In fact, we don't on paper. A)A bulked up Tejada, Womack and Ndefeo (all around 217-225+) need to get some points in the paint to allow perimeter guys to cook. Doumbia is the middie guy and slasher that could flourish as a third option and Schmidt could play off of that if we have a decent low-post scoring option. 3)Backup point guard. Biggest needs right now aside from competent play at center. Dylan averaged 31 minutes per game last year. I can see him playing closer to 35. That doesn't take away the fact that we still need somebody to play 5-7mpg at that spot. Cole better step up this season. I know he's bigger and stronger, but has to be better with the ball. I think he's a more natural 2-guard. 4)Find a rotation. We know the starter. Seck will likely start and Embeya will play a lot depending on his progress and foul trouble. If we're playing Samb more than a 1 minute per game, Towson we have problems. 5)Backup shooting guard. Look, CMay wasn't really a two but he started there. When Tyler Schmidt sits, you can move Tejada or Dombia there because they can handle it some. Ndefo is more of a 4/3 and Womack is a 4/5 so it means Barton or Cole have to at least show they can play 5-7 minutes off the bench and not hurt the team. Barton is way ahead of Cole physically (210lbs) but he's just a freshman. 6)Summer is all about developing the freshmen (Womack, Barton, Ndefo), making sure Embeya takes steps on the court and in the weight room (he has to progress on offense and get stronger), and developing chemistry with the new guys. I don't think the off-season depends on whether Cole can play at this level or not, but it can't hurt. He could be the x-factor. We don't have a lot of options behind DWill and Schmidt. PG DWill, Cole SG Schmidt, Barton SF Doumbia, Ndefo PF/Wing Tejada, Womack C Seck, Embeya, Coleman, Samb, Holmes (rs)

Tremendous defensive effort holding Fairfield scoreless for 33 minutes while we went to work on them offensively. Also, the bronze bust of Coach Runk looks great and the athletic department put together a nice video of the ceremony.

Still crazy that first place NE is 13-1 at home with their one loss to.. Towson. Also Richie Palacios made his season debut last night for Rays, coming off the IL. Went 3-4 with a double, stolen base and run scored

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Does anyone else think the "Blessed to receive an offer..then usually some blurb about religion" on Twitter is just getting so old with all the recruits? Like, clearly, I don't understand modern recruiting or college kids at this point, but it feels so inauthentic

Embarrassing loss today and I'm not going to do a recap of the season. At least I don't feel like it's worth it. But there is cause for optimism for next season with Villagomez back from injury. I assume, but I thought he'd be back this season and he was practicing late in the season. Just wasn't worth playing him this season. Weisshaar (48g, 24a) and Fitzpatrick (43g, 11a) return on attack with Villagomez (33g, 12a in 2024. That's potentially as good an attack as we've ever had but midfield is going to be rough. Could they move Mikey back to midfield? I just don't see it with Schrier (12g, 8a) getting the start again on attack. He's not athletic enough for midfield so we're looking at Owen Scott (10g, 4a), Alex Vieni (9g, 3a), Alex Roussel (11g, 9a), Michael Katz (6g, 3a) and Bode Mauer (10g, 6a). That's not a lot of production back and again, for the third straight or fourth straight off-season, I'm going to looking for at least one transfer if not two, along with two poles on D. Chop Gallagher (20g, 20a) is the biggest loss on offense, but he's replaceable. Josh Webber was a nice ball carrier but he shot just 13.8% this season. Biggest losses are on D where Joe Petro (2a, 50gb, 25CT) was an HM All-American, Connor Spagnoli (40gb, 17 CT) and Sam Morin (3g, 66 gb, 17 CT) are gone. Elijah Smith (1a, 19g, 7CT) returns, but there is very little experience outside of Jake Law (17gb, 6CT) and Joe'll Spagnuolo (8g, 5CT). Desperately need a transfer or two at close defense and the pole. Maybe a goalie transfer as well.

how much money? i would have preferred a national brand or something with a bit more pop but as long as the check clears and it was for a decent chunk of money who cares.

Got some work to do to get in the top 6. https://caasports.com/allstandings.aspx

Tigers win the first two of the series against stony Brook and now have 4 straight wins for the first time since February 2017

Piss off, Drexel!!! CAA CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN

I thought when we had the ball numerous times up 10-9 in the 4th and couldn't get another goal that it would come back to haunt us. Getting those loose balls and rebounds in OT was the only reason we won then. If Hofstra gets a possession, I think they'd have found something. But no matter, wasn't our best game and we'll be ready for Drexel. I hate the fact that even though we're the 1 seed and earned home field that it turns into a neutral site. No goal horn. The playing of the other team's fight song when they score. I'm not a fan. CAA has to choose one or the other -- announce the site ahead of time and then treat it like a neutral if the home team is playing or lean in to the fact that a team earned its way to home field and let them have their quirks.

UNH, Maine, URI, Bryant, Stony, Albany, Monmouth, Stonehill & Merrimack form a New England based conference. Hampton & A&T go back to the MEAC Elon & Campbell join SoCon. Nova goes to Patriot League to make it 10 teams. If 12 game schedules become the norm, a 10 team league makes a lot of sense. Where does Towson fit in... hmmm. no where

Too late we are already left behind. At the minimum schools are packing up while we are on the phone having trouble getting a moving company to even pick up the phone.

Positive momentum has been building which is encouraging. Dr. E seems like the real deal. Tim Leonard wasn’t doing diddly squat compared to Steve. I’m also encouraged to see we brought in a 7 footer!

Over $700,000 https://give.towson.edu/organizations/towson-university-athletics

Let him stand in the lane and protect the rim. Development really has not been this coaching staff's calling card so we are going to get what we get. One thing they can do is fix his Twitter bio and put "University" after Towson instead of before!

If Embeya improves over the summer (no guarantee) hopefully we won’t need Seck to play more than 15 mpg or so. I agree, Seck can make his bones 🦴 simply by grabbing boards and blocking shots. Any scoring beyond 5-6 ppg (assuming he’s capable of that) would be gravy.

Considering the fact we have two very good scorers returning in Tejada and Williamson, who are shaky on D, a good defender and solid scorer in Doubia and good shooter (so-so defender) in Schmidt, the biggest hole was defense in the middle. Getting a guy who can erase some defensive mistakes was crucial. I think one of the reasons, as Tejada mentioned on GCR last Friday, was getting better and stronger. From what I heard, he's lived in the weight room so that's a good thing. I don't want much from Mor Seck other than protect the rim and paint and make it tougher for the other big guys in the league. We had a short starter center last year (6-5ish) and 6-9 thin freshman backup who struggled to stay on the floor due to foul trouble. I think you'll have options to play against bigger teams with Sek and Embeya (hopefully adds 10-15lbs) and smaller lineups (Womack, Coleman, maybe Tyler). But can Seck stay on the floor for more than 15mpg?

There was a guy from California a few years back who faked his recruitment and offers and thus his signing day with Oregon for football.

"after careful consideration (my sleazy 'agent' told me to get more NIL money; which they take a %), I've decided to reopen my recruitment" #trusttheprocess I bet we could make an AI recruit and seriously get recruited at this point. 5 star QB anyone?

The ones who are 150% committed and then decommit in three weeks. #GodsPlan

Yet another reason Hyde should be fired. Maybe he should keep our name out of his mouth, and focus on his crappy squad, which has the 4th worst record in MLB, and is barely ahead of the CWS and Pittsburgh. I’m not sure Adley Rutschman (AKA Matt Wieters with better hair) could even make the “Towson State” roster.

More like this!! Solid field, not in the middle of nowhere, and on some sort of ESPN channel/streaming, not some fly by night productions like in years past.

Depth chart has changed a bit. But not much. Bold means change. *-freshman **-redshirt freshman QB S. Brown N. Kent, W. Watkins, *Andrew Indorf RB Ike Daniels **Kahseim Phillips, Trey Engram, *Kemarrion Battles (5-10, 190), *JaVon Ford II (5-11, 195). (yes, they need an experienced transfer) WR John Dunmore, Zay Perkins, Jaceon Doss, Lukkas Londono Sam Reynolds, **Jacob Zollar, **Cleveland Charlton (note: Julius Dorsey, a 6-3 big target from City is coming in as a freshman in the summer along with Jareel Calhoun from NJ and Cody Szymansky from NH) TE Peyton Faulkner (6-3, 240), Kent State transfer CJ Schaefer, Bryce Butler (Ohio transfer) **Jordan Stallworth, **Luke Baldwin OL LT Dan Volpe (6-6, 320), Sahli Bhullar (6-6, 305) LG Jaelin Montgomery (6-3, 310), Joden Nelson (6-4, 295) C KJ Brooks (6-3, 300), Ian Markham-Miller (6-3, 310) RG Jean Germain (6-6, 335) RT **Mike Williams (6-6, 310, Fla Transfer), T'Khi Alexander (6-6, 290) Nelson and Markham-Miller can play enter and guard. Notes: Mekhi Cousar (6-6, 315) from St. Frances is a 3* recruit who could be in the ix. DL **JR Stegall (6-3, 295), Shamir Boyd (6-2, 290), **Aaron Clark (6-0, 300) Bench: JT Black (5-11, 265), Expect several transfers here (have a 6-4 FBS commit but can't publicly mention his name) and 3* Calvert Hall and Maryland commit *Asaiah-Allan Hamond (6-6, 280) to play right away. LB Rodney Roane (6-2, 240) is back OLB Shamar Graham (6-1, 225, Va. Union transfer), CJ McClendon (6-1, 200) ILB Myles Tuner (6-2, 230), UMass transfer, Branson Peters (6-1, 220), Alfred Thomas (6-1, 225) (Notes: Depth is lacking here and they could certainly use a transfer or two) Some talented freshmen are coming in. Three-star LB *Chris Koffi (6-1, 225) from Quince Orchard and three-star Seth Chestnut (6-1, 225) from Florida. Safety Xavier Terry, Jasin Shiggs *Kyron Grayson (6-0, 175) CB Myles Brodie, Zakaa Brown/Emiril Gant (Notes: Coach Shinnick has shown that he'll play true freshmen in the secondary. Kavon McKinney (6-1, 165) from Sanford, Fla., Grayson from St. Peter's Prep (NJ), Khemani Williams (6-1, 185) from Orlando, NE Oklahoma A&M transfer Meeko Lodge (6-3, 200) and Cordell Jefferson (6-2, 175) from St. Frances could all be in the mix in the fall.)

Mikey makes third team AA for attack

QB from Indiana

Shout out to the lax team. They proved me wrong. Lets finish it and go back to the tourney

Not sure why that’s not showing up.. Myles Turner is the grad transfer LB from UMsss.

the irony is TL was supposed to be the donor guy. SMU and Towson money hit different.

I thought it was 8 but if so, meh. That doesn’t do anything for either sport besides a landing spot I’m not trying to be an asshole, just pointing out those things are probably more likely to happen than us find a solid home. It’s tough when you don’t being much to the table, in comparison to the other schools that are in competition with

People are still giving. It's up to $725,000. If you take away the big donation, that's still $225,000, which is a lot better than recent years. https://give.towson.edu/organizations/towson-university-athletics

Now official

🤣. Fresno state fans have said his hand eye coordination and hands are bad (abdou 2.0). Can he stand at the rim on defense and then sub him out on the fly when we go on offense? Can’t they make an exception rule for us since Towson is a lacrosse (yuck) school

I’m guessing the rotation will consist of: DWill, Schmidt, TT, Doumbia, Seck, Embeya, Womack, Ndefo, and Cole and/or Barton. Coleman & Samb bringing up the rear. Generally speaking, I think most teams (W&M was an exception last year, as they played about a million guys) can succeed with an 8-9 player rotation. Injuries of course are always a wild card. And backup PG is important. It looks like it’s to have to be Cole or Barton. I’m not thrilled with that, but I’m not sure what other options exist

Leave your hate for the Cowboys 🏈 out of this. I want a shorter trip ✈️ to see the team play damn it. We are putting the band back together 👏

Class act. I believe GW will be his 18th school. True student athlete

been a long season, but love to see this

Cool interview with TT. Starts around 41:10. Good question about his younger brother who was one of the few bright spots in D.C. (him and DWill).