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Alyssa's Top 25: Several Unexpected Results, The Year of the Zone, Plus a Hot Take
https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/alyssa-s-top-25-several-unexpected-results-the-year-of-the-zone-plus-a-hot-take/60881

Syracuse, Stony Brook, Denver, and James Madison all have been impressive on the defensive end—all playing stifling zones that make their opponents play “ugly lacrosse”—baiting risky passes and forcing teams to rely on ball movement and chemistry to beat them rather than pure speed and athleticism when dodging 1v1.

5. Stony Brook
The beginning of Stony Brook’s tilt with Stanford was ugly if you’re a Seawolves fan. They struggled to win draws, gave up some penalties, and didn’t get quality possessions offensively. But with solid in-game adjustments, Stony Brook turned the tide, showing why they’re in the mix of amongst the best of the best.

Ellie Masera continues to dominate offensively, playing more of an attacking role than years past. She remains a huge factor on the draw, beating players to the ball on repeat and could easily be one of the most explosive players on the field. Neutralizing her impact is necessary if you’re looking to top the Seawolves.

i dont.  but that's just me.

Daxton Bush '28, an attack/mid from minneapolis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSQ4X5X617M

https://toplaxrecruits.com/vantage_nil-boys-recruit-chanhassen-mn-2024-mf-att-bush-commits-to-stony-brook

#4/#4 this week, taking on #3/#3 northwestern.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/wdi/polls/2023

https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/college/women/denver-up-to-no-6-in-nike-usa-lacrosse-division-i-womens-top-20

while the season was certainly disappointing, i think this squad certainly outplayed their own talent, when it came down to it.  i november i thought we'd win 3 games.  we ended up with 11.

given the injuries, the transfers, covid, the portal, last year's turmoil, these guys did great.  they did more with less.  we couldnt even practice 5v5.

i also got what i wished for- at times- we limited threes to under 25 attempts maybe... i dunno 5-6 times.  and in those games, regardless of the outcome, i thought we played well.  of course, some of it may have been unintentional- we didnt have an option, with the injuries of course. 

so there's a glimmer of hope, for me at least.

final 17-12 brown.

brown went on their own run.  still just too many flags for SB to overcome.  it wasnt really over until about 10min left.  SOG% continues to be a problem.

EMD is really good this year.  i also thought that button made some plays, the kinda stuff that doesnt show up in the stats.

monmouth and drexel win; fairfield hof and del lose.

8-4 bruno at half.  more mental errors.  no ball movement on offense.  too many flags.  playing too much defense.

despite the score, defense is playing as best they can considering brown's quickness, EMO, and we have no real possessions on offense.

in other news, EMD continues to do well.  we did cut the lead back a bit.

stanford went up 6-0 by the 2nd quarter.  odd for us, but lots of saves, faceoffs, and infractions, and that's how that happens.

but we won, 14-11.  that's 4-0 with three top 25 wins already.  this was the only game that was even close.

GO SB