lost a tough game to #9 rutgers on the road. this was a good measuring stick. some notes:
https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2023/2/11/mens-lacrosse-maclachlan-posts-career-day-in-net-seawolves-fall-at-no-9-10-rutgers-in-season-opener.aspx-intensity was great all game. some mental mistakes and freshman blips (inside rolls, slide timing, passes intercepted) and some unforgivable (not backing up shots, hanging sticks) but these guys have fight
-just blew too many opportunities, like open looks and EMOs (1/6, yikes!)
-officiating was questionable, mutually, though RU got the benefit
-defense was great, in particular in the first 20min. the sun was directly in the keepers' eyes for Q1/Q3. no matter, McLachlan stood on his head. and i dont mean RU shot into his stick- he saved much off hip and low/away
-moving armitage to mid is starting to look like an experiment. the offense mainly ran through him today. too much dodging and not enough passing
-RU worked the shorts all day today, and the shorts did ok considering how much this team can score. i think pearson has moved to dmid
-faceoffs werent great but clears were
-emotions can become an issue; lots of cursing and smashing sticks on the sideline, in full view of the refs. lots. could get flagged one day
-McLachlan was our star, but worth mentioning Lowd and Estrella. DeSano is a nice surprise
lineups appear to be:
Att: pallo, behlen, huber
Mid: anderson, armitage, button, pearson, carlo, takacs, harris
FO: conlon/mitchell, lowd/genzale
Dmid: lowd/genzale, miele, pearson, morsch, reda, kral, harris
Def: desano, sabella, newton, mclachlan