Duke out to a fast start.
I'm already seeing the issues Loyola faced when playing us- lack of athleticism s in the middle of the field. And Duke has an abundance of that.
Duke close to 80% on faceoffs. Problem
Rough night 😳Buzz saw unfortunately for Loyola. They've been forced to play a ton of D and offense, outside of number 3 who it's great to see out there, there just aren't any threats to run by you so Duke isn't sliding, which they don't do much of anyway.
Army starting to pull away from Lafayette.
Rough night 😳
3 was on limited minutes again last night but moved better than in the previous two appearances. He beat a couple guys and had a goal but he’s just frustrated. I expect he ramps up now that it’s all about the PL
Face offs and 50/50 killed us. Just a very sharp game by Duke and a lack luster showing by the Hounds. Team game, lots to fix but you can’t go down 8-2 after 1 vs a team like Duke…or anyone for that matter
Burn the film and re-boot on Monday
Reminded me of an RU trip to Army a couple years back…2020…lost 15-4 and never got off the bus…those games sometimes show up…they key is how you react…
Yea. I went over just to see the campus and stadium. I’d never been. Sunny day and I had time to burn waiting on flight back to Detroit. Honestly UNC is very nice. I can see why kids would want to go there…Did you bother with the Brown underclassmen vs. UNC?
Yea. I went over just to see the campus and stadium. I’d never been. Sunny day and I had time to burn waiting on flight back to Detroit. Honestly UNC is very nice. I can see why kids would want to go there…
Maybe similar to the reason/excuse why almost everyone else in the Big Ten except RU is playing an ACC opponent?Interesting that Duke plays zero big ten teams this year whereas UVA plays 4, ND plays 3, UNC and Syracuse both play 2. It won’t hurt Duke because the rest of the ACC is playing a lot of big teams and if they beat teams that beat big teams they will get credit there but wonder what the reason is.
Not a ton of out of state kids there. For civilian students it’s very hard to get into.
I’ll just say this. Scheduling isn’t as easy as picking up the phone and saying we want to play you. They have to want to play us.Maybe similar to the reason/excuse why almost everyone else in the Big Ten except RU is playing an ACC opponent?
Look at the last two yearsI’ll just say this. Scheduling isn’t as easy as picking up the phone and saying we want to play you. They have to want to play us.
Uva backed out of our series after two games and Syracuse wouldn’t renew the series, who we’ve played many times. They knew they’d lose.
Great post! I think that record is beyond impressive given how much talent is spread out across the top 20. It's the same reason nobody should be too surprised to see an L at West Point or a nailbiter at UMass. The sport is fun that way and I hate that there is a monopoly on football talent.Look at the last two years
We were a combined 24-8…that’s good, but when you look deep at our losses, you realize how really good the last two years were…
Of the 8 losses…
4 losses to Maryland (national champ 2022 and runner up in 2021)
1 loss to Princeton (final four team 2022)
1 loss to Cornell (national runner up 2022)
1 loss to #1 seed UNC (final four team 2021)
And the one outlier bad loss to
1 loss to JHU in big ten semi 2021 (hard to beat a team 3 times)
We have only lost to truly elite teams the last couple years and we are elite…
I actually think as RU becomes a stable power, scheduling opportunities will flip back around and people WILL take our game because it will be considered a plus schedule and if you lose to Rutgers, it’s considered a good loss…not sure that was the thought prior…even last year…perceptions change…winning changes things
Look at the last two years
We were a combined 24-8…that’s good, but when you look deep at our losses, you realize how really good the last two years were…
Of the 8 losses…
4 losses to Maryland (national champ 2022 and runner up in 2021)
1 loss to Princeton (final four team 2022)
1 loss to Cornell (national runner up 2022)
1 loss to #1 seed UNC (final four team 2021)
And the one outlier bad loss to
1 loss to JHU in big ten semi 2021 (hard to beat a team 3 times)
We have only lost to truly elite teams the last couple years and we are elite…
I actually think as RU becomes a stable power, scheduling opportunities will flip back around and people WILL take our game because it will be considered a plus schedule and if you lose to Rutgers, it’s considered a good loss…not sure that was the thought prior…even last year…perceptions change…winning changes things
You still have your selector schools but the game is growing much faster at the youth and high school levels than it is at the college level. It’s creating high levels of play across the board.Great post! I think that record is beyond impressive given how much talent is spread out across the top 20. It's the same reason nobody should be too surprised to see an L at West Point or a nailbiter at UMass. The sport is fun that way and I hate that there is a monopoly on football talent.
We were a combined 24-8…that’s good, but when you look deep at our losses, you realize how really good the last two years were…
Of the 8 losses…
4 losses to Maryland (national champ 2022 and runner up in 2021)
1 loss to Princeton (final four team 2022)
1 loss to Cornell (national runner up 2022)
1 loss to #1 seed UNC (final four team 2021)
RU Men's Lax is probably one of only two sports at RU that you could truly say are among the elite programs or just outside the elite programs. The other is women's soccer. We have a ton of teams who are good at what they do (men's hoops, wrestling, field hockey, women's lax, men's soccer, baseball, women's crew and even a few up and comers like softball and gymnastics), but the only 2 sports thus far that you can legitimately argue are either in the elite category or just outside it are men's lax and women's soccer.Look at the last two years
We were a combined 24-8…that’s good, but when you look deep at our losses, you realize how really good the last two years were…
Of the 8 losses…
4 losses to Maryland (national champ 2022 and runner up in 2021)
1 loss to Princeton (final four team 2022)
1 loss to Cornell (national runner up 2022)
1 loss to #1 seed UNC (final four team 2021)
And the one outlier bad loss to
1 loss to JHU in big ten semi 2021 (hard to beat a team 3 times)
We have only lost to truly elite teams the last couple years and we are elite…
I actually think as RU becomes a stable power, scheduling opportunities will flip back around and people WILL take our game because it will be considered a plus schedule and if you lose to Rutgers, it’s considered a good loss…not sure that was the thought prior…even last year…perceptions change…winning changes things
Yeah. I’d say my original comment about “bad loss” was not correct wording. That Hop team had lots of talent. We had beaten them 2 times already and it was a tough task to win a third.Great bit of info, thanks!!
That JHU team we lost to had found something toward the end of the season and was playing better than their record.
You still have your selector schools but the game is growing much faster at the youth and high school levels than it is at the college level. It’s creating high levels of play across the board.
In the 80s you never would have seen #20 beat a top 5 team. Now it’s very possible.
This is precisely how I see it. And I'm looking at it from the bottom to the top cause my kid just entered HS. There is so much talent at the youth level and the spigot is wide open. I'm excited to see the college landscape in a decade because the high school programs that did not exist when I graduated 30 years ago all have teams now and that is just at the Jersey shore. I have family in Charleston SC that are seeing the spread among the high schools as well now.You still have your selector schools but the game is growing much faster at the youth and high school levels than it is at the college level. It’s creating high levels of play across the board.
In the 80s you never would have seen #20 beat a top 5 team. Now it’s very possible.
I’ve seen it up close and personal in Ca. When I first got here Lacrosse wasn’t a sanctioned CIF sport. Kids didn’t play it until high school and they were coached by someone’s parent who had very little understanding of the game.This is precisely how I see it. And I'm looking at it from the bottom to the top cause my kid just entered HS. There is so much talent at the youth level and the spigot is wide open. I'm excited to see the college landscape in a decade because the high school programs that did not exist when I graduated 30 years ago all have teams now and that is just at the Jersey shore. I have family in Charleston SC that are seeing the spread among the high schools as well now.