Very nice win for the program. Hope they stay healthy and keep getting better.
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Russo played O’Keefe all day and played great against him.O'Keefe is definitely a pure shooter, and needs his hands free for more than just a flash. Sounds like he didn't have that extra second. Ament reminded me a lot of Eamon McEneaney from way back when in that he altered his game when paired up with a deadly shooter, in his case Mike French, and had the passing chops to do it. But both could have been goal scorers if they wanted.
Down 7-5 went on a 6-2 run!!! Opposite of what we’re use to lol!
The rematch in Happy Valley should be interesting. Remember you play everyone twice this year
Great post, Cali. Couldn’t help thinking how happy Kyle is looking down on two of his boys lighting it up for Scarlet!Stats coming in. Connor Kirst goes 3 and 4 in his first game as a Knight. His brother makes 15 saves and plays aggressive out of the cage. Outlets are on point. You know Big Kyle is looking down with that big smile on this one. What a game by those guys. The pressure had to be huge but they were all of that and then some.
Dugenio goes for 48% at the faceoff spot, and closed when it counted. Our D was nasty. They played hard and together. Our shorties had a great game, including Kamish who had two massive groundballs when we needed them most. Russo on O'keefe was a monster and how sweet was Charalambides last goal? That kid's stroke is just poetry. There isn't a more pure stroke in the game when his hands are free.
We got stronger in the offseason where we needed to- up the middle and Connor Kirst is an obvious x factor. There is a reason he was a first team AA last year and we saw why today. What a beast.
Continued good health and if we can avoid the stringent B1G Covid protocols, and we are cooking with gas. Next week is another big one, as is every week. This all B1G schedule is just incredibly competitive.
We certainly passed the first test though. Enjoy it.
He did. So did ours though. This was a great game all the way around. Especially because we came out on top.Also Penn State goalie made some great saves that would ordinarily be goals. We should have won by two or three more goals. Overall great team win!
There was a very quiet buzz about RU from those in the know. Cat is out of the bag now.
What did that prick say? He hates Rutgers. And we hate him. Some bad blood there.After Kessenich today it's no longer quiet.
Great great quotes.SATURDAY WRAP: KIRST BROTHERS SHINE AS NO. 18 RUTGERS DOWNS NO. 4 PENN STATE
Saturday Wrap: Kirst Brothers Shine as No. 18 Rutgers Downs No. 4 Penn State
Connor Kirst leads Rutgers, Maryland dominates Michigan, Stony Brook looks impressive.www.uslaxmagazine.com
What did that prick say? He hates Rutgers. And we hate him. Some bad blood there.
Thanks. Can’t stand that guy. He’s a big mouth. He must really think we are something to be talking us up. Even when we are something he never does that.Evidently in the pregame (OSU-Hopkins) he said "watch out for Rutgers" and touted Kirst which received great condescension from the color guy and show producer. With 2 minutes left he announced th RU final, Kirst's stats and spent spent the next 2 minutes taunting everybody.
During the game he posed an interesting question for BiG teams. With an all conference schedule it will next to impossible for any but the Top 25 on each to get any playing time. No bench clearers this year. "So how do keep the rest of the team motivated?"
With Covid, depth is going to be a constant issue. You have already seen a ton of kids playing. Many of these kids are 1 positive test from playing and you may see that depth play out over the course of the yearEvidently in the pregame (OSU-Hopkins) he said "watch out for Rutgers" and touted Kirst which received great condescension from the color guy and show producer. With 2 minutes left he announced th RU final, Kirst's stats and spent spent the next 2 minutes taunting everybody.
During the game he posed an interesting question for BiG teams. With an all conference schedule it will next to impossible for any but the Top 25 on each to get any playing time. No bench clearers this year. "So how do keep the rest of the team motivated?"
Evidently in the pregame (OSU-Hopkins) he said "watch out for Rutgers" and touted Kirst which received great condescension from the color guy and show producer. With 2 minutes left he announced th RU final, Kirst's stats and spent spent the next 2 minutes taunting everybody.
During the game he posed an interesting question for BiG teams. With an all conference schedule it will next to impossible for any but the Top 25 on each to get any playing time. No bench clearers this year. "So how do keep the rest of the team motivated?"
First thing I thought of when the question was asked.With Covid, depth is going to be a constant issue. You have already seen a ton of kids playing. Many of these kids are 1 positive test from playing and you may see that depth play out over the course of the year
@rufamily good to see you post...I hope you and the family are well! I hope ours paths cross this spring...sooner than later...be well!Good win for the boys, super happy for the Kirst Boys and for the entire team. They hit the key metric by combining to be over 100% when combing faceoffs and saves. The two biggest areas of need payoff immediately. Dugenio did a great job all day making the PSU fogo's work for their winds and he won a couple of faceoffs but did not get the GB. As @Caliknight said the wing play was significantly better with Kamish coming up with a couple of huge GB's off the wing.
Rutgers's defense was also was tough and super smart not to slide off of O'Keefe. Russo did a great job of forcing him to his right and simply playing heavy to his left hand. Russo's emergence allowed Massessa to move back to his more natural position of LSM where is also played very well.
Knobloch is the real deal and I saw it firsthand coaching against him in HS. A very good player who looks to have carved out a niche for himself as a freshman.
The day, however, belonged to the Kirst's who were simply awesome today.
@Golfer2019 makes a great point that these kids have sacrificed a lot to get to play and we need to recognize guys like Kammish and Coyne (who started his career at attack at Rutgers) for willingly moving to SSDM to make this team even tougher to deal with.
I've watched it again as well (after I watched the Loyola v UVA game)...I watched the game again. I was curious how we kept them to single digits scoring so I focused on the D. They averaged a whopping 17 goals last season. Yea, some of that is Ament being gone but they have recruited very well. The offense is going to get better and better the more these kids gel with Connor. On D, we really were exceptional. Our slides were timed perfectly, something that has been missing. A huge shout out to our short stick d middies. For those that don't know, these kids get picked on like cornerbacks in a passing game. It's the easiest entry level to creating scoring chances. Our shorties were exceptional. We got beat outright for 1 goal. Beyond that, they got groundballs (Kamish with 2 huge ones that we needed during winning time) and just as impressively, cleared the ball like hell.
The few times things did breakdown, Colin Kirst was a wall. His outlet passes were incredible. Not an easy thing in cold weather and certainly a huge piece of triggering what we want to.
If I am scouting this team, you obviously keep attacking shortsticks, but if they are this tough to run by, it makes everything else much harder. Our longsticks were very good too. The communication and timing on the slides were just top level. We created a ton of turnovers because of it.
It was a big TEAM win. Lotta hands in this one. I am sure the staff is ecstatic because of it.
On to OSU which is a VERY tough place to play, but we have had some success there. One of the few programs that have.
going to be a very nice season if we can win face offs!Rutgers won 6 straight faceoffs to start Q4
Stats say 4 ground balls.Didn't watch the whole game, but from what I did thought Jean- Felix played well. Wondered what others thought.
Think he's about 6' 1'' or 2'' & 210 lbs.Stats say 4 ground balls.
How big is he? Looked large on the Instagram pics.
They will only get better as the gel more and more. Thing is you can play Connor anywhere. The kid might be the most versatile player in all of college. We also have some other guys we can plug in that spot if you have him run out of the box. I love how versatile this whole team is. Our middies are all two way players save a couple. The offensive guys can play D and the D mids can all play offense.This may be stating the obvious, but if Kirst stays at attack this may be the best attack unit in the country.
Unrelated, but #13 Army is taking it to #4 Syracuse. 15-10 in the 4th