[NU Sports] LAX ...

[CHerron604 at aol.com]

TOWSON, MARYLAND - Beautiful night in suburban Baltimore - Unitas Stadium  
at Towson is a very nice venue, though parking (and post-match car-finding) 
can  be a bit tricky.
 
Tickets for Friday night were $12 general admission.  The crowd seemed  to 
be overwhelmingly Lacrosse players, and parents with young families.
 
Perfect weather, some storms had passed through the mountains of Western  
Maryland (unfortunately while I was driving through them.
 
University and stadium are very accesible from the Baltimore Beltway, but  
nearby hotels seem a bit harder to find.
 
I admit to being a total Lacrosse newbie...about all that I know is that we 
 have won many titles in a row.
 
Being totally new to the sport, it looked to me like NU likes to win  
face-offs, take the ball behind the opponents net, the run something like a  
'four corners' from basketball til they get a very good shot and take it  in.  
Does anybody know, has this been the coach's style all along ?   It seems 
very smart, kill clock and get good shots (and fewer 'apparent rules to  force 
play' seemed like both teams were willing to stall)
 
Again, apologies for being a lacrosse novice, just my observations
 
We definitely out-shot them, even though it was 4-4 at the half.  NU  got 
two quick goals to go up 6-4 at the 28 minute mark.  We traded goals  after 
that, with NU winning more serves, and staying ahead on goals.
 
It was 10-9 with 15 to go.  Around then, I heard some slight booing  
(uncharacteristic of the night's crowd) when NU ran off 2-3 minutes, then closed  
with a nice shot and goal.  NU ran it up to 14-9 on these face-off  
victories, slowdowns and good shots.  The match ended at 15-10, but it  seemed to 
this novice that NU was in control from the 15 minute mark
 
8762 fans there, said to be the biggest crowd in NCAA womens lacrosse  
finals history
 
Looking forward to Sunday's title game, though I would guess our fans will  
be way outnumbered by Terp fans.  
 
GENERAL QUESTIONS
 
- Is our 'win face-off, four corners, good shot' strategy unusual ?   NC's 
goals were marked by fast breaks, 2- or 3- quick passes down field, and a  
fast shot.  And the NC women were fast, great at passing, and strong when  
they attacked the net.  Our tactics seemed to neutralize them late,  however
 
- Are we (mildly) disliked by the East coast lacrosse world ?  Is it  our 
tactics ?  Or our recent domination ?
 
A recommendation to all our fans to get out here for Sunday - if its a  
close drive (took me 2-2.5 days to drive out from Chicago, but I took a slow  
pace).   and note carefully where you parked your car.   Parking was free, 
and admission only $12.  And concessions were  reasonable.  It was very 
pleasant to see an NCAA championship targeted to  young people, families and 
lovers of the game.
 
Chuck Herron - Tech '85 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/29/2010 5:50:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com writes:

And  Katrina Dowd's late second-half goal, shot behind her head/behind her 
back,  made ESPN SportsCenter's Top Ten plays (reairing this morning).

The  championship game is on CBS College Sports TV (613 on DirecTV) Sunday 
@ 5:30p  E.

Go Cats,
Willie

-----Original Message-----
From:  nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On 
Behalf Of  SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:33 AM
To:  nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX ...

Didn't see it  posted yet, but it appears our Cats got revenge on UNC 15-10 
in the semis and  will face top-seeded Maryland in the national 
championship Sunday!

GO  CATS!!!
- SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J.  TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV  Champions!
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