[NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link

[Jason Singer]

For those trying to find the stream:

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/liveplayer/champplayer/player.html?gameId=2011_WLA-1_302

Jason Singer
jintsjason at me.com
jason at jasonsinger.com




On May 26, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Tom Maycock wrote:

> OK, I've been "lax" in commenting on the "Lax" team this year, but was prompted 
> to post by the announcement that the Big Ten Network will be carrying the final 
> four Women's Lacrosse games:
> 
> http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/052611aab.html
> 
> Much to my surprise, I had just found out via a forum thread at laxpower that 
> CBS College Sports network wasn't carrying the final four games this year as 
> they had in the past. So, as of this morning, the only way to watch was going to 
> be the NCAA live internet feed (which Buffalo Wild Wings in Evanston was picking 
> up). 
> 
> Pretty sad step backward, and I was actually wondering whether there might be an 
> opportunity for the BTN to step in, particularly given this week's news that 
> Michigan would be stepping up their men's and women's programs to D1 over the 
> next couple of years. 
> 
> And sure enough, the BTN made it happen. First game will be tape delayed 
> following baseball at 9:30 or thereabouts (you can still watch the stream live 
> starting at 6:30pm Central), and then the championship game will be aired live. 
> Now if NU can just make it to that game!
> 
> It's been an interesting year for the Cats. We've had an absolutely miserable 
> spring weather-wise here in Chicago, with February-esque conditions prevailing 
> through March, April, and May (it's cold, windy, and wet out AGAIN today). The 
> weather has been especially nasty for almost every Lax home game--horizontal 
> snow, 30mph wind/40 degree mists, and so on. As a result, we missed several home 
> games, and I wondered if ugly practice conditions might slow development of the 
> team--although I think they do practice indoors sometimes. 
> 
> The team started off well, winning some tough early matchups, but then struggled 
> with back-to-back losses against fast-rising Florida and Johns Hopkins. The step 
> backward wasn't terribly surprising, given the overall youth of this team in 
> what is clearly a bit of a rebuilding year. To my outsider eyes, they 
> also seemed to be lacking some of enthusiasm, and perhaps some of the vocal 
> leadership, of past teams. Lamanto also had a shaky few games in goal, which was 
> very unusual. 
> 
> Since then, however, the defense has really started to crank it up, "Breezy" 
> seemed to get her mojo back between the pipes, the offense has developed a much 
> better flow, and Shannon Smith has been on an absolute tear scoring goals and 
> dishing out assists (Shannon *not* being named ALC player of the year may have 
> been the best thing to happen to the Cats--I think she's scored 5 goals in every 
> game since then). 
> 
> The Cats exacted revenge over Florda in a tight conference title game, secured a 
> hard-fought win over BC in the first round NCAA game, and then played easily 
> their best game of the year in a complete dismantling of Albany last Saturday. 
> The enthusiasm seems back in a big way. 
> 
> They play North Carolina on Friday--a team they beat in OT on the road earlier 
> this year, so that's clearly a tough but winnable game. If they get by NC, it's 
> hard to see this team upsetting Maryland for the championship, but anything is 
> possible. 
> 
> Meanwhile, Taylor Thornton has built on the pure speed she displayed last year 
> with ever-improving skills at picking up loose balls and causing turnovers. 
> There's nothing more entertaining at a home game then hearing the crowd go nuts 
> when she takes off on one of her patented end-to-end one woman clears, blowing 
> past defenders who look like they are running in mud. 
> 
> Should be fun to watch Friday's game. I just have to decide whether to watch the 
> stream live or wait for the BTN delay.
> 
> Tom
> 
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