[NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link

[Jason Singer]

Anybody else getting a jittery image? Currently it's unwatchable.

Jason Singer
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On May 27, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Jason Singer wrote:

> 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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