[NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link

[Alan Abrahamson]

Whoever is the color commentator is so rooting for Carolina it's not funny.
I mean, really.

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com> wrote:

> It is fine here--with about 6Mb cable internet. Rez isn't great, but
> decent.
>
> Tom
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Singer <jintsjason at me.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:36:53
> To: Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link
>
> Anybody else getting a jittery image? Currently it's unwatchable.
>
> Jason Singer
> jintsjason at me.com
> jason at jasonsinger.com
>
>
>
>
> 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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