[NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link

Fri May 27 19:51:03 CDT 2011

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Jason Singer
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On May 27, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Tom Maycock wrote:

> Feed IS pretty jerky after all, but don't want to wait for BTN replay.
> 
> Tom
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsbiz <sportsbiz at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:08:13 
> To: Alan Abrahamson<alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
> Cc: <tkmaycock at yahoo.com>; Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link
> 
> If you have DirecTV or live in DC area, it's live on Comcast Sportsnet.
> Mark
> On May 27, 2011 8:03 PM, "Alan Abrahamson" <alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 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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