For the first time in 15 seasons, the Manhattan Japers has hired a new coach. Coach Steve Manitta who was successful with helping other high schools and college programs succeed, needs Manhattan to play at a higher level than they have been playing. This game will start a new chapter for Manhattan. The Jaspers bring back a lot of experience and have 11 newcomers that look hungry to succeed in…
Last year’s bid to the tournament was not good enough for coach John Tillman. Tillman had watched his team struggled with regular season play, but played good enough to get into the tournament. This year will be different. Maryland has talent all over the field; they had brought in more experience and more depth to add to the offensive style that they have always played. Last year, the Terrapins led…
John Hopkins controlled Siena through out the course of the game; midway through the third quarter, Hopkins scored 4 goals in a span of 3 minutes to secure their lead. Give credit to Siena, in the first half, they had figured out how to stop the Hopkins scoring attack. They did this by slowing up the pace of the game. Siena did not let Hopkins gets into their offensive strategy….
Delaware had a roller coaster season last year and left spectators only guessing what will their next move would consist of. This year started in a good direction. Delaware had beat new comer High Point 12-10. This season opener should have not been a surprise for fans. The blue Hens have been consistent with season openers; winning 11 straight openers. This win was a team effort. Eric Smith, Nick Diachenko,…
These two teams have a mirror image of each other They like to attack the net and have two similar offensive strategies. Redshirt juniors Bucky Smith and Garrett Swaim have been named team captains for High Point. Both of these two unique players have the ability to turn this team around. Last season, High Point were scorn with key injuries. Injuries was a huge difference maker with this team. High…
There have been questions concerning this conference. Lacrosse has been out shadowed by basketball. Basketball has been this conference’s “bread and butter.” Lacrosse has been a new sport in recent years for these schools. I believe if all of these schools agree on a solution, lacrosse would grow into a sport that many would like. As the sky changes, so does the decisions that these schools will make. Since the departure of Rutgers,…
This conference has some outstanding schools that will put fear in opponents. Here are the schools; Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. Johns, Syracuse, and Villanova. Notre Dame was the Big East Champions. Notre Dame has an aggressive attack style. They play fast and up tempo. If you are not aggressive bumping them out their defense strategy, they will hurt you. The way you can stop them is slowing up their attack.Score first, so you…
As the season approaches these teams have some very good talent. Delware, Drexel, Hofstra, UMass, Penn State, Saint Joesphs, and Towson are the toss up teams in the division. Last season both UMass and Drexel battled for the CAA Championship. As we know, UMass was undefeated, with their stifling defense and their outstanding offense. As Drexel struggled with UMass and lost the game. Questions and concerns for this organization would be more skilled players…
As the improvement for last year was answered, there were a group of emerging All Americans willing to fire back at any questions or concerns of this team. Denver finished last season ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense. This team was lead by senior attack men Mark Mathews and Alex Demopoulos. Mathews lead the team with 47 goals, finishing third in the nation in goals and tenth in points per game in the country….
Last season was an improvement for this Army team. They had improve their defense and offense. Last season they had many players that were injured. A key player that was injured goes by the name of Tyler Kamide. He was a big piece that had injuries problems last year, now after treatment, he will be ready to play at game speed this year. Prospects Alex Van Krevel and Patt Brennan…