The official 2010 NCAA LAX Thread

[Col Hogan]

Delaware upsets #12 UMass today, 9-6 Final.

[93henfan]

Delaware upsets #12 UMass today, 9-6 Final.

Delaware was desperate. The CAA is a pretty evenly matched league this year. It seems like anyone can beat anyone. Even Penn State is hanging in most of their losses.

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook survived their ugliest game in the last 5 seasons beating Binghamton 17-16. SBU had 30 turnovers and 8 minutes in penalities but managed to win. Jordan Mc Bride had 7 goals on 10 shots. SBU is now 8-3 and 3-0 in America East. Next game is at Albany next Saturday.

[andy7171]

Towson beats #7 Drexel 8-7, 4th straight win. My Tigers move to 5-5 and 3-0 in CAA play. We should crack the top 20 this week.


(LOL note the blatantly illegal stick )

[COBBLESTONE]

ESPNU was great this weekend for college LAX; nothing like watching some college LAX with your son right after he's played it. What I would have given to have been in Baltimore this past Saturday.

Personally, I enjoyed the Army vs. Navy game the most. Hey, if we can't beat Navy on the football field we might as well do it on the LAX field. From what I could tell the size and enthusiasm of the crowd was very good. Although I do think that Navy got hosed on that last shot. It looked to me like that Navy player was pushed into the crease as he was shooting. Referees saw it differently I guess.

Good game nonetheless.

[andy7171]

Navy is having a down year. Usually they are very good.

[COBBLESTONE]

Navy is having a down year. Usually they are very good.

Did you see the play that I was referring to? If so, what is your opinion? Do you think the goal should have counted? Did the refs miss something?

[andy7171]

Navy is having a down year. Usually they are very good.

Did you see the play that I was referring to? If so, what is your opinion? Do you think the goal should have counted? Did the refs miss something?

I didn't see the game. I had two games and it was sunny and 60 so I decided to mow the lawn. I didn't even know there were games on.

[andy7171]

Let me guess, he was in the crease?

[COBBLESTONE]

Let me guess, he was in the crease?

You win the door prize.

It was pretty clear though that the Army player pushed him into the crease as he was in the act of shooting outside the crease. The announcers felt the goal should have counted. I'd have to agree in this case.

Glad Army won though.

[andy7171]

In the late 80's and early 90's the Gait brothers perfected that dive shot. Gary Gait used to go over the top of the back of the net and "slam it". I palyed crease defense in HS so I really have no sympathy for guys allowing themselves to get pushed in.

[Col Hogan]

USILA Coaches' Poll for Division I, April 19
Rank Team Record Points First Previous
1 Syracuse 10-1 256 9 2
2 Virginia 11-1 250 4 1
3 North Carolina 11-1 231 3
4 Duke 11-3 216 5
5 Maryland 8-2 214 4
6 Princeton 9-2 194 6
7 Loyola 8-2 183 8
8 Cornell 8-3 157 10
9 Villanova 8-3 148 13
10 Georgetown 7-4 130 9
11 Drexel 9-3 127 7
12 Stony Brook 8-3 107 14
13 Yale 9-2 98 16
14 Towson 5-5 81 NR
15 Hofstra 7-4 73 11
16 Massachusetts 7-4 71 12
17 Johns Hopkins 5-6 50 15
18 Fairfield 8-3 49 18
19 Lafayette 8-3 25 17
20 Denver 9-4 22 NR

http://www.laxpower.com/polls/matrix_po ... &pollDiv=I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Col Hogan]

Computer Rating as of April 19th

1 Virginia 99.90 1 4 1 1 1 11- 1- 0
2 North Carolina 98.86 3 6 2 2 2 11- 1- 0
3 Syracuse 98.47 2 11 3 3 4 10- 1- 0
4 Duke 97.95 5 10 6 4 5 11- 3- 0
5 Maryland 97.22 4 2 4 5 3 8- 2- 0
6 Hofstra 96.70 11 24 21 21 15 7- 4- 0
7 Loyola 96.42 8 16 7 10 7 8- 2- 0
8 Bucknell 95.74 29 30 34 21 7- 5- 0
9 Princeton 95.65 6 9 5 8 6 9- 2- 0
10 Drexel 95.34 7 25 14 11 12 9- 3- 0
11 Cornell 95.12 10 20 8 13 10 8- 3- 0
12 Johns Hopkins 95.09 15 3 13 42 9 5- 6- 0
13 Stony Brook 95.08 14 21 10 56 13 8- 3- 0
14 Lafayette 94.99 17 41 19 25 22 8- 3- 0
15 Notre Dame 94.99 15 16 6 16 6- 5- 0
16 Georgetown 94.69 9 8 9 27 8 7- 4- 0
17 Villanova 94.53 13 18 12 9 14 8- 3- 0
18 Massachusetts 94.47 12 34 35 12 24 7- 4- 0
19 Brown 94.40 19 17 23 26 18 5- 5- 0
20 Towson 94.27 1 11 7 11 5- 5- 0
21 Fairfield 94.11 18 28 15 37 19 8- 3- 0
22 Bryant 94.04 51 24 33 33 8- 4- 0
23 Navy 93.98 13 26 46 20 5- 7- 0
24 Delaware 93.92 26 36 18 30 6- 6- 0
25 Ohio State 93.73 30 31 20 31 6- 6- 0
26 Penn 93.46 12 17 17 17 5- 7- 0
27 Yale 93.29 16 48 18 14 29 9- 2- 0
28 Robert Morris 93.21 49 25 50 36 8- 4- 0
29 Harvard 93.05 20 22 27 19 25 5- 5- 0
30 Army 92.74 23 28 30 26 6- 5- 0

http://www.laxpower.com/update10/binmen/rating01.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[andy7171]

Let me get this straight...
#20 UMass gets beat by #25 Delaware -> moves up to #18
#21 Towson beats #11 Drexel -> moves up to #20
Drexel moves UP to #10
Delaware only moves to #24

Something is wrong with the computer formula

[Col Hogan]

Let me get this straight...
#20 UMass gets beat by #25 Delaware -> moves up to #18
#21 Towson beats #11 Drexel -> moves up to #20
Drexel moves UP to #10
Delaware only moves to #24

Something is wrong with the computer formula

If you go to the Computer Ratings page in the link on my post, it explains how they come up with the rating...

I'm not saying it makes sense...I'm not saying I agree with it...

[andy7171]

Let me get this straight...
#20 UMass gets beat by #25 Delaware -> moves up to #18
#21 Towson beats #11 Drexel -> moves up to #20
Drexel moves UP to #10
Delaware only moves to #24

Something is wrong with the computer formula

If you go to the Computer Ratings page in the link on my post, it explains how they come up with the rating...

I'm not saying it makes sense...I'm not saying I agree with it...

It's just weird that two teams that go beat by lesser rated teams move up.

Hopkins getting beat by Maryland kills their season. This might be the season we beat those F'ers!

[bluehenbillk]

Let me get this straight...
#20 UMass gets beat by #25 Delaware -> moves up to #18
#21 Towson beats #11 Drexel -> moves up to #20
Drexel moves UP to #10
Delaware only moves to #24

Something is wrong with the computer formula

Andy- see the GPI & BCS for misguided computer formulas....

[Col Hogan]

Big win for the Minutemen today as #16 UMass defeated #10 Georgetown 13 - 12 in the ESPNU Warrior Classic ...

The win is a big boost for the Minutemen (8-4) as Greg Cannella's squad looks to return to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Saturday's thriller featured eight ties and five lead changes including three in the fourth quarter in front of the crowd of 6,415.

Georgetown falls to 7-5 overall with Big East games vs. Rutgers and Villanova remaining.

http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m- ... 10aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

UMass finishes the regular season next week with a road match at Drexel...

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook won the America East Regular Season Title tonight-defeating Albany 15-0 at Albany. SBU is 9-3 and 4-0 in America East play. I have never seen a D-1 lax game end in a shutout. Final game of the season next Saturday at home against Vermont 7pm. Albany was back on their heels all night.

[COBBLESTONE]

Watched Navy beat Hopkins today on CBSCSN. First time since 1974...sweet.

[93henfan]

Wow! After defeating #12 UMass last weekend, Delaware defeats #11 Drexel this weekend. If they beat Penn State next weekend, they'll be the #2 seed in the CAA tourney.

[danefan]

Stony Brook won the America East Regular Season Title tonight-defeating Albany 15-0 at Albany. SBU is 9-3 and 4-0 in America East play. I have never seen a D-1 lax game end in a shutout. Final game of the season next Saturday at home against Vermont 7pm. Albany was back on their heels all night.

Yup we suck. All of our scorers are hurt and/or not playing (unknown reasons).

Yup we suck.

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook won the America East Regular Season Title tonight-defeating Albany 15-0 at Albany. SBU is 9-3 and 4-0 in America East play. I have never seen a D-1 lax game end in a shutout. Final game of the season next Saturday at home against Vermont 7pm. Albany was back on their heels all night.

Yup we suck. All of our scorers are hurt and/or not playing (unknown reasons).

Yup we suck.

I still dont know what to say. I expected a low scoring 2 or 3 goal affair- like 10-8 or somewhere in that area. It sounded like the Danes just lost their fight and they took nearly 30 shots. Hope things turn around for you guys.

[danefan]

Yup we suck. All of our scorers are hurt and/or not playing (unknown reasons).

Yup we suck.

I still dont know what to say. I expected a low scoring 2 or 3 goal affair- like 10-8 or somewhere in that area. It sounded like the Danes just lost their fight and they took nearly 30 shots. Hope things turn around for you guys.

This season is long gone. I just hope it doesn't somehow change the position we were in with our recruiting classes the next two years (the Thompson brothers).

[andy7171]

Towson sneaks past thier trap game with Penn State, wins 10-9. Moves to 6-5 on a 5 game winning streak. Hopkins week! this could be our year!