We came up short yesterday
against the Jumbos in what was a hard fought game from start to finish. I really was proud of how our team competed
especially on the defensive end, but unfortunately we didn’t do enough to earn
the W.
We got out of the gate
quickly by jumping out to a 3-0 lead off of goals from Erich Pfeffer, Andrew Conner, and a great dodge in transition
from first year George Curtis. It looked
like we were going to add to our lead but a few missed opportunities on the
offensive end and a goal off of a failed clear allowed Tufts
to get on the board and settle down.
From there Tufts tied the game at three and we’d take turns at a one goal
lead the rest of the way until the middle of the 4th quarter.
Both teams were getting
good looks on offense throughout the game and both Ryan and their goalie came
up with some huge saves. We ended up
outshooting them 57-36 but had a rough day shooting
the ball. Andrew Conner scored twice on
18 shots and David Hild had 1 goal out of 11
shots. We also had some other guys who
didn’t put the ball in the back of the net when they could have. If we want to become a dangerous team come
playoff time, we’ll need to finish better than we did yesterday.
We also had some
unfortunate breakdowns throughout the game which led to some easy goals by
Tufts. Credit them for taking advantage
of a few situations but we gave them 3 or 4 goals by being aloof on the field. Let’s just say we need to be more aware of
our surroundings and of the situation than we were yesterday. We’ll get there.
I do want to come back to
the fact that our guys played a relentless style of lacrosse yesterday that
I’ve been waiting to see out of them for some time. If we can continue to play with that type of
intensity and fire, we’re going to be tough to handle from here on out.
Next up we have the Ephs coming to town on Friday. They are a much better team than their record
indicates and now that they’re officially eliminated from the NESCAC playoffs
I’m sure they’ll leave it all on the field.