We
concluded a successful spring trip with a 10-3 victory today at Connecticut
College. I saw that the word was out on the listserv
regarding the Gettysburg game. The guys did a great job in that game of
remaining poised when down 4-0 in the first.
The stat that was pointed out, Middlebury man up 3/3 and Gettysburg
man up 0/5 was important in the game. I
thought Gettysburg was
excellent. They are big and athletic,
matching up well with us. Both goalies
played extremely well, Krieger is definitely looking like one of the top
goalies in the country. Ed Brown and
John West were tested at defense against a couple of talented attackmen and did
great. We have only won one other time
at Gettysburg, so it was a big win.
Defense
and riding were the story on Saturday vs. Conn. We typically have to battle at Conn at the end of break and this
was no exception. We were not sharp for
much of the game, but made up for that with tenacious riding. We put a heavy emphasis on ground balls and riding
and it pays off when we are struggling a little on offense. We were down a couple of guys going into the
game and lost a couple more guys during the game, so our depth paid off. It was
warmer than we were used to and we had not been on grass either, a couple of
other good reasons to have depth. The
starting attack of Charley Howe, Mike Saraceni and
Mark Foster did most of the scoring damage again. Our middies are creating nice opportunities
but not finishing well, so that is the difference in our scoring right
now. If we can get a couple of middies
untracked with their shooting we can be much more dangerous.
A great showing of alums at both the Gettysburg and Connecticut College
games. Great to
see everyone. Of course, the most
important alumni showing at the Conn
game was by Conn
coach and 2000 Middlebury alumni, Dave Campbell. This is Dave's first year at Connecticut
College and he is doing a great
job.
We are off during the week this week and we need the week
off to try to get a little healthier. We play again Saturday at home vs.
Wesleyan at 1:00.