All of these teams have tremendous talents that show there are quality players outside of the ACC. Hereâs one player from every team worth watching. Note itâs not necessarily their best player, but someone who over the course of the year or their career has made an impression.
Air Force, Quentin Carlile, Jr., D He has an uncanny ability to knock down passes, and he brings it when the spotlight is brightest like last week vs. Richmond (5GB, 5CT), vs. High Point (3GB, 3CT), or at Duke (5GB, 2CT).
Army, Marcus Hudgins, Jr., D An opposing coach earlier in the year told me, âI knew he was good. I didnât realize he was that good.â He erases top matchups at close, played LSM earlier in his career, and will be one of the top defenders in the country by the time he finishes his four years.
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After having the first four games of their season postponed, the UMass Minutemen took the field for the first time in 369 days on Sunday afternoon against the Fairfield Stags, winning 13-9 in a CAA contest.
Chris Connolly paced the Minutemen offense with a hat trick while Gabriel Procyk and Billy Philpott each had two goals and one assist for three points. Freshman Dillon Arrant had two goals in his college debut.
Matt Knote seemingly picked up right where he left off during his freshman campaign a season ago, making 10 saves with a 52% save percentage in cage. However, the Minutemen defense in front of him also deserves a ton of credit. UMass caused 11 turnovers in the game, which included eight in the second half alone. Fairfield ended the game with a total of 20 turnovers.
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The second season under Joe Amplo has gotten off to a solid start for the Navy Midshipmen, as thet took down Jacksonville 13-6 on Sunday afternoon to move to 2-0 on the season.
After seeing Jacksonvilel end the first quarter with a three-goal run from Luke Robinson, Matt Stagnitta, and Brendan McKenna to put them up 4-1 heading into the second and a Jack Dolan goal putting them up 5-2 midway through the second quarter, the Midshipmen kicked it into a different gear.
From the 2:34 mark in the second through the 6:02 mark in the third, Navy not only got hot on the offensive end but clamped down on defense. The Midshipmen rattled off nine straight goals, including two from James Flannery to get ahead 11-5 heading into the final quarter of play. Troy Hettinger ended the dry spell for Jacksonville with their only second-half goal early in the fourth.
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Jacksonville coach John Galloway is so good at bringing a goalie’s mindset to a broader group, whether that’s a pro or national team, a group of reporters he’s addressing postgame or, most importantly, about 50 Dolphins in a locker room in Northeast Florida.
Stay focused. Next shot is all that matters. Be ready.
For the last nine months, though, like pretty much every other college lacrosse coach, Galloway and his staff have had to help their players navigate a landscape unlike any they’ve encountered previously, and one that is landmarked by uncertainty.