Lax Defense

[UAFAN]

From Baltimore Sun.................

 

Danes' defense

No. 6 Albany (5-0) has climbed near the top in a lot of national polls because the Great Danes can control a game with defense.

 

Albany has two players who can dictate the pace of a game, sophomore long-stick midfielder Chris Schongar and junior defenseman Craig McDonald. McDonald is a leader who has shut down the opponent's top scorer every week and has been a major weapon in clearing the ball.

 

Schongar is simply tenacious and dominates the midfield by swallowing up ground balls. He scored his first goal last week against Drexel.

 

"I wonder who you're talking about," Albany coach Scott Marr said, laughing.

 

"Craig does a really nice job of taking out the other team's top attackman, and that's great to have when you can take out the other team's quarterback. Chris is interchangeable as a defenseman and midfielder, and he is great on the transition."

[purplehaze]

Nice to get kudos for our defense. that definitely has been a weak point in the past. It has definitely tightened up, and has won some games for us. The team has tremendous balance now. How far can we go?