WLAX 2015

[UAFAN]

Lost to #2 UNC this afternoon, 10-6.

 

Great showing.

 

Ended the game on 4-1 run.

It was a neutral site game (St. Paul's School for Girls, Brooklandville, MD)

 

Draw controls favored UNC by wide margin.

 

NOTE: UNC only loss is to #1 Maryland by 2 goals. They have beaten #5 Florida (by 6 goals @ Florida), #15 James Madison (by 4), #7 Northwestern (by 1) and #8 Virginia (by 3).

 

#18 Stony Brook beat # 17 Notre Dame this week 9-5

 

 

[UAFAN]

Beat a good UMass team this afternoon 7-4. UMass received votes in the most recent coaches poll.

 

UMass the #1 Defense, their first loss

Edited March 19, 2015 by UAFAN

[UAalum72]

Laura Amato's blog notes Maureen Keggins leads the country in assists per game, and needs just 16 more to set the school single-season record.

"Y'all know what that means, right? That means that UA leads the nation in assists per game on both the men's and women's side. Let that sink in for just a second."

WLax plays Brown tomorrow.

[Dane4ever]

Somewhat off topic but still . . . I was watching the WLAX play Syracuse on Sunday, and I noticed two things that I don't remember from seeing in MLAX games, so if anyone has an explanation I would appreciate it . . . (1) why is the face-off done with the players holding their sticks about chest-level high (and I never could see where the ref actually puts the ball), and (2) each time a player scored (for either UA or SU), she would immediately drop her stick and walk or run away, and it seemed to be not a "tradition" or "thing to do," but it seemed part of the game, a requirement . . . could that be?

[McFan]

1. The ball is between the baskets on the women's face off. Not sure why but even at low levels that's how it's done.

 

2. They drop the stick so the refs can check to see if it's a legal stick. The pockets aren't as deep. The top of the ball must be even with the top of the pocket.

 

That's a simplistic explanation, but I'm at least somewhat accurate.

[Dane4ever]

Thanks very much!

[UAFAN]

Early Bracketology has SBU winning conference and UA getting an at-large bid. So far our only losses are to top 5 RPI teams.

 

http://laxmagazine.com/college_women/DI/2014-15/news/042215_wd1_wednesday_bracketology_second_edition

Edited April 22, 2015 by UAFAN

[jalidanefan]

Fun game to watch this afternoon. Coach Batt's squad looks solid.

[olddog71]

UA women beat UVM tonight in OT, 14-13.

[uofalbany]

If the ladies don't pick up their defense, they are going to get buried.

Big difference between both teams D effort

UA 1 sbu 5 with 9 min left in first half.

[UAalum72]

Women score a couple of garbage-time goals, lose the final 11-8.

 

Still have a shot at an at-large bid.

[UAalum72]

Laxpower only gives Albany a 4% chance of an at-large. But then the guy can't spell America East, so who knows.

[Phoenix]

Conversely..LaxMagazine has the women receiving an at large spot. All 4 of the team's losses are against top 5 RPI teams.

[UAalum72]

Women do get an at-large, playing at Penn on May 8, the winner traveling to #4 Syracuse on May 10

Bracket

[Phoenix]

How do they decide home vs. away in those games?

 

And is the first NCAA Tournament at-large in UAlbany's DI history?