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Post by WheelerOnly on Jan 25, 2022 16:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 27, 2022 1:58:36 GMT -5
Boyle played against Holy Cross in 2020 as that is my photo I took of him at that game. UVM won America East last year and was picked to repeat so likely wasn't going to see time there.
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Post by WheelerOnly on Jan 27, 2022 14:37:54 GMT -5
12 players from last year’s roster (who did not leave due to graduation) are not on the ‘22 roster. None had seen significant playing time.
Three who were Freshman last year: Sams, Fischetti, and Turner. Note that two are younger siblings of former HC players.
Three who were sophomores last year: Kelly, Bivona, Leahy.
Six who were juniors last year: Fiacco, McKenzie, Dougherty, Desisto, Miller, and Driscoll.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jan 27, 2022 14:44:43 GMT -5
12 players from last year’s roster (who did not leave due to graduation) are not on the ‘22 roster. None had seen significant playing time. Three who were Freshman last year: Sams, Fischetti, and Turner. Note that two are younger siblings of former HC players. Three who were sophomores last year: Kelly, Bivona, Leahy. Six who were juniors last year: Fiacco, McKenzie, Dougherty, Desisto, Miller, and Driscoll. Should we be alarmed by this number?
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Post by WheelerOnly on Jan 27, 2022 15:19:25 GMT -5
I won’t speak for anyone else, but I am not alarmed. I’d probably be concerned if it included players who had played significant minutes. That happened with a previous coach.
Biggest number is seniors. It’s a huge time commitment and if it’s pretty clear that you’re unlikely to get lots of playing time, it’s understandable that you might opt to use the time in your last year/semester doing other things.
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Post by bison137 on Jan 27, 2022 16:04:11 GMT -5
I won’t speak for anyone else, but I am not alarmed. I’d probably be concerned if it included players who had played significant minutes. That happened with a previous coach. Biggest number is seniors. It’s a huge time commitment and if it’s pretty clear that you’re unlikely to get lots of playing time, it’s understandable that you might opt to use the time in your last year/semester doing other things. I have no idea if it's alarming, but that sounds like a very high number. Bucknell, on average, loses three players a year off their roster - with most of the attrition being from freshman to sophomore year. Is is possible some of the HC players were cut or leaned on not to return by the coaching staff?
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Post by alum on Jan 27, 2022 16:04:12 GMT -5
I won’t speak for anyone else, but I am not alarmed. I’d probably be concerned if it included players who had played significant minutes. That happened with a previous coach. Biggest number is seniors. It’s a huge time commitment and if it’s pretty clear that you’re unlikely to get lots of playing time, it’s understandable that you might opt to use the time in your last year/semester doing other things. This cannot be overstated. It is one thing to go to practice each afternoon and play the game you love--even if you don't have an expectation of getting in a game. It is another thing to get up at 6:30 a.m. and go lift several days per week in order to sit on the bench. Athletes at every level spend so much more time in the gym than they did twenty, thirty, forty years ago.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 27, 2022 16:49:17 GMT -5
That would never happen at Holy Cross . . . . . . except maybe in men's basketball?
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Post by crusader99 on Jan 28, 2022 19:15:28 GMT -5
Good sign that some high level kids want to play for Coach R. …never like to see Srs not finish after making the commitment for 3 years and having to deal with the pandemic… hope their decisions were mutual
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Post by HC92 on Jan 30, 2022 9:43:25 GMT -5
We have 45 guys on the roster. A lot of those are never going to play. There doesn’t have to be anything nefarious going on when kids decide not to be on the roster because it’s clear they’re not going to play. It’s not like basketball where we’re dealing with a roster of 13 kids on full scholarship and there are greater ethical concerns with taking away a spot. Reppert’s job is to win lax games. He has to do that by putting the best 10 players on the field with a reasonable number of subs. He doesn’t owe it to anyone to play them during games. I would fully expect that some guys are going to stop playing every year. Is that number going to be higher with a new coach for the first couple of years? Probably. In positive news, our club lax team should be pretty good this year.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 30, 2022 13:23:52 GMT -5
Does HC have a club team in addition to the intercollegiate team?
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 30, 2022 14:06:17 GMT -5
We have 45 guys on the roster. A lot of those are never going to play. There doesn’t have to be anything nefarious going on when kids decide not to be on the roster because it’s clear they’re not going to play. It’s not like basketball where we’re dealing with a roster of 13 kids on full scholarship and there are greater ethical concerns with taking away a spot. Reppert’s job is to win lax games. He has to do that by putting the best 10 players on the field with a reasonable number of subs. He doesn’t owe it to anyone to play them during games. I would fully expect that some guys are going to stop playing every year. Is that number going to be higher with a new coach for the first couple of years? Probably. In positive news, our club lax team should be pretty good this year. About 20-25 kids will see time on a field in a normal regular season without including garbage time. 17 guys last year played in 6 games with another four seeing time in five. Remember HC Lacrosse was shutdown last year for failing to follow the COVID rules so I would expect some of the quitting of players has to do with that culture either being removed from the program or not wanting to be affiliated with them anymore.
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Post by crusader99 on Jan 30, 2022 15:38:43 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing the boys play. The 2019 team finished 7-7. The 2020 group was very talented and playing well until the Covid shutdown. This group appears to be deeper, with contributors to those teams. Should be a fun season.
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Post by JRGNYR on Jan 30, 2022 15:55:09 GMT -5
I want HC to succeed in every sport, but particularly in lacrosse. With proper attention and resourcing in place, in my opinion HC could be a sleeping giant.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 1, 2022 12:31:20 GMT -5
I guess our crack SID office is in no rush to post the pre-season all-league team (with no 'Saders) and this pre-season poll - both of which were released yday
Patriot League Preseason Poll Loyola Maryland – 126 (14 first-place votes) Lehigh – 109 (2) Army West Point – 105 (2) Navy - 87 Boston University - 69 Colgate - 53 Bucknell - 49 Lafayette - 26 Holy Cross - 16
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 1, 2022 13:44:58 GMT -5
I guess our crack SID office is in no rush to post the pre-season all-league team (with no 'Saders) and this pre-season poll - both of which were released yday Patriot League Preseason Poll Loyola Maryland – 126 (14 first-place votes) Lehigh – 109 (2) Army West Point – 105 (2) Navy - 87 Boston University - 69 Colgate - 53 Bucknell - 49 Lafayette - 26 Holy Cross - 16 Maybe some of that endowment would help the SID office in getting MORE staff. Four staffers for 25 teams is VERY low. BU has five full-timers for 21 teams with men's hockey blowing away any of HC's sports in terms of national prestige.
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Post by WheelerOnly on Feb 1, 2022 18:53:10 GMT -5
Very hard to predict how HC will do this year after two Covid-shortened seasons.
Defense should be pretty solid. Conlin is a stud and Fox was great in goal last year. Decent amount of depth, improved with 2 transfers.
Offense is bigger question. Dinano, Spangenberg, and Lambert can all score, but none has shown they can dominate a matchup to date. Seems like more depth this year and a good number of guys who have the ability to contribute. Will freshmen, e.g., Mitchell, play a role? Interesting to see whether they can play as a unit.
Lots will depend on team chemistry, coaching, and limiting mistakes.
Pretty confident that HC will not finish at the bottom of the PL. I wouldn’t count HC out of any PL game, but I wouldn’t put them as the favorite in many either.
Looking forward to seeing Reppert’s first full season.
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Post by WheelerOnly on Feb 2, 2022 10:09:58 GMT -5
Apparently HC scrimmaged Harvard yesterday.
Lack of information sharing/posting from team/athletic dept is notable. They figured out how to share videos of the assistant coach eating lunch in the off season … but it’s otherwise been hard to come by info about the team.
Anyone know if this weekend’s opener will be broadcast on espn+? It doesn’t say on the schedule.
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Post by sader1970 on Feb 2, 2022 10:17:54 GMT -5
If it’s a home game, my understanding was all games, excluding hockey, are on ESPN+ but could be mistaken.
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Post by bison137 on Feb 2, 2022 10:49:02 GMT -5
ESPN+ schedule shows HC- Providence game being broadcast.
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Post by JRGNYR on Feb 2, 2022 11:55:10 GMT -5
Apparently HC scrimmaged Harvard yesterday. Lack of information sharing/posting from team/athletic dept is notable. They figured out how to share videos of the assistant coach eating lunch in the off season … but it’s otherwise been hard to come by info about the team. Anyone know if this weekend’s opener will be broadcast on espn+? It doesn’t say on the schedule. Could've been a closed scrimmage. Some schools will advertise scrimmages, others won't list any on their website. As noted above, HC is stretched a bit on the SID side considering the # of sports they have. The winter/spring crossover season that we're in right now is also one of the busiest times of the year. With that in mind, dedicating already stretched resources to a contest that has no bearing on anything other than the coaches getting a better look at some personnel is probably not really high on the priority list - and it shouldn't be unless you have the resources available to properly dedicate to it.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 2, 2022 13:43:14 GMT -5
Totally agree - BUT, what they should be preparing is a comprehensive preseason article on the team and not just the flimsy ‘5 things to know’ that they’ve done for other sports (which contains info many of us already know)
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 2, 2022 15:23:51 GMT -5
Apparently HC scrimmaged Harvard yesterday. Lack of information sharing/posting from team/athletic dept is notable. They figured out how to share videos of the assistant coach eating lunch in the off season … but it’s otherwise been hard to come by info about the team. Anyone know if this weekend’s opener will be broadcast on espn+? It doesn’t say on the schedule. Usually coaches will not allowed any coverage of a scrimmage from their athletic department. I have never seen a school write a report on a practice game.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 2, 2022 16:31:13 GMT -5
When is it too cold to play ? wintry mix forecast for Friday night and Saturday is snow-free but wind chill temps in the teens
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Post by crusader99 on Feb 2, 2022 16:43:44 GMT -5
I attended the HC PC game in Providence in 2016. Night game. Same date (+/- a day or two). it was under 30 degrees at the start.
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