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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 15:24:46 GMT -5
We are down 4-3 with 5:30 left in the first period.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 15:25:44 GMT -5
Update 4-4
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 27, 2023 16:16:44 GMT -5
Now period 3 - tied at 12 each.,
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 27, 2023 16:18:26 GMT -5
Now period 3 - tied at 12 each.,
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 27, 2023 16:39:34 GMT -5
Down 16-13 3rd qtr. our goalie is terrible - she has made only 3 saves - get someone else in there !
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 16:57:30 GMT -5
Down 18-16 Start of 4th, each goal keeper has 7 saves
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:10:35 GMT -5
Tied at 19 A real barn burner 10:30 to go
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:16:19 GMT -5
Down 21-19 6:30 left
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:23:08 GMT -5
Down 21-20 3:30 to go
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:26:29 GMT -5
Tied at 21 2 mins
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:27:50 GMT -5
HC up 22-21 Under 2
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Post by hchoops on Apr 27, 2023 17:34:32 GMT -5
HC wins, 22-21 2 saves by Cini in final minute, including the last with 10 seconds left
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Post by beachbound on Apr 27, 2023 18:06:24 GMT -5
Great comeback in the 4th and congrats to the women for making the PL tournament.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 27, 2023 19:45:46 GMT -5
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Post by crusader99 on Apr 27, 2023 19:52:13 GMT -5
I have been a critical… BUT have to give credit where it’s due!!! Congrats to the staff and team…. The last 5 quarters have been the best of the season… well done!! A good day to wear Purple.
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Post by beachbound on Apr 27, 2023 20:58:55 GMT -5
I have been a critical… BUT have to give credit where it’s due!!! Congrats to the staff and team…. The last 5 quarters have been the best of the season… well done!! A good day to wear Purple. Fair and reasonable criticism, happy for the team to get another shot at Lehigh.
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 30, 2023 13:21:23 GMT -5
Ladies were beaten today at Lehigh in the quarterfinals 20-8 - team had to be tired after Thursday’s close win at bucknell - a lot of time on the bus
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Post by crusader99 on May 1, 2023 7:33:50 GMT -5
A tough way to end the season: terrible weather and a running clock. Similar narrative, equal talent level is at a disadvantage to a superior game plan. Lehigh settled each possession forcing us to extend defensively, they then spread the field with ball and player movement and then passed to an open/uncontested shooter. The team played hard, but the lack of adjustments on any portion of the game (D, O or Draw Circle) turned a close game into a blowout loss.
When the time comes to addressing the WLax program, IMO, both staffing and cultural changes are required. There is no reason to have a consistently losing program when other peer institutions have more competitive teams as measured over time. Whether the answer is more administrative support, change of the head coach, hiring more qualified and experienced assistants, it is clear to this writer that ADKH (who is doing terrific work) has the knowledge and experience to evaluate and make the necessary changes.
Thanks for reading my posts.
Cheers.
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Post by sader1970 on May 1, 2023 8:18:59 GMT -5
You actually sound like you know and understand the game. Former player? I have no clue why this sport/team struggles at Holy Cross just like so many other teams. A generalized theory is that when there is consistent failure to succeed when facilities and scholarships are about equal, I would think it comes down to coaching. I don't think that Holy Cross is at a disadvantage Admissions-wise. Coaches are responsible not just for game planning and in-game adjustments but the all-important recruiting element. We aren't about to change Administrators (president is here for the long haul and we aren't changing ADs again anytime soon and we already changed Admissions lead), so that would seem to point towards a new head coach. But, how do you remove a coach with the name Belichick in New England?
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Post by purplehaze on May 1, 2023 9:33:02 GMT -5
Easy... "thanks for your 7 years of service and we would like to go in a different direction" - we've been stuck in limbo and have not threatened the top of the league during her tenure
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Post by sader1970 on May 1, 2023 9:38:14 GMT -5
For those who know the sport and Holy Cross, opinions on how much is on the coach versus institutional obstacles?
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Post by bfoley82 on May 1, 2023 10:16:55 GMT -5
You actually sound like you know and understand the game. Former player? I have no clue why this sport/team struggles at Holy Cross just like so many other teams. A generalized theory is that when there is consistent failure to succeed when facilities and scholarships are about equal, I would think it comes down to coaching. I don't think that Holy Cross is at a disadvantage Admissions-wise. Coaches are responsible not just for game planning and in-game adjustments but the all-important recruiting element. We aren't about to change Administrators (president is here for the long haul and we aren't changing ADs again anytime soon and we already changed Admissions lead), so that would seem to point towards a new head coach. But, how do you remove a coach with the name Belichick in New England? What you think happens when you hire a head coach with a career record of 10-20 (1-19) at Wesleyan but has a good last name.
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Post by crusader99 on May 1, 2023 10:20:27 GMT -5
Like most PL sports, IMO, 80% +/- is coaching. The HC sports that are successful, each are led by head coaches with prior, demonstrated results at other institutions. It appears from that skill set, they have the ability to achieve results with the student athletes that matriculate to HC. This is the formula that should be repeated. While Army/Navy/Loyola have funding advantages each has inherent disadvantages as compared to HC. Our setting within one of the two primary hotbeds of lacrosse talent (MD being the other), academics, student body, alumni support, the ability to schedule without long travel for the majority of games and to attract student athletes with minimal recruiting/funding support puts us on relatively equal footing. There is now a body of work to draw a comparison and competent administrators to guide the program. Having intimate knowledge of the team, on the women's side of the lax discussion, we would need several Guinness's at Breen's Tavern, and a cheese steak or two, to have an in-depth discussion over the technical inadequacies, again IMO, of the current staff. ADKH and Senior Associate AD Amy Coleman know what it takes to field a competitive WLax team. goholycross.com/staff-directory/amy-coleman/469. The coaches last name is not a factor.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 1, 2023 22:38:40 GMT -5
Like most PL sports, IMO, 80% +/- is coaching. The HC sports that are successful, each are led by head coaches with prior, demonstrated results at other institutions. It appears from that skill set, they have the ability to achieve results with the student athletes that matriculate to HC. This is the formula that should be repeated. While Army/Navy/Loyola have funding advantages each has inherent disadvantages as compared to HC. Our setting within one of the two primary hotbeds of lacrosse talent (MD being the other), academics, student body, alumni support, the ability to schedule without long travel for the majority of games and to attract student athletes with minimal recruiting/funding support puts us on relatively equal footing. There is now a body of work to draw a comparison and competent administrators to guide the program. Having intimate knowledge of the team, on the women's side of the lax discussion, we would need several Guinness's at Breen's Tavern, and a cheese steak or two, to have an in-depth discussion over the technical inadequacies, again IMO, of the current staff. ADKH and Senior Associate AD Amy Coleman know what it takes to field a competitive WLax team. goholycross.com/staff-directory/amy-coleman/469. The coaches last name is not a factor. That 2010 UMass Women's Coaching Staff wasn't too shabby...looks like HC hired the wrong one from it and BC hired the right one. umassathletics.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/2010If you don't think her last name was a factor in hiring someone with a CAREER record of 10-20 and one win in conference play in two seasons in D-3.
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Post by longsuffering on May 2, 2023 0:57:42 GMT -5
For those who know the sport and Holy Cross, opinions on how much is on the coach versus institutional obstacles? Since women's Lax made the PL tournament and went 4-5 in conference, I'd focus on softball, baseball, volleyball, women's hockey, men's hockey before canning Ms. B.
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