Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
NU put up a good fight but were outmatched today at home.


Poor offensive execution but I wouldn't say overmatched. Stick check changes game from 10-9 to 11-8 w 10 to play. That makes it more like a 14-11 game. And Northwestern dominated time of possession. They need to play better on offense, but outmatched is a bit of an overstatement.



Didn’t see the game so curious how the stick check against NU gave SB a goal (from 10 to 11)? And who’s to say she would have scored without it being illegal? Tough to argue that getting caught cheating cost them.


Draw controls NU 18-9. So it would stand to reason that if goal stands, NU has a 66.666% chance of getting possession. So at the very least, SB does not score 15 seconds later and there is a decent chance score is 10-10 by end of sequence. So yeah, it was a two goal swing.


Northwestern is a good team. Stony Brook is a really good team. It will not be easy for anyone this year (including SBU). Without question there is a much deeper field of teams this year. Getting to the Final Four is going to be tough.



Let me help you with a correction ... SBU is a really good offense. They are an ok defense and pretty poor in the midfield/draw. Having said that, it doesn't look there is a complete team out there, so it should be fun and interesting. It is a shame SBU doesn't play another meaningful game until the NCAAs. Certainly allows them to rest and stay healthier potentially than the teams that play real schedules. So they should have a big advantage come tournament time.


The offense won't be resting - 3 career scoring records in sight and lots of cupcakes to beat up on.