Originally Posted by Anonymous
Stonybrook defense played great. No face guards needed just a solid defense. You hear all about the great defenders on UNC and BC but they need to face guard. I guess the coaches aren’t as confident in their defenders abilities as they say they are.

North Carolina held Stony Brook to 5 goals and you are trying to knock UNC and promote SBU who plays a Zone.... Stony Brooks zone is very good but if JS (or any coach for that matter) really had confidence in their athletes they would play man to man. One of the reasons the Stony Brook Zone works so well is because there is a lack of quality coaching in women's lacrosse. Good coaching and disciplined, high IQ players will beat a zone just about every time. Pretty sure Maryland, North Carolina, Northwestern and BC all play Man to Man Defense and I do not think anyone can argue that they are not the 4 best programs in the country. That said, I might mix things up vs UNC....