What is going on in Syracuse? I thought they had a shot at winning it all but after watching last night I'm not sure they will win another game (ACC Tournament or first round NCAA Tournament). Their Draw was a disaster, they are slow through the midfield, their defense looked weak and overall they did not look very athletic. They are very skilled offensively (almost too slick). They do not re-defend very well at all (not fast or athletic). Their goalie is good although had a few bad breaks last night with deflected shots etc... Watching the game, I never thought they would lose but they just did not look good. That said, if they can find a way to gain more possessions they might have a chance because I do think they can score. Lets hope last night was a bad dream with a number of pipes and the Cornell goalie making a few very good saves. Cuse will most likely be the 4 seed in the ACC Tourney and will play Virginia. Can't see them beating Virgina with the type of performance they put on last night.
That was a great game. Cornell had an answer for SU zone D. They were quick and athletic all over the field. Their goalie played well. SU has some issues!
Great game? Syracuse looked slow and they lacked energy. "Cornell had an answer for SU zone D". Did they? Did I miss something? Didn't Syracuse win the game? What was the answer? Who was "quick and athletic all over the field"? Did you watch the game? If you are referring to the Cornell goalie I would agree. I am not sure if there are any "issues" at Syracuse but if the past two game are an accurate reflection of the teams overall strength / ability they are done. Was Syracuse looking past Cornell? If Syracuse doesn't win their first round ACC game they will not be a Top 8 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Could be an early exit this year. Very surprised by their poor performance. On a positive note... I think their settled offense is very good.
I watched the game. Cornell continually had a player open inside 8. Usually a second cutter from around crease or following from elbow. Didn't take full advantage but That blueprint will hurt SU when they play a veteran team ((UNC, UVA, BC in ACC tournament). SU got beat on Draw. Usually because girls around circle for Cornell were quicker to balls on the turf. Cornell goalie was excellent.
SU did hit a bunch of pipes.... overall a nice showing by Cornell. Yes they lost but SU wants to tout itself as a Final Four contender? Not from what I saw against an unranked, young Cornell team or against UNC the week before.....
Syracuse did not look very good. ACC first round should be interesting. Not sure that UNC, UVA or BC will be looking to Cornell for any blueprints.
Did I miss something. Didn't Stony Brook just beat USC? Why are they ranked lower today the game was yesterday.
Body of work. Dartmouth just beat Penn but Penn has a better body of work. Princeton just beat Loyola and they have a similar body of work so go figure...
Michigan and JMU are not top 10 teams. Dartmouth is Top 15 maybe higher. Florida too low, they could make the final four. Navy and Denver are a little high. Stony Brook could surprise come tournament time.
Good luck to all.
Unfortunately there are many factors that go into the rankings. What teams did you beat and then what teams did they beat (or lose to).
Stony Brook beat USC and Hopkins but lost to Denver (while SBU was ranked higher) lost to Princeton (not a terrible loss until Princeton lost to Brown) lost to unranked Stanford and lost to similarly ranked UF. Not the best resume. Especially the loss to Stanford and the weak conference schedule they play.
USC has lost to BC (so has everyone else). USC beat Stanford twice (SBU lost to them). USC split w Colorado (SBU).
Princeton loss to Brown really hurts them. Loyola loss to Hopkins hurts them. Dartmouth win over Penn is big for Dartmouth but also helps Michigan because Michigan beat them. Michigan beat Colorado and Denver (See above USC and SBU who have losses against those teams). Beat Hopkins (who beat Loyola). Plus they have wins against Penn State and Towson (who were ranked when they played.). Their only loss is to #2 Maryland (who has beaten everyone) and they play Northwestern on Thu. A win would be big, but a loss to the #6 team won't hurt them.
JMU has losses to UNC, UVA and MD. Wins vs VATech (#14 at the time) And Penn State (#19 at the time). Plus they beat High Point (who has beaten Hopkins).
Definitely tough to figure out the polls but this year, Duke and VATech are down. (Duke isn't a #13 team). Terrible non-conference plus zero quality wins). VATech has only beaten Denver (maybe UVA this Saturday). None of the polls can justify moving Navy up, UF up, USC up, IVies are up and down.
Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll 1 Boston College 625 25 17-0 1 2 Maryland 600 0 16-0 2 3 North Carolina 571 0 12-3 3 4 Syracuse 540 0 14-3 5 5 Northwestern 532 0 11-4 6 6 Notre Dame 502 0 13-3 4 7 Virginia 473 0 12-5 7 8 Michigan 445 0 14-2 8 9 James Madison 417 0 14-3 9 10 Princeton 389 0 11-3 11 11 Loyola 388 0 12-4 10 12 Penn 348 0 10-4 12 13 Navy (USNA) 298 0 13-3 14 14 Denver 273 0 12-2 15 15 Duke 265 0 9-7 13 16 Stony Brook 251 0 11-4 17 17 Southern California 241 0 14-3 16 18 Florida 199 0 10-6 18 19 Dartmouth 193 0 10-4 20 20 Stanford 172 0 12-4 19 21 Virginia Tech 110 0 8-9 22 22 Colorado 99 0 9-6 23 23 Johns Hopkins 69 0 10-6 21 24 Georgetown 51 0 9-7 24 25 High Point 33 0 13-4 25 RV Penn State 7-7 NR
Syracuse has not been playing like a # 4 Team. I think they will lose to Virginia in the ACC Tournament.
Happy to see Michigan doing so well, It is good for the sport to have a non-traditional power ranked in the Top 10. I think in order to stay in the Top 10 they will have to win a Big 10 Tournament game. Although Michigan is good I don't think they will finish the year as a Top 10 Team.
James Madison is still riding the wave from 2018... JMU Not Top 10.
We will see what Duke does Vs Notre Dame in the ACC but I think they are too high at 15.
Not Sure that Penn State deserves consideration at 7 - 7 and Hopkins is questionable as well.
At this point, Dartmouth, Florida, USC and Stony Brook are all playing well and are capable of beating just about anyone (maybe not BC or MD).
Good chance we will see a surprise (maybe two) in the Final Four.
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
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Originally Posted by Anonymous
Worst coaches?
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
I could think of a couple of dozen schools that would take either coach. I mean the real bad coaches
Obviously you have an ax to grind with a particular coach so why not just get it off your chest. Also, define "worst". The worst recruiter? The worst at identifying talent? The worst with X's and O's? The worst in terms of leadership ? The worst at getting the most out of their players? The worst at game preparation?
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Worst coaches?
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
I could think of a couple of dozen schools that would take either coach. I mean the real bad coaches
Obviously you have an ax to grind with a particular coach so why not just get it off your chest. Also, define "worst". The worst recruiter? The worst at identifying talent? The worst with X's and O's? The worst in terms of leadership ? The worst at getting the most out of their players? The worst at game preparation?
What is your issue?
How about the best coaches?
in no particular order?
Cindy Timchal - Navy Kelly Amonte - Northwestern Cathy Reese - Maryland Chris Sailer - Princeton Acacia Walker - Boston College
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Worst coaches?
Easy ND and Florida, grossly underachieve every year
I could think of a couple of dozen schools that would take either coach. I mean the real bad coaches
Obviously you have an ax to grind with a particular coach so why not just get it off your chest. Also, define "worst". The worst recruiter? The worst at identifying talent? The worst with X's and O's? The worst in terms of leadership ? The worst at getting the most out of their players? The worst at game preparation?
What is your issue?
Just a Question Why so hostile? Lets just say worst all around coach for my daughter, I would like to avoid bad role models, and have her actually learn something more from than just wins or losses, or pick up bad habits
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