lax national championship

[arkansasbob]

i've never really watched lacrosse before for more than a minute or two, but i just watched the end of the div 1 national championship and it was pretty entertaining. syracuse was down 9-6 with very little time left and came back to tie it with some tough play and amazing luck in the final seconds. then they won the game with a goal very early in overtime. exciting game.

for you folks that know something about lacrosse, why in the world did cornell try to push the ball up the field when they had it with 40 seconds left, ahead by a point, instead of just trying to hold on to the ball until the end?

[Guisslapp]

Stalling is a technical foul, but I don't know that they were really in danger of drawing a foul.

[hookdown]

I didn't get to see the game, but I am guessing that Cornell wanted the ball at the Orange end in case they did turn the ball over. Perhaps those few extra seconds for Syracuse to get the ball back down the field might make all the difference between winning and losing.

LAX is an extremely enjoyable game to watch and play. Once we moved to VA, my son played it for six years and I helped coached his team for a number of those years. I wish we had it in AR when I was growing up, I would have loved to have played it.

[Guisslapp]

I didn't get to see the game, but I am guessing that Cornell wanted the ball at the Orange end in case they did turn the ball over. Perhaps those few extra seconds for Syracuse to get the ball back down the field might make all the difference between winning and losing.

LAX is an extremely enjoyable game to watch and play. Once we moved to VA, my son played it for six years and I helped coached his team for a number of those years. I wish we had it in AR when I was growing up, I would have loved to have played it.

Ben, TECHLAX, started up a LaTech lacrosse team (club) while we were at Tech. I wonder if it is still going.

[arkansasbob]

I didn't get to see the game, but I am guessing that Cornell wanted the ball at the Orange end in case they did turn the ball over. Perhaps those few extra seconds for Syracuse to get the ball back down the field might make all the difference between winning and losing.

LAX is an extremely enjoyable game to watch and play. Once we moved to VA, my son played it for six years and I helped coached his team for a number of those years. I wish we had it in AR when I was growing up, I would have loved to have played it.

thing is, the guy was being challenged and he kept trying to run down the field looking for someone to throw it to, when another defender and the goal keeper were wide open beside him. whatever the reasoning for getting in such a rush, it was a mistake and it cost them the game. he would have been better off just lobbing it down the field than doing what he did.

[hookdown]

thing is, the guy was being challenged and he kept trying to run down the field looking for someone to throw it to, when another defender and the goal keeper were wide open beside him. whatever the reasoning for getting in such a rush, it was a mistake and it cost them the game. he would have been better off just lobbing it down the field than doing what he did.

Yep, sounds like the player lost his head there for a moment... I take it he was a defenseman, yeah, you would prefer that one of your mids or attackmen have the ball in that situation. I know that at that level the talent is so much better, but we always wanted the defense to get rid of the ball as quickly as possible to better ball handlers.

[Guisslapp]

The bigger stick is definitely harder to use.

[arkansasbob]

that's what she said?

[TECHLAX]

I am coaching the Catholic High boys lacrosse team here in BR. The sport is growing very quickly in South Louisiana (11 or 12 HS teams). Hopefully, there will be some growth in North LA (outside of S-port). I think WM could support a team right now! Lacrosse is a great sport... fun to play and watch!

[TECHLAX]

i've never really watched lacrosse before for more than a minute or two, but i just watched the end of the div 1 national championship and it was pretty entertaining. syracuse was down 9-6 with very little time left and came back to tie it with some tough play and amazing luck in the final seconds. then they won the game with a goal very early in overtime. exciting game.

for you folks that know something about lacrosse, why in the world did cornell try to push the ball up the field when they had it with 40 seconds left, ahead by a point, instead of just trying to hold on to the ball until the end?

In transition from defense to offense, you have 20 seconds to move the ball into the offensive restraining box (which is an eternity in college lax). That player just lost his head and got way too rushed. It was definitely a mental error which cost them the game. BTW...that was the best game for anyone who had never seen lacrosse, to watch!!

[KSDAWG]

I know that it is really big in S-port.

[Dawgpix]

In transition from defense to offense, you have 20 seconds to move the ball into the offensive restraining box (which is an eternity in college lax). That player just lost his head and got way too rushed. It was definitely a mental error which cost them the game. BTW...that was the best game for anyone who had never seen lacrosse, to watch!!

Aww, the reason for your screen name .. . .