Monday, May 6, 2013

Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: No. 4 Northwestern lacrosse runs past No. 2 Florida

It appeared they tried to adjust by becoming far more aggressive on defense and at the draw; they even changed the player at the draw (who was incidentally so dominant against NU when UF crushed them). However, that resulted in some openings for NU as well as three yellow cards for UF, and that's when they took advantage and scored three fast goals - before going back to playing keep-away.   When the Gators did get the ball, NU was super-aggressive and would force a turnover or a bad shot.  Frankly, I thought there were a number of fouls of yellow card caliber that could have been called against NU (the draws were like a rugby scrum in the 2nd half).

I have faith that Coach O'Leary & staff will have a better plan for them (and anyone else who chooses to take this tack) against the Gators in the Regionals and Championship.


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:37 PM, mail.bobparks.com <oliver@bobparks.com> wrote:
It is obvious Northwestern made one heck of an adjustment. So, why couldn't our coach adjust?  
I read the article. We beat them 22-4 last time. Now we can only muster 3 goals?  

Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI
Real Estate Broker
Bob Parks, LLC
1517 Hunt Club Blvd
Gallatin TN 37066
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On May 6, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Sandy Alonso <sandyalonso66@gmail.com> wrote:

I watched it online - it was frustrating.  Lacrosse is all about draw control - and Northwestern completely dominated it this time.  Also, since the women's game doesn't have a shot clock, NU spent easily 20+ minutes of the 1st half doing nothing but stalling and playing keep-away with the ball, simply because they knew they could not survive in the fast-scoring game the Gators play.  Thus it was an insanely low 5-2 at the half.  To make things worse, when the Gator defense did stop NU, NU either recovered the ball, or UF simply turned it over. 

Seriously, I think 50 of the 60 minutes were spent on UF's side of the field, mostly NU playing keep-away.  It was a good game plan for NU, but frankly it was painfully boring to watch.


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Oliver Barry <oliver@bobparks.com> wrote:
Didn't we just beat them a week or two ago by 18-4 or something?  What happened?

Oliver Barry, CRS GRI
Bob Parks Realty, LLC
1517 Hunt Club Blvd
Gallatin TN 37066
Office: 615-826-4040
Mobile: 615-972-4239



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From: Shane Ford <goufgators@bellsouth.net>
Date: May 6, 2013, 7:53:45 AM CDT
To: GatorNEWS <gatornews@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: No. 4 Northwestern lacrosse runs past No. 2 Florida
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FLORIDA LACROSSE

No. 4 Northwestern lacrosse runs past No. 2 Florida

 

 

Northwestern's Taylor Thornton (9) moves the ball against the Florida defense.

Brad McClenny/Staff photographer/FILE

Special to Gainesville SUN Gatorsports.com

Published: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:44 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:44 p.m.

 

No. 2 Florida (17-2) had no answer for No. 4 Northwestern as it fell in the American Lacrosse Conference title game, 8-3, at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. The loss may have hurt the Gators in the NCAA Tournament seeding later in the day.

Florida received the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host Jacksonville and Denver in the first and second rounds Friday and Sunday at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Florida earned a bye in the first round and will face the winner of the Dolphins and Pioneers matchup at noon Sunday. The top six seeds receive first round-byes to automatically advance to the second round.

Maryland (19-0) received the No. 1 seed, with Northwestern, North Carolina (14-3) and Syracuse (16-3) grabbing the first four seeds. Florida had wins over the Wildcats, Tar Heels and Orange this season. Georgetown earned the final bye in the tournament as the six seed.

Three different Gators scored and senior goalie Mikey Meagher stopped six shots Sunday, but it wasn't enough as Northwestern (17-2) outshot UF 24-9 with the difference makers coming on draws. The Wildcats powered over the Gators on the draw 10-3 and won all six draws in the first half.

It was a much different contest than two weeks ago in Gainesville where Florida overwhelmed Northwestern 22-4, as it produced its lowest scoring total of the season on Sunday.

"I have to give credit to Northwestern for coming in with a great game plan, and they were the better team today," UF coach Amanda O'Leary said. "We knew possession was going to be a big part of this game and they just dominated on the draws. So we go back to the drawing board to see where we need to improve, and there is a whole postseason yet to be played."

 

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