Men's Lacrosse vs. Holy Cross, Today 1PM
Men's Lacrosse (2-0) hosts Holy Cross (0-2) today at 1PM at the State Street facility; it will be aired on BTN+. The Crusaders dropped their season opener to Providence 16-9 and are coming off a 28(!)-5 pasting at the hands of perennial powerhouse Syracuse (for those who don't know lacrosse, scores over 20 are somewhat rare and 28 goals is almost unheard of in Div. 1).
Michigan itself may have a new identity as a high-flying offense, having scored 22 and 20 in its first two games against Bellarmine and Detroit Mercy. So, Holy Cross could be in for another long day. Other than that, there's not much to say about this one. At the very least, it will give Michigan a chance to break in some new players, work on some stuff and establish a rhythm for the rest of the season. They're back at it on Tuesday at home against Canisius at 1PM. GO BLUE!
February 19th, 2022 at 12:50 PM ^
[EDIT: the game on Tuesday is at 3PM, not 1PM, sorry for the error].
February 19th, 2022 at 12:59 PM ^
19 degrees - sounds like fun
February 19th, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
I did some brief searching (looked at laxpower first which I believe signifies my distance in paying attention to lacrosse) and Inside Lacrosse had Michigan "receiving votes".
I see their results look solid thus far- do we think we can make a push this year (obviously going to be tough with Maryland in conference).
February 19th, 2022 at 1:58 PM ^
I have a feeling they could put together a real good season this year. Early part of the schedule is very doable and there's a legit possibility they could roll into South Bend at 8-0 on March 19th (although Delaware will be a strong test before that). And M is picked to finish 4th in the B1G this year, Penn State and Ohio State look to be a little down and I'm not sold on Hopkins' high ranking to start the season. I think that this year could be different for Michigan, just hope I'm right.
February 19th, 2022 at 2:20 PM ^
Michigan is working on a shut-out, 8-0 after the first half. The twitter account says that's the first time M has shut out a team in a half in program history. And somehow they only had 17-12 edge on shots. Sounds like a weird game.
February 19th, 2022 at 2:27 PM ^
12/12 first half saves is an amazing stat.
February 19th, 2022 at 2:28 PM ^
Right after I typed that I saw that they scored their first goal. 12-1
February 19th, 2022 at 3:14 PM ^
Michigan got quality shots with free hands, while holy cross was forcing things near the end of the shot clock or from further out. It was a bit of a weird game though but lots of guys got some run.
I am definitely not sold on Hopkins. Penn state or Ohio state could still put together a nice run by the end of the year, so it’s still tough to predict where we’ll land in the big10.
February 19th, 2022 at 4:53 PM ^
Yeah, it's always hard to tell. And these blowouts don't really tell you much. I don't know why Penn State and Ohio State aren't expected to be good, they're usually tough outs. I guess the book on Ohio State is wrong this year because they're beating #5 UNC by 10 goals at the moment. I just hope this is a fun, successful season for Michigan, the program could sure use it.
February 19th, 2022 at 5:27 PM ^
Yeah Penn state definitely looks down, losing to st joes right now. I don’t know good OSU is but anyone who can put that kind of beat down on North Carolina is dangerous. Hopkins just beat Loyola, who I know got pasted by Maryland but that is still a quality victory.
February 19th, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
Dominating win!
20-3 final score. GO BLUE!
February 19th, 2022 at 4:39 PM ^
Needed a mercy rule for this one.