UMD 8, BYU 4 (Fri. 3/21) FINAL

[LacrosseHub]

#4 BYU (4-3) is coming off of a solid win against ASU. #7 Minnesota-Duluth (2-2) is looking to get back on track after two tough losses against Michigan and CSU.
Game Notes:

BYU will rely on another strong performance by attackmen, Heir and Manning. These shifty players combined for 13 points in the game against ASU. Their ability to dodge and finish make up for BYU's general inexperience on the offensive midfield. If Minnesota-Duluth can limit Manning and Heir's ability to create early slides and keep a stick on their hands, they can be slowed down. Also, M-D's goalie, Jake Launert, will have to make more saves than he did v. Michigan and CSU.

BYU will have to work hard between the boxes to control the tempo of the game. BYU gained many valuable possessions by winning 22-33 face-offs against ASU. FO Midfielder, Neil Watterson won 16-22 face-offs was dominant. His control along with strong wing play of BYU's LSMs will be very important to keep the ball away from M-D's offense. M-D has had much success throughout the season by holding the ball on offense for long possessions.

BYU's goalie, Kikumoto, will have to make saves and clear the ball effectively. BYU had many fastbreak and unsettled opportunities because their D-midfielders and LSMs pushed the ball up the field against ASU. These opportunities lead to easy goals for the attack. M-D's attack and midfielders did a great job riding and caused numerous clearing mistakes against Michigan and CSU. This is a way for M-D to capitalize on the sloppiness exhibited by BYU's young defenders against ASU.

M-D will have to do a better job when the ball is on the ground. M-D lost the groundball war against Michigan, 19-34. They need their players on either side of the field to hustle and get the ball off the ground.

M-D's offense has a great opportunity against a BYU defense that graduated two starters from last year's team. BYU's defense has had difficulty slowing down opposing offenses (evident in giving up 15 v ASU, 15 v Whittier, 16 v Chapman, 12 v Michigan, 11 v Simon Fraser) If M-D's offensive leaders (Nelson, Pitzl, Hochman) can match the efforts of ASU's Westfalls, BYU will be in for a long game. Throughout BYU's game v ASU, their defenseman were getting beat one on one without much help from slides. This was evident in the 4Q, when one of the Westfalls toasted Pat Matheson behind the net and scored without being touched.

Disclaimer: On average, BYU's defense lets up 12 goals per game. That will not make Kikumoto's All-American campaign any easier.

[BYULAX31]

How is that a disclaimer?

[Woda]

I bet this guy hasn't seen either team play this year (if ever). Looks like he is going straight off game reports, what a joker. And for that matter, what is lacrossehub?

[BB]

thought it was a pretty good first post.

[Pinball]

Lacrosse hub looks like a new website that has got news about everything. It is owned by someone in Salt Lake City. The website was started on Feb 8th of this year. I personally enjoyed this first post.

[Champ]

What time is the game?

I setup my DVR to record this, just hoping it's the right time slot

[BB]

8PM CST- as I understand it.

[Jolly Roger]

It's daylight time now

[Sonny]

BYU vs UMD - March 21, 2008
BYUtv LIVE and real-time LIVE Stats!

Click HERE at Game Time for LIVE Stats at 7:00 PM MST:
http://www.byulacrossewebcasting.com/li ... /xlive.htm

We are 95% sure that we have a live uplink truck coming in for this game. We do not anticipate a tape-delay game as of 6:00 PM EST on Wednesday. If it changes, you will find out here FIRST! Both teams are playing great lacrosse right now-it should be a heck of a game!

How do I receive BYU-TV?

Charter Communications (channel 190)
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Dish Network (channel 9403)

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'Backyard' Dish Owners and LDS Church Satellite

BYUTV is available as part of the Church Satellite system. You can access it with a digital (DVB-compatible) receiver at the following coordinates:

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On the Internet

You can watch and listen to BYUTV using Windows Media Player via the Internet at byutv.org/streaming. Please note that this service generally requires a high-speed Internet connection for the best experience.

http://byu.tv download the Move Networks Player; you can pause, rewind, slow-mo etc. in real-time (like a TIVO) Also, if you miss the broadcast, you can view an archived version here (use the program calendar).

[LacrosseHub]

Thank you for your responses. I grew up on Long Island and recently graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. I was a 4 year letterman and Captain. I moved out to Utah in the fall and have been involved with youth programs in the Salt Lake City area.

I attend as many Westminster, University of Utah, and BYU games as possible. Usually a game or two a week.

The lacrosse site is a side project where I can keep up to date with news and write game notes about teams I enjoy following. Please check back, I just got it up and running on the 15th. So look forward to more articles about club lacrosse.

Thanks, LacrosseHub

PS If you would like to introduce yourself, I will be wearing a Wesleyan lacrosse hat at the game Friday night. Good luck to both teams!

[DG]

Thank you for your responses. I grew up on Long Island and recently graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. I was a 4 year lettermen and Captain. I moved out to Utah in the fall and have been involved with youth programs in the Salt Lake City area.

I attend as many Westminster, University of Utah, and BYU games as possible. Usually a game or two a week.

The lacrosse site is a side project where I can keep up to date with news and write game notes about teams I enjoy following. Please check back, I just got it up and running on the 15th. So look forward to more articles about club lacrosse.

Thanks, LacrosseHub

PS If you would like to introduce yourself, I will be wearing a Wesleyan lacrosse hat at the game Friday night. Good luck to both teams!

LaxHub,

Nice to have another east coast guy involved in Utah lax...

If you are looking for a decent slice of pizza, check out Nevole's or Big Apple.

DG

[Has No Left]

Here is a picture of Chris I found hanging in the post office for those who would like to introduce themselves this evening!

Great first post. See ya tonight:

[Woda]

Any predictions on the game tonight? I got UMD over BYU 8-6.

[horn17]

the only prediction that I have is that the game will be played in much nicer weather than what we have here in the Twin Cities right now....

Snow, about 5 inches in my area right now and they are expecting it to get to 8 inches by the time we head to go watch the game....

So my prediction for snow on the ground in MN at face off is 7.5 inches, Provo - 0 (hopefully)

[BB]

I predict that Grumpy's will be sick of us by the end of the evening.