Lacrosse Wins Again, Improves to 4-0, Faces ND Next Week
Updated: Lacrosse went down to the Bluegrass State and came away with a lopsided 13-5 win against the Bellarmine Knights. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back. Bellarmine lacked offensive weapons and struggled on ground balls and unsettled situations against the more athletic Michigan. It was a complete team effort - the D allowed Bellarmine few good looks and Heidt made great saves on the few they did get.Curran, Noseworthy and Schlosser paced the offense and Michigan got great contributions from their long stick middies.
Michigan is now 4-0, surpassing last year's win total and one shy of the program's season best. I think its safe to say they're better than last year but its hard to say how good. This is the really easy part of their schedule and they've faced a number of weak teams so far. These are teams Michigan would've struggled with last year so the fact that they're blowing them out is a good sign.
Michigan gets a serious test next week when they travel to South Bend to take on ND. The Irish are ranked #4 in the country right now and have plenty of talent. I think they might not be as good as their ranking but they're still formidable. They had a little trouble with a bad Georgetown team today before pulling away. Could be interesting next week.
February 18th, 2017 at 5:57 PM ^
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February 18th, 2017 at 6:30 PM ^
Mich up 4-0 after the first. Dominated control of faceoffs and possessions so far. Even created some turnovers. Took Michigan a while to get on the board - they took 10 shots before they scored, then it opened for them a bit.
February 18th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
Halftime 6-2 Michigan. Decker Curran is playing well (2 G and another one was called back but looked good). Heidt has made some great saves and McDonnell is doing well on faceoffs.
February 18th, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^
February 18th, 2017 at 8:03 PM ^
You sound like fun at parties.
February 18th, 2017 at 7:46 PM ^
12-4 in the 4th now. Michigan is rolling now...
February 18th, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
Another win for te Michigan laxmen.
February 18th, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^
I continue to be impressed. They have definitely taken a step forward. 4 games against teams that a decent team should beat, and 4 convincing wins including 3 on the road. 13 wins the prior 3 years with 4 being on the road, but none of those 4 were as convincing as any of the 3 road wins this year. There were some convincing wins in Oosterbaan the past couple years, but we all know how much of an advantage that is for Michigan.
The rest of the year will tell us where this team shakes out. I wouldn't declare them ready to win the big ten yet as the schedule has been too weak to know what we really have, but I definitely think we have taken another step forward. I'm looking forward to where this season is going.
February 18th, 2017 at 8:23 PM ^
The offense plays with a lot more purpose than what I saw last year. The ball movement is really quick and crisp. I saw a little bit of sloppy play but they look pretty decent. On the eyeball test - they're way better than last year. Transition offense is good too - they push it when they have to and know where to look. A few nice goals from the LSMs.
February 18th, 2017 at 9:26 PM ^
February 18th, 2017 at 8:48 PM ^
February 18th, 2017 at 9:05 PM ^
OK - we get it. What would you prefer? To be 0-4?
February 19th, 2017 at 4:58 AM ^