apmlax85
05-30-2004, 10:14 PM
So a lot of folks this year and last, have decided to skip out on the 2nd day of the championships, citing "its just not worth it." To all of you out there, it is very much worth it, and then some. During the past two years, 2 out of the three best games have come on this forgotten day. The first being last years overtime thriller between Salisbury and Middlebury. The 2nd was today's game between, Limestone and Lemoyne, which was honestly one of the very best games I have ever seen.
In all honesty, I had more fun today than I did yesterday at the D1 semis. It was a little less people, but in a way, in was nice. No wait for food :clap. The fans were vocal though, and the sections of students were kind of fun. This is “college” lacrosse after all. And the games themselves were 10 times more interesting. Give me that Salisbury-Nazareth game, over the Hopkins-Cuse semifinal game any day of the week. The later was a lot more standing around, and Mike Powell trying to be more than he actually is. Salisbury was(is) the best "team" I've seen in a long time. No flips or dancing or anything, just good hard team oriented lacrosse. The team also showed a lot of class there at the end. Not only did they not run up the score, they passed the ball away, despite having point blank empty net chances. Sure they did put one it, but they deserved it. They’re clapping and cheering for the golden flyers during the trophy presentation, and tossing various pieces of equipment into the stands, was a nice touch to boot. The Nazareth goalie played pretty much out of his mind, and put up the best goalie performance since Tillman last year.
The limestone-Lemoyne final, was the best game of the tournament, and probably the best I've seen in a long time. Unlike every other game, there wasn't a clear dominant team. It was back and forth, and despite having no allegiance to either team, I was on the edge of my seat the entire game. I swear I thought limestone had won it, and nearly left with 30 seconds left. That would've been a huge mistake... So your probably wondering what my point to all this is, and it’s simple. With all the hype and hoopla that surrounds the D1 things, today was a really nice breath of fresh air. So next time you think about skipping that 2nd day, perhaps you might want to rethink it.
In all honesty, I had more fun today than I did yesterday at the D1 semis. It was a little less people, but in a way, in was nice. No wait for food :clap. The fans were vocal though, and the sections of students were kind of fun. This is “college” lacrosse after all. And the games themselves were 10 times more interesting. Give me that Salisbury-Nazareth game, over the Hopkins-Cuse semifinal game any day of the week. The later was a lot more standing around, and Mike Powell trying to be more than he actually is. Salisbury was(is) the best "team" I've seen in a long time. No flips or dancing or anything, just good hard team oriented lacrosse. The team also showed a lot of class there at the end. Not only did they not run up the score, they passed the ball away, despite having point blank empty net chances. Sure they did put one it, but they deserved it. They’re clapping and cheering for the golden flyers during the trophy presentation, and tossing various pieces of equipment into the stands, was a nice touch to boot. The Nazareth goalie played pretty much out of his mind, and put up the best goalie performance since Tillman last year.
The limestone-Lemoyne final, was the best game of the tournament, and probably the best I've seen in a long time. Unlike every other game, there wasn't a clear dominant team. It was back and forth, and despite having no allegiance to either team, I was on the edge of my seat the entire game. I swear I thought limestone had won it, and nearly left with 30 seconds left. That would've been a huge mistake... So your probably wondering what my point to all this is, and it’s simple. With all the hype and hoopla that surrounds the D1 things, today was a really nice breath of fresh air. So next time you think about skipping that 2nd day, perhaps you might want to rethink it.