2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lacrosse can't keep up
Eric Detweiler
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: Sports
DURHAM, N.C. - The Terrapin men's lacrosse team was bound to experience many firsts this season with a young roster that features 18 true freshmen.
On Saturday at No. 2 Duke, the No. 4 Terps faced one of them: their first deficit of the season.
The Terps fell behind early and failed to manage enough offense against the experienced Blue Devils to mount a serious comeback effort in a 15-7 Duke win at Koskinen Stadium.
"We knew we were going to face this sometime, and I don't think we communicated with each other as well as we would've liked," coach Dave Cottle said. "That lack of communication caused some turnovers which led to some breaks for them."
Duke's Brad Ross scored on the game's opening possession to put the Terps down early, but Terp freshman attackman Travis Reed tied the score two minutes and 23 seconds later with the first of his three goals.
Duke (3-0) answered back less than a minute later with a Max Quinzani goal, which started a 5-0 run for the Blue Devils.
The run included an acrobatic, diving behind-the-back shot by reigning Tewaaraton Trophy winner Matt Danowski, which placed No. 5 in the Saturday night SportsCenter Top 10. It also featured a goal on a play in which starting goalie Jason Carter was caught badly out of position after the Terps were ruled offside when he took off with the ball upfield himself.
Freshman Mike Manley's rebound goal, which put Duke ahead 6-1 with three minutes and 40 seconds left in the quarter, closed the outburst.
The Terps (2-1) had trouble catching up because they spent much of the first quarter on defense. The Blue Devils won eight of the nine first quarter face-offs.
"If you don't get the ball, you can't get in the flow," junior midfielder Dan Groot said. "It disrupts the gameplan, but we can't make excuses. We've got to get better."
The deficit swelled to 9-2 in the second quarter before Terp goals by Reed and junior midfielder Jeremy Sieverts brought the Terps within five.
On Saturday at No. 2 Duke, the No. 4 Terps faced one of them: their first deficit of the season.
The Terps fell behind early and failed to manage enough offense against the experienced Blue Devils to mount a serious comeback effort in a 15-7 Duke win at Koskinen Stadium.
"We knew we were going to face this sometime, and I don't think we communicated with each other as well as we would've liked," coach Dave Cottle said. "That lack of communication caused some turnovers which led to some breaks for them."
Duke's Brad Ross scored on the game's opening possession to put the Terps down early, but Terp freshman attackman Travis Reed tied the score two minutes and 23 seconds later with the first of his three goals.
Duke (3-0) answered back less than a minute later with a Max Quinzani goal, which started a 5-0 run for the Blue Devils.
The run included an acrobatic, diving behind-the-back shot by reigning Tewaaraton Trophy winner Matt Danowski, which placed No. 5 in the Saturday night SportsCenter Top 10. It also featured a goal on a play in which starting goalie Jason Carter was caught badly out of position after the Terps were ruled offside when he took off with the ball upfield himself.
Freshman Mike Manley's rebound goal, which put Duke ahead 6-1 with three minutes and 40 seconds left in the quarter, closed the outburst.
The Terps (2-1) had trouble catching up because they spent much of the first quarter on defense. The Blue Devils won eight of the nine first quarter face-offs.
"If you don't get the ball, you can't get in the flow," junior midfielder Dan Groot said. "It disrupts the gameplan, but we can't make excuses. We've got to get better."
The deficit swelled to 9-2 in the second quarter before Terp goals by Reed and junior midfielder Jeremy Sieverts brought the Terps within five.
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