My partner in crime, Grant, came up with a great idea: we set up a TV w/ an antenna in the stands at Conte [with an extension cord running to the press box] in order to watch the football game. We had about 8 or 9 of us up in the balcony watching both games and we were treated to two fun wins.
During pregame warmups I mentioned that BC freshman Danielle Welch reminded me a bit of Blake Wheeler, former Minnesota men's player and the Bruins' shiny new toy. Good size, hands, presence.
All three of those things came into play on her goal, which was a nice tip-in in front of the net to make it 2-0. And it was nice to see Stack start it out with the Eagles' first goal. Taverna could have easily made it 3-0 as she had a wide-open chance on a nice pass from Stack (?) but the puck came in on edge and she fanned. I think Mike has a nice pic of that play.
I was very disappointed to see the Eagles take 9(?) penalties. It was a very physical game, but they need to be more disciplined. At least 5 of those penalties were really dumb and unnecessary.
The defense was sold, a far cry from the disorganization of last year. Kurth is Kurth, Taverna's stepped up her defensive game, and Regan was good enough to make me see a #6 not named Stuart and not be sad about it. Johnson was very good aside from her penalty in the 3rd [again
].
It wasn't a fantastic game, but let's not forget that Clarkson is no pushover. They should have made the tournament last year and are knocking on the door of the top 10.
Well done Eagles - time to make it 2 in a row tomorrow against the Knights.
All three of those things came into play on her goal, which was a nice tip-in in front of the net to make it 2-0. And it was nice to see Stack start it out with the Eagles' first goal. Taverna could have easily made it 3-0 as she had a wide-open chance on a nice pass from Stack (?) but the puck came in on edge and she fanned. I think Mike has a nice pic of that play.
I was very disappointed to see the Eagles take 9(?) penalties. It was a very physical game, but they need to be more disciplined. At least 5 of those penalties were really dumb and unnecessary.
The defense was sold, a far cry from the disorganization of last year. Kurth is Kurth, Taverna's stepped up her defensive game, and Regan was good enough to make me see a #6 not named Stuart and not be sad about it. Johnson was very good aside from her penalty in the 3rd [again
].It wasn't a fantastic game, but let's not forget that Clarkson is no pushover. They should have made the tournament last year and are knocking on the door of the top 10.
Well done Eagles - time to make it 2 in a row tomorrow against the Knights.
On a side note, I am going straight to Hell; those at the game know full well why. :D
As for the football game, well... Chris Crane - who saw that coming? I am a pretty big Crane backer (which in recent weeks means I've been saying 'he sucks' as opposed to 'kick him off the team') but even I didn't think he had that in him. He very well could be ACC offensive player of the week.
Shame to see Purvis get hurt - that would be a big blow, so we'll have to keep our eyes riveted on the injury report over the next two weeks.
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