Two goals (Wolf and Class) in the first 2:06 of the second quarter. 6-3 Duke, time out Carolina.
Duke leads 4-3 after first period.
Two goals (Wolf and Class) in the first 2:06 of the second quarter. 6-3 Duke, time out Carolina.
THAT'S our backup goalie? Wow!
This is going really well so far--fingers crossed. Also, ESPNU got the good HD cameras tonight so the picture is awesome.
Kyle Turri looking fairly solid in goal so far, after letting some in early shots when the defense let shooters get wide open.
Edit: see some other people have beat me to this point. And I want to add that the defense let shooters get wide open after long stretches of solid defense. They look better.
Why isn't the shot clock visible?
Big goal by Lawson to break the string. Duke by 2.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
OK that was not a flop. Talk about getting your money's worth from a slash! Right on the "button."
Ouch.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
I'm guessing it is because it only starts when the ref calls a stall--and it's too hard to coordinate that with the clock management. So the ref keeps the time. Based on what I have read on Inside Lacrosse, many players and coaches would rather have a straight shot clock so they can have a better idea when it runs out.
Great win by Duke! 11-8! WooHoo!
GTHc!
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That's 16 out of 17 over the heels.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Great win. Hard to believe that Duke has won 16 of 17 against Carolina. I haven't seen a lot of lax yet this year, but the announcers seemed to think that some of the areas that they had looked bad in early (defense, goaltending) looked a lot better. The one thing that I saw was that despite dominating faceoffs and ground balls. Carolina was dominating shots, and possession seemed pretty even. Was it just me, or was the ground ball stat really skewed because Duke was putting the ball on the ground too often in the clearing game, and while uncontested or lightly contested? It seemed from the sound pick-ups that it was pretty windy out there and maybe that contributed, but if Duke had cleaned up their play a bit (and not taken so many penalties), this game would have been a rout.
Either way, Duke is starting to look better before it got too late in the year.
It was 9-8 for long enough for me to need another Lisinopril, but then Josh Offit came up with a huge goal, and Jordan Wolf slipped in the dagger. Carolina's lack of discipline on defense showed up at the worst possible time, going for (and missing) an overhead check on Wolf's goal, and then taking a two-minute penalty with less than two minutes to play.
Duke has now won 16 of the last 17 games against Carolina.
Towson on Saturday, and Marist (who gave us a big scare last year) on Monday night. No time for a letup.
We're just getting started. Duke LAX always gets stronger by the end of the year. So good to see them get even during rivalry week!
Love, Ima
Burnspbesq could probably answer better than I can but it's my impression that the goaltending was better and, overall, the defense was better. I would agree that Duke didn't always control the ball as well as they could. it also seemed that they were slipping a lot on offense--don't know whether the field conditions were a problem but it did seem Duke players slipped more often than Carolina players.
The third period was scary, but Turri kept them in the game with some great saves. Lack of discipline led to too many penalties. But great play at the end, tough goals by Wolf and Offit to ice the game. Let's hope we can get rolling now.