Recent Posts by Gary Lambrecht
Notre Dame Offense Catching Up to Its Defense
May 18, 2012
Everybody knows Notre Dame knows defense. In recent years, it's hard to argue anyone defends better, and this year's unit, led by junior goalie John Kemp, has been nothing short of brilliant. But now the Irish, the kings of the low-scoring, tight victory, may finally have broken out with the kind of shooting and scoring its coach and players have felt coming for some time....
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Hard to Determine Pace of Virginia-Notre Dame
May 18, 2012
It's easy to be lulled into pre-game thinking, based on the past. Virginia is the classic, get-up-and-down team, built for transition and quick scoring. Notre Dame is the plodding, clock-draining, defensive force. When no. 5 UVA meets the no. 4 seed Irish in the quarterfinals, Virginia will try to run the Irish out of PPL Park, while Notre Dame will play for the 8-7 win with its hypnotic tempo, right? Not so fast....
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Stanwick, Cummings Remain Close Down Stretch
May 16, 2012
When Maryland attackman Joe Cummings and Virginia attackman Steele Stanwick were warming up to face other before last year's NCAA title game, they looked for each other and exchanged gestures that were meant to say, "Can you believe this? We're both here."...
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Penn State Gets Stuck On Outside of Tournament
May 9, 2012
There is not a doubt that the Penn State Nittany Lions, under second-year coach Jeff Tambroni, would have been a worthy competitor in this year's NCAA tournament. There is also no doubt that, under the rules of admission to the tournament, the Lions deserved to be left out....
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