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UAlbany men’s lacrosse loses to Vermont for sixth straight time
ALBANY — The College at Albany males’s lacrosse staff talked an enormous sport about desirous to get again on the College of Vermont for 5 consecutive losses to the Catamounts.
Then the match started Saturday and it was extra of the identical for the Nice Danes, who misplaced 14-6 on one other wet day in entrance of 1,682 followers at Casey Stadium.
“Full moon, man,” UAlbany coach Scott Marr stated. “I don’t know what occurred to our power as we speak. We had been so excited to play this sport and I don’t know if we received ourselves too overexcited or what. However like I stated, we simply didn’t have it early within the sport and it value us.”
The Nice Danes fell behind 6-1 within the first interval and 10-4 at halftime on its method to a sixth straight defeat to the first-place Catamounts, who beat UAlbany in final 12 months’s America East championship sport and the 2019 convention semifinals.
“Acquired our quantity,” Marr stated. “Simply can’t determine these guys out. Six in a row.”
UAlbany fell to 4-7 general, 2-3 within the America East. The Nice Danes play at winless NJIT (0-10) on Friday of their ultimate regular-season league sport with an opportunity to lock up one of many 4 berths within the America East Event, held on Might 5 and Might 7.
“Must win,” Marr stated. “It’s a must-win. If we don’t win, we’re not in.”
Even when the Nice Danes qualify for the convention event, they’ll probably face three groups — Vermont, Binghamton, and Maryland-Baltimore County — which have crushed UAlbany by a mixed margin of 25 objectives this season.
“The UMBC sport was only a throwaway, inside two days of (beating) Syracuse,” Marr stated. “And Binghamton was earlier than we made a swap defensively to what we’re doing. So we’ve been taking part in rather well defensively during the last three or 4 video games, except for the UMBC sport … Simply disenchanted we didn’t present up as we speak.”
Vermont scored repeatedly with gamers chopping to the purpose for point-blank pictures on UAlbany goalkeeper Will Ramos, who made seven saves.
“Completely, we didn’t talk nicely early within the sport defensively,” Marr stated. “We didn’t execute our sport plan and it value us. We didn’t play solidly on the defensive finish and it’s disappointing. I assumed we performed higher within the second half. I assumed the zone helped us, too, within the fourth quarter, however you may’t surrender layups to a staff that has the power to attain from wherever on the sphere however definitely proper in entrance of the purpose.”
UAlbany didn’t make defenseman and co-captain Tanner Hay, who was requested, obtainable for a postgame interview.
Thomas McConvey had 4 objectives to steer Vermont (7-6, 4-0) and goalie Ryan Cornell made 13 saves.
One vivid spot for UAlbany was faceoff specialist Regan Endres, who gained 13 of 21 faceoffs in opposition to Vermont’s Tommy Burke, one of many nation’s greatest at his place.
“We’ve been learning them,” Marr stated. “I assumed our wings did an amazing job of serving to. Regan gained some outright. I imply, (13 of 21), if you happen to’d informed me that earlier than the sport, I might have stated we’re in good place to win this sport.”
UAlbany’s Teioshonta McComber had two objectives and an help.