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Message: [QUOTE="JeremyCuse, post: 4980149, member: 43"] Regarding the defense I thought the unit played fairly well overall with some issues that can hopefully be cleaned up. I think they played much better after a bad and at time really bad 1st quarter. I like as yo noted Odierna's style and the zone was a nice touch. Loved the move to get Levine some extended run. He has the size and experience and though he did good considering this was the game SU decided to throw him into the fire. If he turns into a solid SSDM SU's gonna kick themselves not red-shirting him last year when he played in only one game against Hobart. Defensively SU is still committing to many penalties but they were much better after the 1st quarter. The Riley push was a questionable call at best in the 4th but he also has to know time and score there. Maryland's O is not an elite level offense, its certainly a tier below ND, Duke, UVA and probably even Cornell but it's still a solid group. Holding them to 12 in regulation when 2 goals came on the EMO and a third I think right after it ended is a nice sign. I would also note that SU caught a bad break on the goal of the faceoff when it was up 2. Kohn won the draw but slipped and the 2 wing players converged and the ball got hit out toward the Maryland O end with no one around and right to a Maryland wing guy. SU still has a tendency to get lulled to sleep at times. Got caught a few times by Maryland and nearly lost the game in regulation but the Maryland attackmen missed the shot. Thought the close guys all played pretty well. Erksa having 4 goals was very disappointing but in watching the game again, 2 of them came off of switches where he got matchup on a shorty, one he beat Riley on a speed move and I can't recall the other. Fairly certain SU's gonna live and die with him taking every teams #1 O threat. He'sg onna get better and better as the season goes on. I can't speak to Olexxo all that much, form what I watched SU seemed to be moving him around on different players. I think I saw him on 3 or 4 different guys throughout the game. I know someone mentioned he struggled a bit in the 2nd half, I will need to watch more. I watched Wright some, seems a bit out of sorts at times. On that game winning goal for Maryland I have no idea what he was doing. Overall I thought the D played well but I think we will get a better sense vs Army, they have the best offense SU will see to date and SU will need to double pole the midfield so Odierna will have his hands full. [/QUOTE]

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