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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 5353200, member: 6798"]
On this point, in hindsight, I do not really think the elements were as big a factor as expected. The field overall still seemed solid, with not a whole lot of slipping and sliding from either team. Most people looked fairly normal off the dodge, with maybe a little less traction occasionally holding someone up. Both teams had a low turnover count and there were practically no turnovers due to wild passes in the rain.

The most likely area it affected on offense was shooting, but in my experience it is not overly hard to adjust your shooting form in the rain and it is something all of our players have dealt with before, despite all the games in the dome. There were no constant shooting issues during our two outdoor heavy rain games last year against Hop and Cornell, where we put up 14 and 17 goals. In the end I think the biggest factor on us missing or hesitating on clean looks at cage was McNany in the goal.

Despite all the warm cozy dome games, I really do not think playing outside is a significant weakness for our team/staff, and not what held us back on Saturday. Gait mentioned in the pre game presser that we were only able to do minimal practice outside since the fields were all covered in a ton of snow, but I think the result is the same if we got a bunch of outdoor practices in.
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