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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 5382939, member: 4819"]
Good stuff Jeremey. On paper it seems like a game SU should control and win, but I thought that vs Harvard and we all saw how that turned out.

Obviously Colgate's riding (and overall aggressive play) are the big talking points. SU has been very good this year clearing the ball (3rd overall at 92%), but they haven't been tested much by opposing teams (Maryland doesn't ride at all for example). And like Jeremey pointed out SU is averaging the fewest amount of turnovers a game. It should be interesting to see how SU plays this game - obviously you think of SU as being a fast break team, but that really hasn't been the case this year.

They seem to have a much more deliberate style this year and the fast break has been close to non existent despite having players like Billy Dwan and Mike Grace. I wonder if they are willing to go up and down the field with Colgate, or if they prefer a pace that allows them to set things up on offense. Mullen will be big this weekend, and the offense just simply has to shoot better than they have the last few weeks.

I'm expecting Colgate to play very physically (they are second in the country in Caused Turnovers a game with 12.12).  I'm not sure where they rank in penalties, but it has to be pretty high as they've allowed 37 power plays this year (SU with 28 in same amount of games). SU has got to cash in on their opportunities, and play within themselves. Colgate is going to want this to turn into a muck fest.

My gut tells me this is a 18-12 type of game, but Colgate is dangerous. SU will have to bring their A game. Would love it if Thomson came back for this one, but I'm guessing they give him a full week before UVA.
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