 | Villanova
| by saus45 (#945) on 4/08/00 @7:28PM | | The tone of this article makes it sound as though the only reason Villanova won was because Fairfield didnt come to play. The way I saw the game was that Villanova's defense shut down a talented Fairfield offense, while Villanova's offense was too much for Fairfield's D. Villanova was clearly the better team. | | | Reply to this
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| | | villanova vs. fairfield
| by kevv (#2031) on 4/09/00 @1:21AM | | saus 45, you sound like the most beautiful hunk of man i have ever heard online, and oh yes i do meen online! please find me, for you are my knight in shining armor. | | | Reply to this
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| game
| by bigman (#2023) on 4/08/00 @9:34PM | | I believe the writer of this article is horrible and obviously never was or had the opportunity to be a successful lacrosse player. Spencer Steele is ligit and can make an entire defense look foolish no matter what kind of stick or pocket he has. If it's legal why not take advantage of it, everyone else does, including Cuse' superstar ryan powell, and Oh yeah, its the same stick. | | | Reply to this
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| | | villanova/fairfied mens lacrosse game
| by tucker (#2024) on 4/09/00 @12:47AM | | I'm with the bigman. Whereas Fairfield was without a doubt the vastly superior team talent and athlete wise, Villanova still took full advantage of a poorly coached organization. Oh, by the way, "summer league team...?" Please. | | | Reply to this
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| | | No cotest
| by vulax (#2030) on 4/09/00 @1:37AM | | I played him and he wasn't all that loagit. He could be timed and run with whenever any two legged person could. I know high sch0oolers who can throw a wrap aqnd srip him. He's good but doesn't change speeds, or move in or out. I timede every step he took. | | | Reply to this
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| by blaa (#2063) on 4/09/00 @10:58PM | Three words buddy, HOOKED ON PHONICS!
No cotest, srip, sch0oolers,timede and lets not forget loagit what is that? Thank God you spend all of your time working out and kickin ass rather than on your college thesis. I bet you say this a lot, How much can you bench...man? MEATHEAD. | | | Reply to this
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| | | | | point taken
| by vulax (#2030) on 4/10/00 @11:04AM | | Sorry blaa, but you try typing @ 2 am after celebrating all afternoon and night. By the way I'm a sophemore mechanical engineer and there's nothing wrong with being part meathead. | | | Reply to this
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| | | but not the same player
| by shocks (#1383) on 4/09/00 @9:45PM | | Its the same stick but not the same player. I agree with Mike that it doesn't take a whole lot of talent to be able to not get the ball taken away from you if you've got a huge bag with an offset head. There are seventh graders now who look like they have the same stickwork as the Gaits because of those things. If you can't feed and you can't release a shot quickly, you sure as hell better be fast, and I don't think Steele's beating anyone in a 40. | | | Reply to this
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| by Grundle (#1984) on 4/11/00 @8:12AM | | If Spencer Steele is as amazing as you say he is, why isn't he ripping it up at some D1 power rather than some overrated 2-6 team? Don't get me wrong, Fairfield has made strides in recent years, but they still have a helluva long way to go. | | | Reply to this
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| Bowman WHO?
| by bino25 (#1871) on 4/09/00 @3:22PM | | this can't be the same chris bowman that i knew in middle school. little chubby chris seems to have grown up into quit the lacrosse player. Well just don't forget where you came from buddy. Your not to good that you can't spend an evening with some of your old drinking buddies in old Howard County. | | | Reply to this
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| | | What up Albino?
| by vulax (#2030) on 4/10/00 @11:09AM | | Nice to hear you Ken. Chubby my a$$. Send me an email- cbowma02@student.vill.edu | | | Reply to this
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| fairfield better than nova?
| by ScotchNeat (#2101) on 4/11/00 @10:26AM | | I attended this game, and I can't believe this article was actually written. Nova absolutely handled this bush league team from Fairfield. So say what you want about Fairfield, but Nova has a good squad. | | | Reply to this
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| | | Can't we all just get along?
| by BT (#2122) on 4/11/00 @9:12PM | First and foremost, what's up with the guy who wrote this article? I wonder what year he graduated from Villanova?
I attended last Saturday's game, and I'll be the first to admit that Fairfield got outplayed. And no one will argue that this was their second, somewhat disappointing performance in a row, having lost to Butler last week too.
However, I had the priviledge of playing for this team throughout their rebuilding process, and the strides they have taken since I arrived on campus in the Fall of '95 are beyond belief.
Not only did the Stags beat Villanova a year ago, but over the last five years, these team have been going in opposite directions. While Villanova has steadily declined, Fairfield has laid claim to 3 conference championships and two ECAC championships as well. These may not be NCAA championships, but they look pretty good when compared to the championships that Villanova has won (which, for those of you scoring at home is 0).
And while Villanova fans may look at their team's record as being 4-2 and Fairfield as being a pathetic 2-6, let's analyze who these teams have played, as well as who they have won and/or lost to.
Among Fairfield's six defeats are tough one-goal losses to UNC and Harvard (both of whom were ranked in the top 15 when Fairfield played them) on their home fields. Fairfield lost at Cornell, a team who beat Syracuse today. They also lost at Loyola to a team that could go on to win the national championship. Don't get me wrong, a loss is still a loss, but I would be anxious to see how Villanova would match up with these teams.
As far as wins are concerned, Fairfield has no overly impressive wins to speak of, but in retrospect, does Villanova? I guess they do if you consider Drexel, Sacred Heart, Lafayette, etc. to be D1 powerhouses. I certainly don't see it that way.
In conclusion, it's not wise to question the heart of Fairfield's team or even their ability for that matter. If these teams played 10 times, each team would win five.
To say that Fairfield plays like, or even resembles, a summer league team, is an unwarranted cheap-shot, as it is to criticize a player of Spencer Steele's caliber. Until you strap on the pads and play against him everyday in practice, you don't understand how good he really is because he makes the sport look easy. Maybe the author should put his money where is mouth is. | | | Reply to this
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| | | | anxious to see?
| by tlaxx (#951) on 4/12/00 @12:13AM | hey BT, villanova did scrimmage cornell earlier this year. both teams played their starters and the cats cruised pretty easily to a 7-3 victory. you could ask petro himself and he'll admit his team got worked. its a shame these 2 teams couldnt play during the regular season because it would be a great game. as for nova's wins, you conveniently mention only their weaker opponents. They knocked off Lehigh who was at the time ranked #18 in the country(after beating towson). they also have an ivy victory over dartmouth, and are playing penn, loyola,and notre dame soon. only time will tell how these games end up, but i'm sure they'll give those guys better games than fairfield could, and probably win 2 of them. (obviously loyola is awesome)
finally, if they played 10 games for some bizarre reason, fairfield might win 2, and could never possibly handle nova's midfielders | | | Reply to this
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| | | | Opposite Directions???
| by McBinter (#2145) on 4/12/00 @2:31PM | BT,
I do not understand your claim that these two teams have been going in opposite directions for the past few years. Two years ago villanova compiled a record of 6-8 which was an obvious dissapointment. Last year however, the wildcats rebounded and finished off with an 8-6 record including their first ever win over upenn and a victory over lehigh who were last years patriot league champs (bush league champs). That year included tough losses to top twenty and top ten teams such as georgetown, hopkins, notre dame, penn state and bucknell.
Fairfield is obviously improving, especially in the last few years, but they have absolutely no advantage over 'nova as of now. These so called "championships" which they have won are in no way legit mainly b/c of the teams involved in this conference: manhattan, siena, st. joes, quinnipiac, canisius and providence. These teams are at the bottom of the barrel, so coming out as the champion of a conference like that is not exactly a great accomplishment which you seem to be making it out as.
One fact that hurts your claim the most is that villanova was victorious over fairfield this year after a tough loss to the stags last year. To anyone, this would seem that villanova is improving while fairfied is doing just the opposite.
BT, im not trying to knock fairfield's program in any way, and i wouldnt be surprised within the next few years if fairfield becomes the dominant team being that they have 9 scholoarships to villanova's none. But at this point, villanova is in no way declining in its quality of play and are clearly a better team than the stags at this point. Fairfield has improved, but are not yet at the level where everyone expected them to be. I'm looking forward to yet another battle next spring.
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| by Neally (#2130) on 4/12/00 @12:26AM | | Im glad to see thats kemps playin now, but he still gotta work on his mitt... it stinks | | | Reply to this
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| by gplax4 (#2125) on 4/13/00 @11:01PM | | I agree with this guy: Kemp's mitt does stink. I think that is why he's such a nasty goalie. I am also glad to hear that he's playing more. | | | Reply to this
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| by McCarty54 (#2131) on 4/12/00 @12:27PM | | Why don't you guys beat Pallotti or Carroll or whoever is in your league? Leave Curt out of this. He's a hard-bodied, minky little lass. I agree with you about Phil. | | | Reply to this
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| by Neally (#2130) on 4/12/00 @11:42AM | | Dude that was way over the line, whalens the one with the stank mitt get it right | | | Reply to this
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| | | | Adam Brown is awsome!!!!
| by laxitup5 (#2050) on 4/13/00 @7:48AM | I think adam brown should be seeing more p.t.
he can really crank the rock!! His Face-off ability is unmatched. ***GO CATS***
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| by jayz19 (#2226) on 4/14/00 @10:27AM | | A.B. is a stud and next year hopefully will get his chance to show what he can do on the offensive end. ADAM BROWN for Prez | | | Reply to this
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| Kemp is a fat turd.
| by McCarty54 (#2131) on 4/13/00 @10:37PM | | Kemp is a turd like Bret Stevenson. Goalie CJ kemp's chest looks like 2 squirrels fighting when he runs. You fat fuckin mess, Kemp. | | | Reply to this
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| Kemp is a fat turd.
| by McCarty54 (#2131) on 4/13/00 @10:38PM | | Kemp is a turd like Bret Stevenson. Goalie CJ kemp's chest looks like 2 squirrels fighting when he runs. You fat fuckin mess, Kemp. | | | Reply to this
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| MCCARTY ALL-AMERICAN
| by GT Express (#2245) on 4/14/00 @10:27PM | | Justin McCarty some how slipped through the recruiting process in High School. This agile stud is a huge addition to the Catholic Lax Squad. He is a feriousious defender and Tereny should really check him out. He has defended Egan and Gessner...he must be good | | | Reply to this
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