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Towson junior midfielder Britt Woodfield looks to lead the Tigers to their first victory in the NCAA Tournament when the Tigers play at fifth-seeded Syracuse on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Chris Ammann/The Examiner
TOWSON (Map, News) - Towson senior goalie Mandy Corry isn’t worried about facing fifth-seeded Syracuse and Big East Player of the Year Katie Rowan at the Carrier Dome on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Corry said she faces a player just as good routinely in practice.
“We have [Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year] Hillary Fratzke,” Corry said. “I play against her everyday. I’m not worried about that kind of stuff. It doesn’t go through my head.”
But Corry and Fratzke (59 goals, 24 assists), a junior midfielder, will have to be at their best to upset the Big East champion Orange (16-2). Towson already lost once in the Carrier Dome this season, 22-5, on March 19. Corry, however, feels the team making the five-plus hour bus trip to upstate New York this weekend is a much different one than six weeks ago.
“The first game humbled us, and our defense is a lot different and is stronger, more confident and we don’t sit back,” she said. “If Syracuse wants to judge us on what we did the first time, then they are going to be surprised because they have a lot more coming for them.”
Towson (13-5) earned the Colonial Athletic Association’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating George Mason and William & Mary to win last week’s conference tournament.
Corry, who almost lost her starting spot earlier this season, was phenomenal in those games, making a combined 22 saves — highlighted by a sprawling one in the final seconds against George Mason — en route to being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
She will have to be just as good to win the school’s first NCAA Tournament game.
Rowan, a junior attacker, is a Tewaaraton Award finalist and has set single-season school records with 123 points and 57 assists. For her career, Rowan is the school’s all-time leader in goals (171), assists (94) and points (265).
And the Tigers realize the way to contain the potent Orange attack begins and ends with Rowan.
“We can’t go after their sticks and we have to watch our checking,” Towson junior midfielder Britt Woodfield said. “We have been intense this whole year at practice and we aren’t trying to make this game bigger than it is — we just have to play our game.”
NEXT UP
TIGERS (13-5) vs. No. 5 SYRACUSE ORANGE (16-2)
Faceoff: Sunday, 3:30 p.m
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Radio: 89.7 FM
Tickets: Available
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You'd think that the Examiner and the Baltimore Sun could at least do an article on the most successful Division 111 lacrosse program in the nation after Salisbury won their 8th National Championship! Jim Berkman is only the coach with the most wins in NCAA history at any divisional level.
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Berkley Summerlin (leader of the Temple team that the Terps were to stuff) is a native of Baltimore. Perhaps an article about her would be interesting! Maybe better than articles about a 25 yr old Canadian playing lax at Md.
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What's the update???
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jesse you rock
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Good Luck to Cindy. Her players are lucky to have her. She is a classic. She was sorely missed this year by a lot of Maryland people. I only wish her the best.
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Next time do some research and get the atttendance numbers right! Monday's NCAA Men's Division I thriller between Johns Hopkins and Duke set a new attendance record for the championship game, with 48,443 fans enjoying the action at M&T Bank Stadium. That breaks the mark of 47,062 set last year at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. This year is the fourth year in row in which single-session attendance for the title game exceeded 40,000. The 2007 men's championships -- the Division I semifinals and finals plus the Division II and Division III finals -- also set a record, with 123,225 in attendance. That tops the 120,614 who watched the tournament in Philadelphia in 2006.
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Zimmerman is a class act. Best of luck to him and UMBC Lacrosse! Signed: An Air Force Academy Lacrosse Fan.
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Stephen Meister said:
Last year the Baltimore group derided the NCAA selection committees "Ivy League" selections. This year, the Baltimore crowd showed they didn't belong in the mix. Cornell had to stall the last 3 minutes at Brown, escaping with a victory and feeling badly beaten up. When Cornell met Towson the competition from the Baltimore boys was a joke. Albany took a beating from Binghamton, then Albany showed Loyolla to be a laughing stock. UMBC had to take Brown into overtime, but they hammered Maryland in the playoffs. Parity is here, baby, and the MLL is spreading the word. Baltimore better be wary, they may go the way of Tower Records as the rest of the country discovers this fabulous game.
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Examiner Reader said:
Josh Portis is a student of the game. Ralph has him throwing to 2 team most of the time. Steffy has 1st team which help his percentages. I say give Portis more reps with 1st team and watch his percentage sky rocket. He is a great passer as well as a serious threat with his feet. (playmaker)
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