My preview for today’s men’s lacrosse game against Penn talked about the importance of this game to the Terps.
Apparently, the news media doesn’t think so. Generally, there are four or five other writers joining me in the press box for any given game. Today it is just me. I guess they all think the Johns Hopkins-Navy match-up going on in Annapolis right now makes for a better story.
On the other hand, the game is being broadcast on CN8, meaning it will be broadcast to roughly 9 million households in the Mid-Atlantic, Southern and New England areas of the country.
So while I’m still having trouble gauging the magnitude of the game, at least I’ll get plenty of elbow room in the air conditioned press box and some quality one-on-one time with the Terp players and coaches post-game.
Some Notes: Freshman attackman Travis Reed is listed in today’s starting lineup. Reed was suspended for the previous two games after being charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana on April 2. As expected, sophomore goalie Brian Phipps gets the start today, despite only playing one of the past six halves. It will be important for him to have a good showing today to avoid losing ground to Jason Carter, who has played the whole game in two of the past three games. Senior Drew Evans will start on the first midfield this afternoon as junior Jeremy Sieverts drops down to the second midfield line.
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