Opening Weekend thoughts
RIT gets a split in their "weekend". They managed a win against Guelph, but could not hold on to beat Colgate on the road. While not the results that many of us were hoping for, but the Tigers certainly showed some good things in that game as well.
Sean Murphy is looking like he is going to be a contributer. He got the Tigers on the board against Colgate. He added an assist as well. This goes with the assist he had in the exhibition game. Clearly, he contributed most on the scoresheet among the freshman. Tyler Mazzei also tallied his first point, an assist. Kudos to them for getting their first NCAA points.
Simon Lambert and Matt Smith are also off to excellant starts. Lambert scored 3 assists against Colgate to get to 100 points in his career. Matt Smith also picked up where he left off - scoring two goals, including a power play goal. The rest off the offense was clicking as well. They scored 6 in the exhibition, and 5 against a solid Colgate team. The power play is a good part of it - hitting twice against Colgate.
The defense made a few mistakes in the Saturday game, and it cost them. They did a reasonably decent job in limiting shots. But a couple bad turnovers lead to a couple goals. Menard was not able to make the big save either. That is something I'm sure Coach Wilson will be harping on before the next game against Bowling Green.
I think that this was a good test for the team to see where they are. It was great to see them hang in with a team that is considered a dark horse in the ECAC. It was especially impressive considering they came back from a 3-0 deficit to take a lead. I'm sure the defense will be better, and the Tigers will be a better team for this game.
Hope opener next week. Should be fun.
Sean Murphy is looking like he is going to be a contributer. He got the Tigers on the board against Colgate. He added an assist as well. This goes with the assist he had in the exhibition game. Clearly, he contributed most on the scoresheet among the freshman. Tyler Mazzei also tallied his first point, an assist. Kudos to them for getting their first NCAA points.
Simon Lambert and Matt Smith are also off to excellant starts. Lambert scored 3 assists against Colgate to get to 100 points in his career. Matt Smith also picked up where he left off - scoring two goals, including a power play goal. The rest off the offense was clicking as well. They scored 6 in the exhibition, and 5 against a solid Colgate team. The power play is a good part of it - hitting twice against Colgate.
The defense made a few mistakes in the Saturday game, and it cost them. They did a reasonably decent job in limiting shots. But a couple bad turnovers lead to a couple goals. Menard was not able to make the big save either. That is something I'm sure Coach Wilson will be harping on before the next game against Bowling Green.
I think that this was a good test for the team to see where they are. It was great to see them hang in with a team that is considered a dark horse in the ECAC. It was especially impressive considering they came back from a 3-0 deficit to take a lead. I'm sure the defense will be better, and the Tigers will be a better team for this game.
Hope opener next week. Should be fun.
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