WVU Invitational Tournament Preview

The Terps Club Lacrosse team travels this weekend to Morgantown, West Virginia, home of the West Virginia Mountaineers and cheep cases of Keystone Light. We are looking at temperatures in the 50's and rain on Friday into Saturday morning. It could spell sloppy lacrosse conditions early on Saturday. However the weather should clear up around noon on Saturday and the remainder of the weekend should be free and clear. The first big trip for the Terps is also the team's second tournament of the fall season. The first tournament being the Annual Fall Brawl at Anne Arundel Community College. The Terps took second place at the Fall Brawl behind their heated rivals from Salisbury. Always a strong match-up, the Terps were slightly edged out in sudden death overtime 6-5.

At Mountaineer Field this weekend, the Terrapins face Beltway rival Towson at 11:30am on Saturday morning. Towson has not been a real threat to the Terps in the recent past, but no one can be underestimated in this league. Following the game versus the Tigers, the Terps face the WVU Alumni team who has been assembled from past West Virginia club teams for the Mountaineer Invitational. The Terps will then have to wait till Sunday at 9:00am to face the current Mountaineer Club Lacrosse team. Finally, the Terps finish up the weekend with a match-up against Loyola College based outside of Baltimore, MD.

With some generally easier opponents this weekend the Terps are looking to get some definitive wins under their belt after some close games and the disappointing loss in overtime to Salisbury in the Fall Brawl. There are many new players that have come out this year, and it will be interesting to see who will step up and earn a steady spot on the playing roster. The Terps also look for some experience before a key match-up the following weekend against another strong opponent, the University of Delaware.

Stay tuned for a WVU wrap-up on Monday with scores and stats from the weekend.

GO TERPS!
BE THE BEST!


-Sotak