Towson to open season without returning starter
Towson's season opener this Saturday against No. 17 Bucknell just got a bit more challenging as the Tigers will be forced to play without starting attackman Matt Lamon.
Lamon, a sophomore who grew up in Annapolis and graduated from St. Mary's, started 10 of 17 games last season, registering four goals and eight assists. Lamon was expected to team with another returning starter in junior Tim Stratton, but Lamon underwent an emergency appendectomy last Saturday.
"That hurts us," Towson coach Tony Seaman conceded Thursday morning. "That really puts a damper on the attack because he’s coming back with Stratton with the experience. And Stratton got a concussion in the scrimmage against Princeton [last Saturday], and he didn’t play in the second half. I think Stratton will be back. So it’ll be [sophomore] Stephen Norris and [sophomore Sean] Maguire and a freshman, Matt Hughes, and Stratton."
Norris has been a pleasant surprise, showing off significant improvement in the fall and winter. Norris has been so impressive that he would have started with Stratton and Lamon if Lamon hadn’t been injured, Seaman said.
"He catches the ball really well on the crease and can finish it," Seaman said. "He’s an old-style crease guy. We haven’t had one of those in a while. I think he’s going to be real good there. But this will be his first real game."
