Towson's Wascavage could start in cage vs. Johns Hopkins
When Towson opens the 2011 season at home against Johns Hopkins Saturday, the Tigers could insert a first-time starter in the net.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Wascavage is poised to start because of an illness that has sidelined senior Travis Love, who ranked 17th in the country with a .556 save percentage last spring.
An ailment prevented Love from participating in a scrimmage against Princeton on Saturday, according to coach Tony Seaman. “He was held out, and I haven’t heard from the doctor what the story is there,” Seaman said Monday. “So there’s a good chance it could be Wascavage.”
The 5-foot-9, 189-pound Wascavage appeared in four games as a freshman before getting redshirted last season. Seaman had said last week that Wascavage was competing with Love for playing time.
“He’s done a good job, and he’s certainly been pushing Travis,” Seaman said. “We think that he can be real good, but it’s not an easy start to ask of somebody. At least it’s here and not at Homewood [Field]. He’s going to see some shooters who are on a high level, but with the schedule that we play, we’ve seen that. He’s going to see something that’s going to be different. But he’s a pretty confident kid and a pretty aggressive kid. He’s pretty confident about his abilities. His whole thing since last spring has been, ‘I want to come off of my redshirt year, and I want to be the starter.’ Because of our situation, it looks like he’s going to get his chance.”
