Towson at Mount St. Mary's: Halftime thoughts
Towson has exploded for six goals -- by their standards -- and leads host Mount St. Mary’s by four at the Waldron Family Stadium in Emmitsburg this Saturday afternoon.
It took the visiting Tigers just 2 minutes, 39 seconds to match their output in a 3-2 loss to No. 11 Loyola a week ago. And the six goals match a season high as Towson scored six in a four-goal setback to No. 9 Johns Hopkins in their season opener two weeks ago.
The offense has apparently rediscovered its rhythm and found scoring opportunities in front of Mountaineers senior goalie T.C. DiBartolo (three saves).
The second half will be the key. The Tigers have been outscored 8-3 in the third and fourth quarters this season.
Other notes:
*Mount St. Mary’s has had few answers for Towson sophomore attackman Matt Hughes, who has registered three goals and one assist already. Entering the game, Hughes had posted just one goal and one assist. Freshman midfielder Andrew Hodgson has recorded the first goal and assist of his young career.
*The Tigers defense has clamped down on the Mountaineer attackmen. Sophomore Andrew Scalley scored once, but senior defenseman Marc Ingerman and junior defenseman Michael Landy have shut out juniors Brett Schmidt and Cody Lehrer, respectively. Senior goalkeeper Travis Love has turned away five shots.
*Towson’s faceoff unit has battled Mount St. Mary’s to a draw in the first half, each splitting 10 draws. Sophomore Matt Thomas had won just 44 percent of his faceoffs prior to this contest. Meanwhile, Mountaineers senior Ben Trapp had won 55.1 percent.
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