Susquehanna at Goucher: Halftime thoughts
Goucher, the reigning Landmark Conference tournament champion, has asserted itself early, sprinting to a 5-1 advantage against Susquehanna in a tournament semifinal at Gopher Stadium in Towson on Wednesday.
Top-seeded Goucher (10-5 overall and 4-1 in the Landmark) scored the game’s first goal before Crusaders junior midfielder Billy Spack converted a pass from junior attackman Dustin Breakey from the left wing to end a scoreless drought of 24 minutes, 33 seconds.
If the Gophers can maintain this pace, they would play host to either No. 2 seed Scranton (7-7, 3-2) or No. 3 seed Catholic (11-5, 3-2) on Saturday in the conference tournament final.
Other notes:
* Susquehanna senior long-stick midfielder Justin Darlea has shut out junior midfielder Matt Lynch, but the Crusaders (10-5, 3-2) haven’t been able to do the same to junior attackmen Rory Averett and Kyle Boncaro. Averett has scored twice, and Boncaro has registered three assists.
*Goucher sophomore defenseman Bryce Carson has silenced junior midfielder Luke Delavan, Susquehanna’s leader in assists (24) and points (45).
*The Gophers have taken more shots (30-10), scooped up more ground balls (24-19), and committed fewer turnovers (6-12) than Susquehanna. The Crusaders have won 5-of-8 faceoffs.
