The four-hour bus ride home was easy for the Boston University men’s lacrosse team after shellacking New York University, 17-4, yesterday to improve to 1-1 on the season.
“It was a team effort, and it was great to see that everyone could come out and play well,” said junior goalie Brad Dynowicz.
“Overall, I think we did a better job of executing,” he said, referring to the season opening loss to Northeastern University. Stopping all seven New York shots in the first half, the netminder had a relaxing day before relinquishing his duty to sophomore Al Moore.
New York dropped to 1-3 on the year, including a forfeit win over Stonehill College. They didn’t score until three minutes remained in the game, a direct result of BU’s solid defensive effort.
“They had some decent looks and decent shots,” Dynowicz said, “but the defense did a great job in front of me.”
The win said wonders about the Terriers as a whole, considering they were without the services of starting defenseman Karl Swierczek and captain Mitch Wilson.
The blowout also gave the reserves a chance to play, and Dynowicz praised their effort.
“They played well today, and they took advantage of playing time,” said junior Brad Eisen. “We were up 8-0 after the first period and started substituting.”
Eisen mentioned freshmen defensemen Alan Bishop and Jason Ostrow as players who stepped up their game, while junior Gustav Schmidt and sophomore Matt Lau took large bites out of the Big Apple yesterday, combining for 11 goals and five assists in the win.
“It was such an offensive display that you could pick anyone who had something positive in their game,” Dynowicz said.
Although the win helped team moral, Eisen had a different view of the situation.
“We wanted to run the table,” he said. “There is so much raw talent on this team that to be 1-1 is a disappointment. We got to work out the kinks today, and we definitely have some winnable games ahead of us.”
The Terriers next face Bridgewater State College on Thursday, Northeastern on Friday, and Stonehill on Sunday.
“Bridgewater is usually a middle of the pack team,” Eisen said. “If they play well, they could give us a run.”
“We’re coming into a stretch where teams have been struggling, record-wise,” Dynowicz said. “All of the games are winnable, but I look at things one step at a time. Bridgewater has a new goalie, new defense, and they retained a lot of offensive weapons like us. To keep our chances, we need a good run during this stretch. … [The New York win] boosts the trust that everyone has for each other,” Dynowicz continued.
And despite important injuries, the Terriers are hoping to keep their winning momentum.
“We’re not quite there yet,” Eisen said. “We still need to pull some things together, but considering we had some key guys [injured] and the lack of field time, I’d say we did pretty well.”
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