Tough one for the Panthers the other day down in Medford. Credit the Jumbos for taking advantage of their opportunities in transition and for pouncing on a team that didn't look like it got off the bus. Before we knew it we were down 5-0.

At that point we regrouped and got back into the game, we cut it 6-4 in the 3rd quarter. That's as close as we would get the rest of the way, we had a few possessions to cut it to a one goal game but didn't make it happen.

Tufts is a high risk, high reward offense that jams the crease and have some athletic d-mids and long stick middies who are very aggressive in transition. 7 of their 10 goals came in some form of unsettled situation.

On the flip side we only had one good look in transition on the day where Alex Englert hit the cross bar and we didn't capitalize on enough of the looks we created in our 6v6 offense.

Moving forward we have Williams this Friday night at 6pm down in Williamstown. They've been up and down this year but I'm sure they'll be fired up for the Panthers. We're going to have a good week of practice and do everything we can to keep the Thomsen Trophy up here in VT!