After a decisive loss at the hands of Fairfield last weekend, the men's lacrosse team heads into tomorrow's match with Boston College looking for its first win of the season.
The Crimson (0-1) was ranked No. 20 in the Face-off Magazine Division I pre-season poll, and is favored to beat the Eagles (0-1), also winless.
The team is confident about this week but will not forget its 5-13 defeat in its first game.
"This year we've learned early not to take anyone for granted," said junior midfielder Geoff Watson.
"We saw what can happen when you come out and take a team lightly," said Crimson netminder Keith Cynar. "But we are not going to come out tentative, either. We're going to be fired up and ready."
Cynar attributed the loss to a number of problems.
"A lot of the loss was due to just not being outside," Cynar said. "It's tough practicing inside for a long time and then going to the field, but the weather has kept us indoors."
Watson also noticed the Crimson's trouble adapting to the new surroundings.
"It was cold and wet that day." Watson said. "I think one of our biggest problems was just coping with the weather."
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