Re: Mayor's Cup 2009: Brown/PC
...annnddd Brown falls just short. Nice comeback, but it wasn't enough. 4-3 the final in favor of Providence. They will retain the Mayor's Cup for the 3rd straight year.
Congrats to Jon and his Friar brethren (though I've never seen another PC fan on this board), even though it sounded like there was some aiding from the officials
There are some positives for Brown:
It's just like I said after the Colgate game- last year, this game would have ended up a much larger deficit rather than a nail-biter. Against 'Gate, we made a 5-0 game into 5-3, and might have drawn closer if it weren't for some pretty dumb penalties late.
Tonight, we went down 3 early in the third, but responded adequately and just never gave up. Last year, the same situation presented itself countless times, but we folded and let the other team score 3 more goals before they took the foot off the gas. So we're definitely showing signs of life and of grit here early on, and I definitely think that will be important as we grow more confident and actually start winning some games.
But for now, congrats again to the Friars.