I feel compelled to stick up for the players that you all just continually crap all over. Standing up for the team and saying something positive is not a popular position to take among this crowd. The Friday night result was extremely frustrating - all the players would tell you that. But I would not call the team an embarassment. It is a fact that SLU completely outplayed Maryville on Friday. SLU hit 6 posts and just couldn't finish. (That's no exaggeration, I just re-watched the highlights on the website.) It should have been a blowout. However, if you let a team hang around long enough - bad things happen. And they did - a tipped flutter shot from the point was the winner. The result was unfortunate - but the Friday game actually showed some positives. (For context - Saturday the team played the game like a true exhibition game. Played everyone and rolled lines. It is, what it is.) You all seem to have a legit interest in this team. So I really don't understand why this forum has moved from reasonable criticism to just constantly demeaning the team and its players. You can be frustrated with the program's recent history - but I'd try giving this group (the players at least) a bit of support after just one game. I won't hold my breath ...