After the Stags faceoff against the Explorers the University of Maryland will take on the Naval Academy's Midshipmen; a perfect fitting considering that Terp Coach John Tillman was an Assistant Coach on Looney's 2004 team that fell to Mikey Powell's Syracuse squad 14-13 in an epic championship game. Coach John Tillman had a few words about tonight's match-up:
“...emotionally, knowing that he’s gone, that will require a lot of mental toughness and discipline to stay composed because he is a hero. He was one of the finest young people I ever had the chance to be around, and it’ll bring up some great memories or being around him. Seeing his family is always a treasured time for me. They’re just awesome, awesome people. I’m still very tight with Billy and Stephen. … Certainly, we’re happy to be a part of it. Anything we can do to honor a hero like Brendan, we’ll go above and beyond.”
DeMatha's Scott Morrision also noted:
“We all get caught up in our own little lacrosse worlds sometimes focusing during the season, but at the end of the day, there’s a bigger picture out there than wins and losses, and I hope that Friday will help my players get that message loud and clear.”
The game will be streamed live via the La Salle Website (www.lschs.org/stream), in the meantime check out this vid -