COLLEGE PREVIEW 2014 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S TOP 20 9 Caroline Tarzian G
Enemy Lines WHAT RIVAL COACHES SAY
“After winning a gold medal, Fried has this team believing in their ride… Fried is a very good coach, but hasn’t always had the personnel… Tons of depth keeps their middie lines rested and fast, and their high-pressure ride can give teams headaches… Looks easier for them in the Big East this year… Need to improve their shooting percentage (43.5 percent in 2013).”
Georgetown HOYAS
2013 RECORD: 13-6 (6-2 BIG EAST) COACH: RICKY FRIED (10TH YEAR) • RECORD AT GEORGETOWN: 106-58
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Key Game Georgetown nearly came
back to win last year but missed a free-position shot in the final seconds, sealing an 11-10 win for Duke. The teams once again meet during a tough portion of the Hoyas’ schedule.
Schedule Feb 15 Feb 22 Mar 1 Mar 5 Mar 9
Mar 15 Mar 21 Mar 25 Mar 29 Apr 1 Apr 5
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eorgetown implements a system that has proven to work at the highest levels, and Hoyas the coach that knows how to run it. But Ricky Fried is still trying to figure
out how to make his college team successful against the top programs in the country, while using what won him a World Cup gold medal with the U.S. women’s national team last summer. Following back-to-back 9-8 seasons, Georgetown made a jump last season with 13 wins, only to be one-and-done in the NCAA tournament after a first-round bye. It’s been 10 years since the Hoyas last played in the final four. “We use the
same sets or tactics on both ends with both teams,” Fried said. “The big difference is the
U.S. team is a lot faster, but I think the biggest thing that’s consistent is our ride. That plays a key factor across the board. It puts a lot of pressure on our opponents both physically and mentally.” Georgetown played Team USA in the
fall, and Fried said the Hoyas played well enough to see they could be successful
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Top Returner A CAROLINE TARZIAN (JR.)
A third-team All-American last year, Tarzian is a tough 1-on-1 matchup for opponents. She’s an excellent dodger.
using the same tactics. One of the main reasons his methods work with Team USA, aside from talent, is buy-in from the players. It’s a lot to ask of any college team
to try to emulate what Team USA does, Fried said, but the players don’t seem to mind. “It actually helps us,” senior captain
Kelyn Freedman said. “We see what they do and learn from that because they are the best players in the world, and we know we have a great coach leading us. He’s the best tactical coach, and he knows so much about the game. We trust him.” One factor Fried hopes will make a
difference is junior attacker Caroline Tarzian, who joined Team USA in 2012. She scored 34 goals her freshman year at Georgetown and was the squad’s leading scorer last season, recording 36 goals and 14 assists. Tarzian could be poised for an even bigger junior year. “She will really be able to bring some
of that confidence and some of that deep understanding to our team on the offensive end,” Fried said.
— L.P.
Delaware at Towson
at Princeton at Duke Stanford
at North Carolina Johns Hopkins Loyola (Md.) Louisville Penn*
Marquette
at Connecticut at Rutgers Villanova Temple
at Cincinnati *at McDonogh (Md.) School
Projected Starters A Caroline Tarzian (Jr.)* G: 36
A Corinne Etchison (So.) G: 17
A Meghan Farrell (Sr.)* G: 22
A: 14 A: 8 A: 9
A Colleen Lovett (Fr.) G:66
M Kelyn Freedman (Sr.)* G: 31
M Natalie Miller (So.) GB: 4
D MJ Coyle (Sr.)* GB: 21
CT: 1 CT: 5
D Adrianne Devine (Jr.)* GB: 28
D Casey McGowan (Jr.)* GB: 23
D Maggie Brown (Sr.) GB: 6
G Barb Black (Sr.)* GAA: 9.99
* returning starters X-Factor G BARB BLACK (SR.)
Black ranked 34th nationally in goals against average and 86th in save percentage. She stepped up her game in the fall with freshman Maddy Fisher challenging.
Power Ratings (SCALE OF 1-5)
3 4 3 4 OFFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE DRAW A Publication of US Lacrosse
CT: 20 CT: 9 CT: 3
SV%: 35.0
M Hannah Franklin (Sr.)* G: 25
A: 54 (at Wantagh) DC: 46 A: 4
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©TD PAULIUS (CT, BB); ©JOHN STROHSACKER (KV, MP, MW)
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