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[for the 1997 season], one of the very first games was Penn going to play at Virginia. And now the same thing happens when I leave Virginia again. I obviously have a great affinity for the players on that sideline and close relationships, and I hope they are going to do well. But on that day, it will be all green and gray for me.”
While Van Arsdale will try to keep a tight lid on his emotions before the game, sophomore midfielder John Duffy said the Greyhounds would enjoy securing a win Saturday for their new coach.
“But at the same time, we just see them as another nameless, faceless opponent that we need to prepare for,” he said. “It’s just another game.” UMBC defenseman Garrett Hasken vows to return soon: The Retrievers the season with a 17-6 loss to No. 1 and reigning NCAA Division I champion North Carolina on Saturday. They played without starting defenseman Garrett Hasken, who is trying to heal a stress fracture in his shin.
The Odenton resident, who graduated from DeMatha, said he will return for his senior year soon.
“It’s just a stress fracture,” he said, adding that the only treatment is rest. “It’s kind of up to my body. I don’t see it lasting a whole season or even half of the season or anything like that. I’m doing everything I can to get back as soon as I possibly can.”
Hasken, 6 feet, 205 pounds, had career highs in ground balls (18) and caused turnovers (five) in only eight starts and would have improved on those numbers if not for an unspecified head injury that sidelined him for six consecutive games. He also won 36.2 percent (21-for-58) of the faceoffs he took.
New coach Ryan Moran said he had been hoping Hasken would get cleared by the team’s medical staff in time to play against the Tar Heels.
“When you find out you don’t have Garrett Hasken a day-and-a-half before your opener, that wasn’t exactly convenient, but that’s life,” Moran said. “That’s one of those many, many fires.”