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Wilmot played sweeper back his first two years with the varsity, but he feels that this year's "diamond" defense will prove to be more effective in the final rounds of the NCAA tournament...
...defense is given additional depth by the great range of goalie Messing. "Shep is the real sweeper back and the entire penalty area is his domain. He comes out to pick off long through passes, and if the defense is caught square he'll figure in the play." Wilmot said...
Brown had switched from its usual 5-2-3 formation to a 4-2-4 system with a sweeper back, but this proved ineffective against the Crimson's rotating offense...
Papagiants scored his goal on the rebound of a good save of an Adedeji shot. Papagiants set up the final goal with a perfect pass that put Adedeji past the sweeper back. Adedeji drew the goalie out before pushing the ball into the corner for his 14th goal of the season...
Getchell predicts hard physical contact on the field today. "We'll have trouble in particular with their fine fullback line," he said. Brown plays three backs across the field and a sweeper behind to cut off passes. The Brown defense has allowed only four goals in six games this season...