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Guardian14
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I read this but barely comment. All of you complained about the state of the defense…almost every single day. I was a the game and the defense kept Lehigh in this game and they deserve credit. To question their effort is completely unfair. I saw kids cramping up and limping back on the field. kids were throwing up and not leaving the game. He are some stats to consider..granted it’s one game but someone has to try and put some things in perspective:

Last year def gave up an avg of 35 pts per game..today 23
Opp rushing average last year 5.1 YPC…today 4.1
Last year 5 interceptions all year…today 1
Last year average opp TOP 28.27…today 37.28
Last year Lehigh TOP 31.33…today 22.22
Last year Lehigh average off plays per game 77..today 52
Last year opp avg off plays per game 71..today 75

This are not perfect numbers but clearly show improvement over last year and that today they had a a lot to overcome. Missed tackles hurt us at times but great tackles and
coverage kept them from scoring at the end of the first half.

The offense will come around. You could see in the second half once we got going Monmouth was on their heels. The
interception gave them a very short field against an exhausted defense. That was the clincher.

Like all of you I hope for improved play on both sides of the ball but all of you that bashed this defense all summer should consider giving them a little credit for their effort today. Next week is another week but today they showed improvement.