Attackman Billy Bitter was one of the top stories of the 2009 season, breaking out with 71 total points and first-team All-American honors. His eight goals on nine shots performance against UMBC set the rest of Division I on notice heading into 2010 (as well as earned him two 2009 Laxie Awards, as voted on by the fans).
This fall, Coach Breschi and crew have been working with Bitter to help him deal with the expected defensive attention this season with out adding more to his offensive load.
“I don’t know so much about putting more pressure on Billy. He has enough on his shoulders,” says Breschi. “He’s a marked guy now, and teams will be focusing on him, trying to stop him. We want to get him better seeing the field individually, work on distributing and understanding slides and how quickly they will come to him, as well as dealing with shutoffs. We want to prepare him for that now.”
Also a priority for Coach Breschi, finding dodgers to help alleviate the defensive pressure facing Bitter. Senior Gavin Petracca sat out the fall, allowing Thomas Wood, freshman Marcus Holman and Onondaga transfer Ed Prevost opportunities to showcase their skill.
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