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After turning back 27 shots against Adelphi to close out the regular season with his highest game total for saves, Lechner is ready for today's game. The only change he'll make from that first game against the same Hopkins Blue Jays two months ago is to chatter at the shooters more and let them know the cage belongs...
...Even though shutouts are very rare, you have to believe you can stop every goal, otherwise you don't belong in the cage," Lechner said earlier this season. "After convincing yourself, the trick is to let the other team know it and scare them away, then it's all over...
While guarding the Crimson goal, Lechner has proved himself indestructible. He still is playing with a bad wrist which never healed from a serious break sustained last season. Surgery to remove bone chips was planned for this season, between the Princeton and UConn contests, but he cancelled it for fear he might miss a game...
During warm-ups at UMass. Lechner blocked one of assistant coach Scott Anderson's shots with his head. Knocked down, and out cold, he recovered to hold UMass to just eight goals while the Crimson romped off with its first victory over the Minutemen in nine years...
...worry about injuries, that's part of the game, and especially part of being a goalie," Lechner said. "I enjoy the bottom line on the game, this is the only position on the field where they count your mistakes, and I'll stop...