1.   The Classic lost a starter Tuesday when Down the Aisle broke a bone in his left front leg after a morning workout.

2.   And Columbus, despite losing six starters, remained compact in defense and dangerous in counterattack.

3.   As for the defense, it loses three starters in the secondary, not to mention Claiborne.

4.   Both teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year and both lost four starters from those teams.

5.   Both the Cardinal and defending national runner up UA, which have dominated the conference in recent years, lost four starters.

6.   After a brief pause, Schmid took a stab at MLS in the wake of losing three starters for Hernandez.

7.   After losing two starters to free agency, the linebackers went into the season as the biggest defensive question mark.

8.   But can the Bruins, who have lost three starters in the last two weeks and are down to their fourth-string center, do it again?

9.   But Kansas lost three starters, including first-round draft pick Jacque Vaughn.

10.   But they lost seven starters, including three first-team All-Americans.