Amanda Mazzotta - Awesome Goalie

Amanda Mazzotta was awesome yesterday. She kept the Red in the game for 6 periods and made some super saves. The team played very well but she stood out in my book, 61 saves! I believe she also holds the single season shut out record at 11.

So, to create a little controversy:

1. If she keeps this up will she be the best Cornell goalkeeper ever?

2. Could she play on the Men's team if she wanted to?

1. No.
2. No.

But she is an excellent goaltender.

Towerroad
Amanda Mazzotta was awesome yesterday. She kept the Red in the game for 6 periods and made some super saves. The team played very well but she stood out in my book, 61 saves! I believe she also holds the single season shut out record at 11.

So, to create a little controversy:

1. If she keeps this up will she be the best Cornell goalkeeper ever?

2. Could she play on the Men's team if she wanted to?

You couldn't be creating less controversy. Ben Scrivens hasn't given up a goal in three games. She isn't the best Cornell goalkeeper right now.

But, as Trotsky said, she is an excellent goaltender.

I agree that right now Scrivens is the college best goalkeeper in the country. But best in Cornell history, in my opinion, has to be judged based on a body of work. The question I asked was would Amanda qualify if she kept up the pace for the next 2 years?

As a corollary is if fair to compare men's and women's records?

Regardless we all agree she is excellent!

It's probably possible in principle to compare between the mens and women team, but there's a little matter of Mr. Dryden to deal with whenever you're talking about the "best goalie in Cornell history."

Trotsky

ugarte
You couldn't be creating less controversy. Ben Scrivens hasn't given up a goal in three games. She isn't the best Cornell goalkeeper right now.

They are (AFAIK) a couple. So they could MAKE the greatest goaltender ever, unt rule ze vurld!

Pretty sure that Scrivens's girlfriend is a former women's team goalie who left the team before this season. You can figure it out from there, I feel intrusive enough in these people's private business.

Scrivens' gf is Jenny Niesluchowski, not Amanda Mazzotta.

imafrshmn
Pretty sure that Scrivens's girlfriend is a former women's team goalie who left the team before this season. You can figure it out from there, I feel intrusive enough in these people's private business.

Is it okay if I PM you for details?

munchkin
Scrivens' gf is Jenny Niesluchowski, not Amanda Mazzotta.

Spoken like a seasoned groupie.

Really, shouldn't we leave the fine folks personal lives to themselves. This is a little too middle school.

munchkin
Scrivens' gf is Jenny Niesluchowski, not Amanda Mazzotta.

Reason enough to re-watch the 1/3 game vs. UNH and the post-game interview where Ben gives a "shout-out" to his gf (I can't remember if he mentioned her name or just gf).

I will happily nm and suggest the responders do.

Trotsky
It's probably possible in principle to compare between the mens and women team, but there's a little matter of Mr. Dryden to deal with whenever you're talking about the "best goalie in Cornell history."

It is a very high bar, I agree, but she has earned an A+ on the first prelim in my book. If she keeps it up then she clearly deserves to be mentioned in Cornell goalie pantheon.

Towerroad

Trotsky
It's probably possible in principle to compare between the mens and women team, but there's a little matter of Mr. Dryden to deal with whenever you're talking about the "best goalie in Cornell history."

It is a very high bar, I agree, but she has earned an A+ on the first prelim in my book. If she keeps it up then she clearly deserves to be mentioned in Cornell goalie pantheon.

Agreed. Her performance in the NCAA was outstanding.

Same problem as McKee playing NCAA powerhouses: They're only good for about 60 saves a game and 1-2 OTs. Otherwise, she was awesome.

Makes me think about going to see a couple more Cornell at Princeton women's games. Imagine if the CCNJ or CCPhilly or both organized an event that got 50 or 100 Cornellians into the stands at the Hobey.

I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A truly amazing game and an amazing group of ladies. I split screened the women's game and the men's basketball. I just couldn't miss the end of one or the start of the other!

French Rage

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A couple inches here, a first down there against Dartmouth, and we would've been 3-7 rather than 2-8.

billhoward

French Rage

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A couple inches here, a first down there against Dartmouth, and we would've been 3-7 rather than 2-8.

Yale makes that 2 point conversion and we could have been 1-9, too.

Jeff Hopkins '82

billhoward

French Rage

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A couple inches here, a first down there against Dartmouth, and we would've been 3-7 rather than 2-8.

Yale makes that 2 point conversion and we could have been 1-9, too.

We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

French Rage

Jeff Hopkins '82

billhoward

French Rage

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A couple inches here, a first down there against Dartmouth, and we would've been 3-7 rather than 2-8.

Yale makes that 2 point conversion and we could have been 1-9, too.

We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

KeithK

French Rage

Jeff Hopkins '82

billhoward

French Rage

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Plus we were a split second from the player coming out of the box stealing the puck and having a pretty good breakaway. Hockey, like football, can be a game of inches.

A couple inches here, a first down there against Dartmouth, and we would've been 3-7 rather than 2-8.

Yale makes that 2 point conversion and we could have been 1-9, too.

We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

Yes we do! Men's football:

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And women's football:

[clear]

Josh '99
Edit to add: Can anyone tell me why the layout of that post is all wrong?

For everyone who has had issues with pictures, courtesy of billhoward:

You put {clear} but using brackets not squiggly brackets after each picture and they line up vertically.

{img}link{/img}{clear} where {} should really be [ and ]

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Well, if you mean even in goals I'd agree, but UMD was much stronger in at least the last half of the second OT and the third. That might have been because of our short bench, but they certainly seemed to have more gas than us. We couldn't even shoot the puck out of the zone on that PK. I was cheering crazily, but UMD deserved to win. Now when we get more bodies, let's go at it again. Our individual talent was certainly equal.

sockralex

Josh '99
Edit to add: Can anyone tell me why the layout of that post is all wrong?

For everyone who has had issues with pictures, courtesy of billhoward:

You put {clear} but using brackets not squiggly brackets after each picture and they line up vertically.

{img}link{/img}{clear} where {} should really be [ and ]

Thanks. Dunno why it needs to work that way, but now I know, at least.

Josh '99

KeithK

French Rage
We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

Yes we do! Men's football:

<snip>

And women's football:

<snip>

I wasn't referring to metric football.

KeithK

Josh '99

KeithK

French Rage
We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

Yes we do! Men's football:

<snip>

And women's football:

<snip>

I wasn't referring to metric football.

That makes no sense. You must mean "meterball".

Roy 82

KeithK

Josh '99

KeithK

French Rage
We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

Yes we do! Men's football:

<snip>

And women's football:

<snip>

I wasn't referring to metric football.

That makes no sense. You must mean "meterball".

I agree it makes no sense. Use your hands!

Jim Hyla

Towerroad
I was going to go to the Harvard game but family obligations got in the way. Next year for sure. If you play into the second overtime period then the teams are even in my book and it is just the bounce of the puck. We had our chances and they had theirs and in the end theirs went past he goalie first. No disrespect implied to UMD they won fair and square.

Well, if you mean even in goals I'd agree, but UMD was much stronger in at least the last half of the second OT and the third. That might have been because of our short bench, but they certainly seemed to have more gas than us. We couldn't even shoot the puck out of the zone on that PK. I was cheering crazily, but UMD deserved to win. Now when we get more bodies, let's go at it again. Our individual talent was certainly equal.

I agree that the Red looked "gassed" by the middle of the second and had individually played more hockey than UMD. Still they had their chances in the 3rd.

Hopefully this performance can be a building block in the recruiting program. Given that there are fewer professional opportunities among women hockey players the lure of an ivy education might figure more prominently in the decisions of prospective players if it also includes the opportunity to play for an elite hockey program

KeithK

Josh '99

KeithK

French Rage
We have a football team now? Is that why the turf for our graduation had those lines and numbers all over the place?

Why yes. In fact we even have two football teams.

Yes we do! Men's football:

<snip>

And women's football:

<snip>

I wasn't referring to metric football.

Heh, "metric football", I like that.

Might the women's team have groupies, too?

billhoward
Might the women's team have groupies, too?

I covered them for The Sun for two years. I was the closest thing to a groupie they had.

Greenberg '97

billhoward
Might the women's team have groupies, too?

I covered them for The Sun for two years. I was the closest thing to a groupie they had.

From what I saw, Tom Lento and Dan Babitz '98 were pretty much groupies, too.

Kyle Rose

Greenberg '97

billhoward
Might the women's team have groupies, too?

I covered them for The Sun for two years. I was the closest thing to a groupie they had.

From what I saw, Tom Lento and Dan Babitz '98 were pretty much groupies, too.

To be fair, Dan covered the team for 2 years for the Sun and I covered the team for a season for a now-defunct college hockey magazine.

Also, I believe you were the only one of us with a serious crush on a player who shall remain nameless. :p