Other lax scores 5/12-5/13

Duke 18 - Providence 3 Final
Hopkins 11- Notre Dame 10 Final (OT)
Georgetown 9 - Princeton 8 Final (OT)
Albany 19 - Loyola(MD) 10 Final
Delaware 14 - Virginia 8 Final
North Carolina 12 - Navy 8 Final
UMBC 13 - Maryland 9 Final

2nd round matchups are:
Duke vs. UNC
Cornell vs. Albany
JHU vs. Georgetown
Delaware vs. UMBC

Jacob '06
Duke 10 - Providence 1 currently in a lightning delay in the 3rd quarter.

Maybe they can just call it a day. Painful to watch.

I have to hope that if it rolls over into our game, they'd go to ours, as this isn't even close.

Happy Lax weekend everyone! One thing the NCAA did do well...scheduling. Being able to watch every freaking game televised with minimal overlap was quite good. Now all I have to do is find a barstool somewhere with ESPNU.

Saturday, May 12
12:00 p.m. First Round – Providence 3 at (1) Duke 18
 2:30 p.m. First Round – Towson 6 at (4) Cornell 14
 5:00 p.m. First Round – Navy at (8) North Carolina - postponed to Sunday
 7:30 p.m. First Round – Notre Dame 10 at (3) Johns Hopkins 11 (OT)

Sunday, May 13
12:00 p.m. First Round – Princeton 8 at (6) Georgetown 9 (OT)
 2:30 p.m. First Round – Loyola 10 at (5) Albany 19
 5:00 p.m. First Round – Delaware 14 at (2) Virginia 8
 5:00 p.m. First Round - Navy 8 at (8) North Carolina 12
 7:30 p.m. First Round – UMBC 13 at (7) Maryland 9

Jacob '06
Duke 10 - Providence 1 currently in a lightning delay in the 3rd quarter.

Sounds more like a blitzkrieg delay.

18-3 final in Durham, btw

and IC won today

So far the seeds have either won or are winning so it doesn't yet matter, but does the NCAA reseed?

ugarte
So far the seeds have either won or are winning so it doesn't yet matter, but does the NCAA reseed?

No.

Navy-UNC is also on a weather delay. Same may happen for Hopkins-ND.

Jacob '06
Navy-UNC is also on a weather delay. Same may happen for Hopkins-ND.

Nice day in Ithaca.

Have they announced whether the Princeton games are Saturday or Sunday?

Greenberg '97
Have they announced whether the Princeton games are Saturday or Sunday?

Saturday.

Chris '03

Greenberg '97
Have they announced whether the Princeton games are Saturday or Sunday?

Saturday.

Thanks... will be there if schedule allows.

Next question -- have they announced if we're the noon or 3 game?

Greenberg '97
Next question -- have they announced if we're the noon or 3 game?

Don't think so.

probably depends on whether JHU wins... they'll get the choice.

Greenberg '97
probably depends on whether JHU wins... they'll get the choice.

Great. Antoher reason to be annoyed that we got screwed by the committee.

RichH
Happy Lax weekend everyone! One thing the NCAA did do well...scheduling. Being able to watch every freaking game televised with minimal overlap was quite good. Now all I have to do is find a barstool somewhere with ESPNU.

Saturday, May 12
12:00 p.m. First Round – Providence 3 at (1) Duke 18
 2:30 p.m. First Round – Towson 6 at (4) Cornell 14
 5:00 p.m. First Round – Navy at (8) North Carolina - weather delay
 7:30 p.m. First Round – Notre Dame at (3) Johns Hopkins

Sunday, May 13
12:00 p.m. First Round – Princeton at (6) Georgetown
 2:30 p.m. First Round – Loyola at (5) Albany
 5:00 p.m. First Round – Delaware at (2) Virginia
 7:30 p.m. First Round – UMBC at (7) Maryland

But Rich, the NC$$ either forgot to confirm these dates/times with Mother Nature or she too is miffed at the committee and the seeds they gave Duke and JHU .

It makes me very sad to see all that rain in NC and in Baltimore. We haven't had any rain in over 2 weeks and none in sight until maybe Tuesday. My corn is not happy. Feel free to divert the rain to Indiana.

Hopkins and Notre Dame are playing, though according to the updates on Laxpower they've had a few lightning delays. 7-5 Hopkins in the 3rd quarter.

Currently 908 JHU with ~9 and a half mins left.

ND ties it at 10 with 9 seconds left on what looked like a pass that went in, turns out it was actually a one-timer redirect.

ND ties up JHU with 9 seconds left after a Rabil turnover. Game now going to OT

I'll be shocked if JHU loses this one -- they are the kings of the one-goal win.

Unfortunately hopkins wins it.

Well, the script has played out as predicted -- JHU wins 11-10.

scoop85
Well, the script has played out as predicted -- JHU wins 11-10.

Dammit dammit dammit.

Well it's officially on. Next week in Princeton: The battle for counting after each goal supremacy. In one game, the Hopkins band will mercilessly count hit a drum and count the number of goals scored and then declare, "we want more!" In the other game the cornell band will do the same. Hop fans will cry foul! "That's our super duper creative thing we've done forever." I'm not sure Cornell fans will care... Luckily, next week it's unlikely Hop will be scoring a ton of goals against either PU or GT. That will keep the math simple.

In all seriousness, why are they so damned attached to the counting thing? Have they never seen it anywhere else and honestly think is unique and creative? Just seems like a really pedestrian thing to get attached to.

My second favorite team is now officially the Princeton/Georgetown winner, preferably Princeton of course. Hoppin' John must be summarily dispatched next Saturday.

3-1 Princeton after the 1st quarter at Georgetown

In a slightly humorous note, the camera picked up the Hopkins coach in the stands at the game, in gray sweats and sunglasses.

DeltaOne81
3-1 Princeton after the 1st quarter at Georgetown

In a slightly humorous note, the camera picked up the Hopkins coach in the stands at the game, in gray sweats and sunglasses.

Well considering that JHU-ND game ended after 11 pm...
Did he have a grungy baseball cap to complete "the look"?

Rita

DeltaOne81
3-1 Princeton after the 1st quarter at Georgetown

In a slightly humorous note, the camera picked up the Hopkins coach in the stands at the game, in gray sweats and sunglasses.

Well considering that JHU-ND game ended after 11 pm...
Did he have a grungy baseball cap to complete "the look"?

I recall him having a cap, but unfortunately its over half an hour later so I can't go back on my TiVo to confirm

4-4 at the half.

Princeton-G'town now 8-8 with less than 5 min to go.

3:09 now. Why am I having so much trouble cheering for Princeton???

Robb
3:09 now. Why am I having so much trouble cheering for Princeton???

Cause they barely deserved to make the tournament? I know whatcha mean.

And they lost. Georgetown 9-8 over Princeton.

well, so much for that moral dilemma..

Georgetown wins 9-8 in OT... reminiscent of Siebald's GWG over Syracuse, just beat his defender and put it home

Yeah, only Siebald had many fewer options, since time was winding down. Syracuse shoulda KNOWN Max was just going to bust a move, and Max schooled them anyway.

I have mixed feelings about the result. Although I am generally loathe to root for Princeton, I have even a greater disdain for JHU, and Princeton would probably have a stronger shot to knock off JHU at home next week.

That being said, GT has a darn good chance next week.

5-1 Albany after the 1st quarter. Looking pretty good.

Last year, UMass, Hofstra, and Cornell were all put in the same quarterfinal bracket, so only one had a shot at getting to the final four. This year, it will be either Cornell or Albany--the two best "northern" teams. Bummer.

Many of the so-called "experts" picked Loyola in this game. Must have really lit a fire for UA, as they are taking Loyola to the woodshed. Certainly will put us on our toes, and there should be no reason for overconfidence.

And they also just spotted Tambroni and the other Cornell coaches at the Albany game.

10-3 Albany at the half - anyone wanna say now we got an easy draw?

DeltaOne81
10-3 Albany at the half - anyone wanna say now we got an easy draw?

In the fogged minds of some, if you're not playing someone from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, or DC, you're playing an easy team. Add Syracuse, I suppose. Everyone else is a "cupcake."

scoop85
Although I am generally loathe to root for Princeton, I have even a greater disdain for JHU

Sorry, but is this because Hopkins' coach (Dave Pietramala) used to coach Cornell? I faintly remember him doing good things for the then mostly average lax teams in the late 90s.

min

scoop85
Although I am generally loathe to root for Princeton, I have even a greater disdain for JHU

Sorry, but is this because Hopkins' coach (Dave Pietramala) used to coach Cornell? I faintly remember him doing good things for the then mostly average lax teams in the late 90s.

Not in the least. Him I admire; it's the arrogance of their fandom I despise.

Navy and UNC knotted at 7, early 4th

Delaware leads UVA 8-7 middle 3rd.

Delaware now up by 5 with about 9 minutes left.

All Delaware in the fourth quarter. 14-7 with 5 minutes left.

Guess Virginia misses Pittard.

ebilmes
All Delaware in the fourth quarter. 14-7 with 5 minutes left.

Well, I suppose Delaware would have beaten us also.

UMBC 8, MD 5 in the 3rd ...

while I know there's plenty of game left, ACC supremacy is surely taking a hit.

Now 11-5. Could it be that the CAA champ vs. America East runner-up game will send someone to the final four? Is this a great season or what?

Could we have as many America East teams in the quarters as ACC?

Not so fast Al... now 13-9 (UMBC) with 6 minutes left, and isn't that an eternity in lax? I've learned that if I blink, I miss a goal .

Actually, I kind of feel badly for Cottle, who did speak out on how the criteria tied the hands of the committee and called for a rethinking on the part of the NCAA. I did cheer for UMBC but wouldn't have been too disappointed to see Cottle advance. By advocating a change in the criteria he could wind up hurting his team in the future. Shows integrity and fairmindedness--unlike some of the Hopkins birds on laxpower, who want to hang on to their automatic top four seed no matter what.

So in the quarters we'll have (using KRACH rankings):

#1 Cornell against #5 Albany
#2 Duke against #10 UNC
#4 Georgetown against #6 Hopkins
#12 UMBC against #15 Delaware

Did someone say we got a soft pairing?

Wonder how they'll decide who the home team is in the UMBC-Delaware game, since both were unseeded and unseeded teams are technically not in rank order by any criteria (well, except maybe Providence).

From Geoff Shannon's blog on Inside Lacrosse before the MD-UMBC game:

"You know, with Virginia gone Maryland has a much easier road to Baltimore."

Then again, he also wrote:

"Up in Princeton it'll be Johns Hopkins vs. Georgetown and Cornell vs. Albany. The more you look at it, the more you realized how much the Big Red were screwed in the pickings. They should have had a road to the finals against Duke, instead of having to possibly face the Blue Devils in a semifinal match-up."

Heck, I'm worried about Albany, never mind Duke.

Al DeFlorio
From Geoff Shannon's blog on Inside Lacrosse before the MD-UMBC game:

"You know, with Virginia gone Maryland has a much easier road to Baltimore."

Then again, he also wrote:

"Up in Princeton it'll be Johns Hopkins vs. Georgetown and Cornell vs. Albany. The more you look at it, the more you realized how much the Big Red were screwed in the pickings. They should have had a road to the finals against Duke, instead of having to possibly face the Blue Devils in a semifinal match-up."

Heck, I'm worried about Albany, never mind Duke.

We should be worried. Albany has something to prove. 'course, so does Cornell.

Our pairing looks tougher now that the other bracket got softer. And it's becoming clearer with the other bracket looking less strong is that if the favorites all advance (well, the ones left standing), the de facto title game absolutely would be the top-ranked team against the top-seeded team on Saturday not Monday.

I can see the southern contingent arguing, should the Cornell-Albany winner get to the finals and then win, that it was an off year for lacrosse.

If the two OT games had gone the other way, it would have been a perfect lacrosse weekend.

Robb
Yeah, only Siebald had many fewer options, since time was winding down. Syracuse shoulda KNOWN Max was just going to bust a move, and Max schooled them anyway.

Maybe, but Max had to sell even his own coach on that. IIRC, Tambroni was setting a play to Pittard in the time out before Siebald convinced him that he could beat his man to the crease.