2 minutes into the season and we're looking great, I know we're just playing Marist but this is encouraging already.
Quote from: chimpfood2 minutes into the season and we're looking great, I know we're just playing Marist but this is encouraging already.
Johnson scores off of a corner, deflecting a shot from the top of the box. Got the first corner after putting one of the crossbar early. A second goal about 15 minutes into the period on a perfect through ball to Harris who finished clean to the goalie's right. A third on a beautiful individual effort from Ka as he broke a defender's ankles in the box and put the ball right where Harris did inside the post. 3-0 at the half. I think Freidberg had to make one save (or more accurately interfered with a good cross.)
Yikes, Andrew Johnson gets a red. Really poor for one of our best players to do that in a game that we already have won and with a tough game against Georgetown up next that he now won't be able to play in.
Damn. 5 minutes into the second half, after another good scoring opportunity for the team, Johnson gets a straight red card. Down a man with 40 to go and it's one of our best D men.
~32 minutes left and Marist is unsurprisingly attacking and putting a ton of pressure on. A shot in the box deflected away by a defender and another that deflected straight down from the crossbar that apparently didn't cross the line despite pleading from the Red Foxes.
Good win overall. Looking at the team, I'm very confident in our front and back lines but the midfield doesn't seem to have the depth and talent to match. I'm hopeful for a good season and look forward to seeing how they look against a strong opponent in Georgetown next week.
Cornell ties it up 1-1 with Georgetown in the 47th minute. I would love to stream this but unfortunately I am just having to track this one on live stats.
Once again, Georgetown takes the lead and Cornell levels the score, I'm really missing out on this one.
Tie, we'll take that all day, great start to the season.
Highlights here: https://youtu.be/DiTSy-ZQVic?si=FA1qZNalQukLaLjL
Cornell up 3-2 on Penn state in the second half, can't watch again because it's not on espn plus. 2 Alex Harris goals, this would be a big win.
3-2 W, nice result. The rest of the Ivy aside from Penn is looking quite weak though so we will more than likely have to win the Ivy to make the NCAA tourney.
Highlights from Penn State game (https://youtu.be/GbiQ9KVlhQ4?si=WeIDhESa46UyyPIA).
Quote from: dbilmesHighlights from Penn State game (https://youtu.be/GbiQ9KVlhQ4?si=WeIDhESa46UyyPIA).
11-minute highlight reel is a nice length.
Cornell received 5 votes in the coaches poll, ranking them 28th. And that poll was not considering their win yesterday.
Cornell is trailing 2-1 at Albany and Harris just put one off the crossbar from the spot with a little over 20 minutes to go. Ugh.
Quote from: ugarteCornell is trailing 2-1 at Albany and Harris just put one off the crossbar from the spot with a little over 20 minutes to go. Ugh.
And just as I hit send, Harris ties it up!
The crossbar stole the win from us a couple times. Albany isn't a terrible team so can't get too worked up over a game like that. At least we stay undefeated and come home now.
2-2 final. Aiden Martin hit the crossbar/post off a gorgeous play with about 5 minutes left, and Cornell controlled most of the last 30 minutes. But not our best performance for sure. Albany played tenaciously and had some skill. I think this was our first game this season on artificial turf, and we clearly struggled adjusting to the speed of the ball on the carpet.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: ugarteCornell is trailing 2-1 at Albany and Harris just put one off the crossbar from the spot with a little over 20 minutes to go. Ugh.
And just as I hit send, Harris ties it up!
We put another shot off the crossbar with five minutes left and the game ends in a 2-2 tie. (I thought I sent this before lol)
Cornell remained unbeaten with a 3-0 win Tuesday night over Bucknell. (https://cornellbigred.com/news/2024/9/17/mens-soccer-ka-leads-big-red-to-3-0-victory-over-bucknell.aspx) We outshot Bucknell, 22-1, including a 10-0 edge in SOG. No goals for Harris, although he did assist on our final goal. Two goals for Alioune Ka. I didn't watch the game, but based upon comments from the Cornell coach, it sounds like stellar play from the Bucknell goalie kept it a 1-0 margin until late in the second half.
Yeah Bucknell's keeper was really good. Bucknell never even had a chance so it was an easy win. I do think our finishing needs work though, Harris had a fantastic chance that he sent straight at the goalies feet and we had 10 high quality shots on goal to just 3 goals. The last goal also came with just 5 seconds to go and it was 1-0 the majority of the game so I need to see them build safer leads earlier against bad teams.
Quote from: chimpfoodYeah Bucknell's keeper was really good. Bucknell never even had a chance so it was an easy win. I do think our finishing needs work though, Harris had a fantastic chance that he sent straight at the goalies feet and we had 10 high quality shots on goal to just 3 goals. The last goal also came with just 5 seconds to go and it was 1-0 the majority of the game so I need to see them build safer leads earlier against bad teams.
True, but in the 1st half Harris had what looked like a sure goal that the Bucknell goalie got a hand on and deflected it off the post. What was encouraging last night is that Bucknell isn't a terrible team and yet they never got close to a real dangerous scoring chance.
1-0 win over UMBC. Definitely could've had 3 or so but I'll take it. It hasn't beed obvious yet because our defense has been good and we've been playing weaker teams but friedberg is the real deal.
Quote from: chimpfood1-0 win over UMBC. Definitely could've had 3 or so but I'll take it. It hasn't beed obvious yet because our defense has been good and we've been playing weaker teams but friedberg is the real deal.
yeah just one misplay vs albany but he's been a wall otherwise
Scoreless at the half in Syracuse.
1-0 Cornell. Under 4 minutes left
Quote from: George641-0 Cornell. Under 4 minutes left
1-0 final
Big win there. Syracuse isn't particularly good this year but they're well coached team and it's never going to be easy to go up there and get a win.
Quote from: George64Quote from: George641-0 Cornell. Under 4 minutes left
1-0 final
sweet! We're now up to 14 in RPI while Penn, after losing to (9) @VCU and tying (193) @Villanova, has fallen to 21. Penn State and Syracuse aren't great this year, but as it stands they're both top-quadrant wins and we don't get a lot of those opportunities. Add in the tie against Georgetown - with all three games on the road - and you can see why our RPI has gone up so high. Aside from Penn we don't have anyone else in the top 100 but the tie at (150) Albany means I'm not counting my chickens yet.
Quote from: George64Quote from: George641-0 Cornell. Under 4 minutes left
1-0 final
Very brief highlihts: https://youtu.be/5YrdvUKh1Ac?si=Es6rmX8-6O3ioWF1
Loss to Yale that with how bad the Ivy is pretty much puts us out of contention for an at large bid. Gotta get going in league play and win the tournament now.
Quote from: chimpfoodLoss to Yale that with how bad the Ivy is pretty much puts us out of contention for an at large bid. Gotta get going in league play and win the tournament now.
I was one of the few Cornell fans at the game in person. We possessed the ball most of the first half, but came up empty on the scoreboard. Yale put more pressure on in the second half, leading to a sustained period of possessing the ball in our end, eventually leading to a hand ball on one of our defenders in the goal area, and the resulting penalty kick which was the game's only goal. Cornell played with desperation the last 15 minutes and had some dangerous chances but couldn't convert. Our star forward Harris had a few shots he blasted, but missed the net with, that I'm sure he'd like back.
The good news is that Yale had advertised free Pepe's pizza for Yale students. When I got to the game, they were letting anyone who wanted some take a small personal pizza for free. Not as good as Modern, but you can't beat the price!
I beg to differ. Better than Modern. Maybe the fact that it had travelled.
Quote from: arugulaI beg to differ. Better than Modern. Maybe the fact that it had travelled.
I've lived in CT for over 40 years, and you will never convince me that any apizza is better than Modern.
Quote from: arugulaI beg to differ. Better than Modern. Maybe the fact that it had travelled.
I agree. I've been eating New Haven abeets since 1950.
Fun 5-2 win over bing. They scared me being down 2-1 late but scored 4 before the buzzer so the final score actually reflected how the game felt.
For me, sally's but to each his own. Modern is too thick. I like thin thinner thinnest.
Quote from: arugulaFor me, sally's but to each his own. Modern is too thick. I like thin thinner thinnest.
Key to this discussion is the phrase: "to each his own."
Cornell bounces back from losing Ivy opener to Yale by beating Dartmouth 3-0, with Harris recording a hat trick in the first half. That's eight goals for Cornell now in its last two games.
Another Ivy W, 1-0 over Princeton on the road. All our trouble has been on the road so even a close win is a relief.
Next Sunday's (20th) home game with Ivy leader Penn on espnu at noon.
We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Quote from: scoop85We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Its still really tough with a weak Ivy League but I'm starting to become hopeful, just keep going one game at a time.
Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Its still really tough with a weak Ivy League but I'm starting to become hopeful, just keep going one game at a time.
Ivy's overall RPI is 9th out of 22 conferences, so perhaps "weak" is an overstatement.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Its still really tough with a weak Ivy League but I'm starting to become hopeful, just keep going one game at a time.
Ivy's overall RPI is 9th out of 22 conferences, so perhaps "weak" is an overstatement.
The conference RPI is still below 0.500. Soccer is very top heavy and it's hard to get an at large bid if your conference isn't very close to the top. Last time Cornell made the tourney in 2022 the Ivy League had the fourth best RPI.
Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Its still really tough with a weak Ivy League but I'm starting to become hopeful, just keep going one game at a time.
Ivy's overall RPI is 9th out of 22 conferences, so perhaps "weak" is an overstatement.
The conference RPI is still below 0.500. Soccer is very top heavy and it's hard to get an at large bid if your conference isn't very close to the top. Last time Cornell made the tourney in 2022 the Ivy League had the fourth best RPI.
Sure, but with a team RPI of 11, even if we were to lose to Penn, if we beat the rest of the Ivies on the schedule our RPI should hold up just fine.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: scoop85We're 11th in RPI, With 25 at-large selections, if we finish reasonably well we should be in solid position for an at-large bid if we don't win the ILT.
Its still really tough with a weak Ivy League but I'm starting to become hopeful, just keep going one game at a time.
Ivy's overall RPI is 9th out of 22 conferences, so perhaps "weak" is an overstatement.
The conference RPI is still below 0.500. Soccer is very top heavy and it's hard to get an at large bid if your conference isn't very close to the top. Last time Cornell made the tourney in 2022 the Ivy League had the fourth best RPI.
Sure, but with a team RPI of 11, even if we were to lose to Penn, if we beat the rest of the Ivies on the schedule our RPI should hold up just fine.
Ivy has had multiple bids in recent years iirc.
Looks like a 3-4-3 today. Interesting choice, I think they usually play a 4-4-2.
Quote from: chimpfoodLooks like a 3-4-3 today. Interesting choice, I think they usually play a 4-4-2.
Colgate in a 1-5-4.
Pretty calm 4-1 win. I hadn't really realized but we've now been without kisa kiingi since the Syracuse game and we've still been hot. If we can get him back soon we're going to be really dangerous.
We totally controlled play against Colgate but we let them tie the game at 1-1 early in the second half on some poor defensive play before getting back on track. Colgate came out really packing the defensive zone, but we eventually wore them down.
The Colgate announcers were terrible. In the first half, whenever Cornell had the ball there was virtually no play-by-play with individual players being named. Half the time I couldn't tell which of our players had the ball. They also were surprised to see Colgate's backup goaltender get the start, but never were able to provide any insight into why their regular goalie wasn't playing.
They did discuss RPI at one point, nothing that Colgate's was 128 and ours was 11. Only Bucknell has a higher RPI in their league.
Quote from: chimpfoodPretty calm 4-1 win. I hadn't really realized but we've now been without kisa kiingi since the Syracuse game and we've still been hot. If we can get him back soon we're going to be really dangerous.
Shots were 25-2
Athletics has to me using some sort of AI to write these recaps, right? https://cornellbigred.com/news/2024/10/15/mens-soccer-game-recap-vs-colgate.aspx
The language is similar across recaps for a lot of sports this fall, and there seems to be some sort of rule in the logic that they can't use "said" when quoting someone.
The official box score (https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2024/colgate-university/boxscore/59942) for the game has Cornell scoring it's second and third goals at the exact same time. That's a good trick!
In other games today everybody that we have played and everybody in the Ivy League lost so we ended up moving down in the rpi despite a dominant road win. Even Penn lost to Monmouth, hopefully the start of a losing streak as we have a huge game against them on Sunday.
Quote from: WederAthletics has to me using some sort of AI to write these recaps, right? https://cornellbigred.com/news/2024/10/15/mens-soccer-game-recap-vs-colgate.aspx
The language is similar across recaps for a lot of sports this fall, and there seems to be some sort of rule in the logic that they can't use "said" when quoting someone.
Seems like it. Whole article has no flow to it and feels very mechanical in a way.
Quote from: dbilmesThe official box score (https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2024/colgate-university/boxscore/59942) for the game has Cornell scoring it's second and third goals at the exact same time. That's a good trick!
they fixed that and a possible explanation is there was a mistake in data entry: Colgate got a yellow after the second Cornell goal - and that was before the Raiders got really chippy at the end.
Massive game tomorrow. NCAA at large bid and hosting the Ivy League tournament on the line. I talk be a beautiful day and the game will be on national tv on ESPNU.
Concede right before half on penn's only real chance of the game, sucks.
Quote from: chimpfoodConcede right before half on penn's only real chance of the game, sucks.
Great set piece by Penn, but came as a result of a suspect foul call against us. And contrary to the announcers, I thought the Penn penalty leading to our PK goal was deserved.
Penn header ties it 2-2 with 15 min left.
F**k!
Quote from: George64F**k!
Inexplicable that we lose yet another key Ivy League game in crushing fashion. Just hard to fathom
That loss really hurts. I think all 3 of penn's goals came off of crosses into the box which really reflects how our team is just too small. Friedberg also really hasn't been impressive to me since his freshman year. RPI hasn't updated yet but our NCAA tournament hopes are probably down to either winning out and losing too Penn in the Ivy final or just winning the Ivy tournament.
Quote from: chimpfoodThat loss really hurts. I think all 3 of penn's goals came off of crosses into the box which really reflects how our team is just too small. Friedberg also really hasn't been impressive to me since his freshman year. RPI hasn't updated yet but our NCAA tournament hopes are probably down to either winning out and losing too Penn in the Ivy final or just winning the Ivy tournament.
Good assessment of our weakness. Most goals against us have come off set pieces, and we do lack size on the back end which repeatedly costs us.
College soccer RPI is a funny thing. While hockey uses a 25-25-50 calculation (record, opponents record, opponents opponents record), soccer is 25-50-25. For most of the year we have been low in rpi because we had a super low strength of schedule based on opponents record. But since Penn has a really strong record, we didn't fall very far down even after the loss today. This makes me hopeful that a strong regular season finish and meeting Penn in the Ivy playoffs should be enough to get us in to the NCAA. I would be very curious to see what the RPI would look like if it were 25-25-50 and see if that seems like it rewards better teams more than the current system.
Quote from: chimpfoodCollege soccer RPI is a funny thing. While hockey uses a 25-25-50 ...
Sounds like an all-season motor oil. The 50 number is for global warming seasons.
Road game at Brown at 7E. Shouldn't be that big a game and yet...
Quote from: ugarteRoad game at Brown at 7E. Shouldn't be that big a game and yet...
Unbeaten OOC, .500 Ivy::screwy::
Quote from: ugarteRoad game at Brown at 7E. Shouldn't be that big a game and yet...
Ka with a second half goal for a 1-0 win. Brown had a very good chance off a throw-in with around 15 minutes left and then a very good Cornell save in the corner with 3 minutes left preserved the win. RPI instant reaction: from 23 to 22.
That win is big for the Ivy standings, not the rpi. Long as we win out the regular season it seems like we should be good for NCAAs.
Quote from: chimpfoodThat win is big for the Ivy standings, not the rpi. Long as we win out the regular season it seems like we should be good for NCAAs.
of course, just curious about the effect. i didn't expect it to move much if at all.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: chimpfoodThat win is big for the Ivy standings, not the rpi. Long as we win out the regular season it seems like we should be good for NCAAs.
of course, just curious about the effect. i didn't expect it to move much if at all.
Where are you checking the RPI? Where I'm looking it says they're at 17. Or did it just change based on other results?
Quote from: chimpfoodQuote from: ugarteQuote from: chimpfoodThat win is big for the Ivy standings, not the rpi. Long as we win out the regular season it seems like we should be good for NCAAs.
of course, just curious about the effect. i didn't expect it to move much if at all.
Where are you checking the RPI? Where I'm looking it says they're at 17. Or did it just change based on other results?
Where are you both looking?
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: chimpfoodQuote from: ugarteQuote from: chimpfoodThat win is big for the Ivy standings, not the rpi. Long as we win out the regular season it seems like we should be good for NCAAs.
of course, just curious about the effect. i didn't expect it to move much if at all.
Where are you checking the RPI? Where I'm looking it says they're at 17. Or did it just change based on other results?
Where are you both looking?
http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI%20Rank?m=1
They fell to 22 since I wrote that but this website is really good.
We have our final two games at home, and winning one of those games should get us into the Ivy Tournament, where hopefully we can turn the tables on Penn if we play them. We play Harvard next week, and they are battling Dartmouth and us for the final two spots in the Ivy tourney. We finish against Columbia, which is 1-3-1 in the Ivies and 1-10 overall. Meanwhile, Dartmouth and Harvard play each other the final weekend, with the loser most likely missing out on the Ivy Tournament.
The 1-0 loss at Yale is a real outlier on our schedule. That is Yale's only Ivy win. We outplayed them for most of the game, but there was a stretch in the second half where we couldn't get the ball out of our own end, leading to a series of corner kicks for Yale, one of which resulted in a hand ball call on us. The ensuing penalty kick was the only goal of the game.
Some result(s) elsewhere in the country shifted the RPI enough to bump Penn to 6 and Cornell to 19.
Quote from: ugarteSome result(s) elsewhere in the country shifted the RPI enough to bump Penn to 6 and Cornell to 19.
Penn down to 9 and Cornell up to 15 lol
Up to 10th in the pairwise thanks to some teams ahead of us dropping games and Syracuse beating Pitt. Win this afternoon and we're in a really good spot.
1-0 Cornell on a Harris pen, drawn by Danny Lokko
Not watching yet but Cornell scores first against Harvard on a PK.
2-0 going into second half, Kiisa kingi finally back.
Tidy 3-0 win that clinches a spot in the ILT
Final regular season game is against 1-10-1 Columbia. Their only win of the season? Yale. lol
4-1 W vs Columbia, that all but guarantees a home NCAA playoff game for us but we probably at least need to make the final of the Ivy tourney for a bye. Onto the playoffs!
Asking this very genuinely because I have not followed Men's D1 soccer closely, but what happened that we went from:
This on Sept. 28th:
Quote from: chimpfoodLoss to Yale that with how bad the Ivy is pretty much puts us out of contention for an at large bid. Gotta get going in league play and win the tournament now.
To this on Oct. 20th:
Quote from: chimpfoodThat loss really hurts. I think all 3 of penn's goals came off of crosses into the box which really reflects how our team is just too small. Friedberg also really hasn't been impressive to me since his freshman year. RPI hasn't updated yet but our NCAA tournament hopes are probably down to either winning out and losing too Penn in the Ivy final or just winning the Ivy tournament.
To this today:
Quote from: chimpfood4-1 W vs Columbia, that all but guarantees a home NCAA playoff game for us but we probably at least need to make the final of the Ivy tourney for a bye. Onto the playoffs!
Again, this is meant to be a genuine question, as the extent to which I'm following the team this year is through this thread, and a few times I feel I've had whiplash checking in with what the outlook looks like for the rest of the season. Is it a combination of continuing to put up W's and getting favorable results elsewhere? Down year in some of the other conferences? Something else?
Quote from: semsoxAgain, this is meant to be a genuine question, as the extent to which I'm following the team this year is through this thread, and a few times I feel I've had whiplash checking in with what the outlook looks like for the rest of the season. Is it a combination of continuing to put up W's and getting favorable results elsewhere? Down year in some of the other conferences? Something else?
Ivy overall was stronger than i think chimpfood expected, we played a solid OOC schedule and we kept winning (and so did Penn).
Quote from: semsoxAsking this very genuinely because I have not followed Men's D1 soccer closely, but what happened that we went from:
This on Sept. 28th:
Quote from: chimpfoodLoss to Yale that with how bad the Ivy is pretty much puts us out of contention for an at large bid. Gotta get going in league play and win the tournament now.
To this on Oct. 20th:
Quote from: chimpfoodThat loss really hurts. I think all 3 of penn's goals came off of crosses into the box which really reflects how our team is just too small. Friedberg also really hasn't been impressive to me since his freshman year. RPI hasn't updated yet but our NCAA tournament hopes are probably down to either winning out and losing too Penn in the Ivy final or just winning the Ivy tournament.
To this today:
Quote from: chimpfood4-1 W vs Columbia, that all but guarantees a home NCAA playoff game for us but we probably at least need to make the final of the Ivy tourney for a bye. Onto the playoffs!
Again, this is meant to be a genuine question, as the extent to which I'm following the team this year is through this thread, and a few times I feel I've had whiplash checking in with what the outlook looks like for the rest of the season. Is it a combination of continuing to put up W's and getting favorable results elsewhere? Down year in some of the other conferences? Something else?
Well for what it's worth after that Yale game we only lost one (to highly ranked Penn) and got favorable results elsewhere. And the second one, we did win out it's just we're probably fine even if we lose in the Ivy semis and not the final now, again because of good results elsewhere. On top of all this this was my first year really following the soccer rpi and it's heavy weight on strength of schedule still makes it really confusing to me. Because of the weak teams that we are playing results from our past opponents have literally been mattering more than our own wins which makes things hard to predict.
Also a side note, immediately after our win we dropped significantly the rpi due to strength of schedule. I know that in hockey they remove wins that lower your rpi from the equation but I guess not in soccer?
Cornell dominated the Ivy Awards (https://cornellbigred.com/news/2024/11/13/mens-soccer-harris-becomes-cornells-first-ever-ivy-league-offensive-player-of-the-year-eight-earn-all-ivy-distinctions.aspx).
Alex Harris becomes the first Cornell player to be named Offensive Player of the Year (he was actually co-Offensive Player of the Year, sharing that honor with Penn's Stas Korzenkiowski).
Both Harris and Connor Miller were unanimous first-team All-Ivy selections. Ryan Friedberg, Andrew Johnson and Alioune Ka were also on the first team, and Aidan Martin was named the Rookie of the Year -- the third straight year a Cornell player has earned that honor.
Big game against Princeton tomorrow, we beat them away during the regular season but it was a really close game. Getting the first goal is huge during the playoffs and we've been good about getting it this season (it's pretty easy when half of your games are shutouts). I think we'd have a chance of getting a bye to the second round of the NCAA even if we lose to Penn in the final so winning tomorrow would be great. But I want that Ivy title, we're in a 12 year drought and have the fewest all time titles despite being a national contender recently.
Great run by Cornell to take a 1-0 lead 15 minutes in pending VAR... confirmed!
2-0 now after a very good cross. Cornell looking dominant
Looking great, 2-0
Quote from: ugarteGreat run by Cornell to take a 1-0 lead 15 minutes in pending VAR... confirmed!
first goal from Harris. Couple of minutes later and Lokko with a great flying header off a perfect cross to go up 2-0.
Princeton got one back off a corner and they're attacking hard again.
I'm digging these new Princeton and Cornell logos on Penn's soccer LiveStats page.
Quote from: djk26I'm digging these new Princeton and Cornell logos on Penn's soccer LiveStats page.
Haha just realized this was referring to
Princeton ties it 7 min to go.
That sucks, gotta lock in
Cornell did not look dominant toward the end of regulation. In fact we are very lucky we didn't lose as time ran out!
Quote from: dag14Cornell did not look dominant toward the end of regulation. In fact we are very lucky we didn't lose as time ran out!
Since the 2 goal lead we've looked uninspired.
tired at the end of the first half of ot.
Princeton takes it, 3-2
Quote from: semsoxPrinceton takes it, 3-2
brutal after dominating the first 20 minutes.
Deja vu Penn loss.:-(
That's no good, and that asshole that scored ran over and waved to our fans and it wasn't even a home game. Waiting for the RPI to update to see what we're looking at with our NCAA tourney hopes.
Only dropped to 23, we should get a home game but no bye
Princeton beats Penn 3-1 in final. It'll be interesting to see how this shakes up the final rankings,
Quote from: Ken711Princeton beats Penn 3-1 in final. It'll be interesting to see how this shakes up the final rankings,
we're at 25 in the RPI right now, Princeton at 17 and Penn at 7. Still looking good for a home game on Thursday. Weather is supposed to be in the 30s and rainy that night so I'm hoping we get a southern team that won't be able to handle it.
Cornell will host fordham on Thursday for a chance to play #2 Pitt. Fordham sits at 29 in the rpi but this feels to me like a game we should have the upper hand in.
Looking at fordham's schedule we have had four common opponents (Colgate, Penn, Princeton, Marist) and we did better against all of them. On top of that fordham plays on turf and now they're going to come to our muddy grass field. I feel great about this draw.
Quote from: chimpfoodCornell will host fordham on Thursday for a chance to play #2 Pitt. Fordham sits at 29 in the rpi but this feels to me like a game we should have the upper hand in.
Penn gets the 6 seed and a bye and will play the winner of UMass (23) and Evansville (49).
Princeton plays Akron (34) for the right to face 14 seed Indiana (21).
Princeton has a pretty sick draw. Coming off the ILT win, they line up to face a seeded team with a lower RPI than theirs.
Game moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
Quote from: chimpfoodGame moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
Going to class instead of the game? That's weak! ;-)
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: chimpfoodGame moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
Going to class instead of the game? That's weak! ;-)
I wish I could skip but it's the last class before a prelim and only cuts 15 mins into the game anyway. I'll watch the stream during class at least.
Quote from: chimpfoodGame moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
In life, you have choices to make. Fifty-five years ago, it was:
Go to class versus
Join the Class Struggle against the war.
The 2024 choice is harder. Because: Cornell made the choice for you and called off classes back then. Your choice became March Against the Man vs. Smoke Dope and Play Frisbee with Your Dog on the Arts Quad.
Below: Cornell Daily Sun file photo ca. 1969. When dogs were allowed on campus.
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: chimpfoodGame moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
In life, you have choices to make. Fifty-five years ago, it was:
Go to class versus
Join the Class Struggle against the war.
The 2024 choice is harder. Because: Cornell made the choice for you and called off classes back then. Your choice became March Against the Man vs. Smoke Dope and Play Frisbee with Your Dog on the Arts Quad.
Below: Cornell Daily Sun file photo ca. 1969. When dogs were allowed on campus.
Dogs aren't allowed on campus anymore?
Quote from: mike1960Quote from: billhowardQuote from: chimpfoodDogs aren't allowed on campus anymore?
My first reaction as well!
Re: TBRW Awards
Posted by: George64 (---.rochester.res.rr.com) [ PM ]
Date: January 16, 2023 04:04PM
Iceberg:
What do you suppose is the most important factor in successfully recruiting talented college hockey players?
osorojo:
It's the number of puppies present on a campus. Do I win?
Me:
I hope not, as there are very few, if any, dogs roaming around on campus these days. Back in the day, a highlight of football games was a couple of dogs running around the field with refs and staff trying to corral them. First they were banished from the libraries, because old books were bound with horse glue and dogs liked to lick the spines. Later they were banned from all buildings. What's the problem with a few hairs in a Petri dish?
True story - a friend adopted a female black lab, Wanda. Chris was a devout Catholic who went to mass most Sundays at Anabel Taylor. Once when she was in heat, he left her home, but not her odor. He was followed into the chapel by a pack of male dogs, one of whom humped him in the aisle. Dogs have a knack for adding levity to the most somber of occasions.
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Cornell University prohibits pets from university-controlled buildings, except for those animals that are specifically exempted by this policy. In addition, while on university-controlled property, animals must be attended and restrained at all times.
Fordham penalty kick in seventh minute saved by Friedberg.
Dominating the game but gave up a pen. Nice save from Friedberg and their guy missed a half open net on the rebound.
Fordham 1-nil on a header.
Fordham turns very little ball control into 2 nice goals
Great strike from Ka gets saved. Resulting corner results in a great chance but it gets cleared off the line after trickling past the goaltender.
Feels like we shouldn't be down 2-0. I like our odds to come back.
Quote from: chimpfoodFeels like we shouldn't be down 2-0. I like our odds to come back.
Right. 2-2. Harris. 2nd on a PK.
Fordham own goal! Cornell up 3-2 with 16 minutes left.
Ka from the top of the box into the bottom left corner with 4:30 left and it's 4-2 Big Red.
Quote from: George64Re: TBRW Awards
Posted by: George64 (---.rochester.res.rr.com) [ PM ]
Date: January 16, 2023 04:04PM
Iceberg:
What do you suppose is the most important factor in successfully recruiting talented college hockey players?
osorojo:
It's the number of puppies present on a campus. Do I win?
Me:
I hope not, as there are very few, if any, dogs roaming around on campus these days. Back in the day, a highlight of football games was a couple of dogs running around the field with refs and staff trying to corral them. First they were banished from the libraries, because old books were bound with horse glue and dogs liked to lick the spines. Later they were banned from all buildings. What's the problem with a few hairs in a Petri dish?
True story - a friend adopted a female black lab, Wanda. Chris was a devout Catholic who went to mass most Sundays at Anabel Taylor. Once when she was in heat, he left her home, but not her odor. He was followed into the chapel by a pack of male dogs, one of whom humped him in the aisle. Dogs have a knack for adding levity to the most somber of occasions.
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I made the puppies post, not osorojo. He had a habit of asking rather annoying...rhetorical questions, so I was taking his question as seriously as everyone else at the time did
It's a final: Cornell 4-2 over Fordham.
Danny Lokko gets a second yellow for coming on the field to celebrate the 4th goal. Real bummer because now he'll miss the game against Pitt and we were already a pretty big underdog.
That game was an absolute blast. Yeah the Lokko red hurts because we really don't have depth at forward. My guess would be that they push Ka up top and start Liam may at mid but I'm torn because I like Ka in the midfield but we really can't start Hovan. Anyway, I'm thrilled with this result and it's playing with house money from here.
how hard is it to not get a celebration penalty.
Quote from: upprdeckhow hard is it to not get a celebration penalty.
he stepped over the line and hugged his teammate. it wasn't taunting. really titchy call by the ref.
I get that it was ticky tack call. But no reason to be anywhere on the field in that spot to even give the ref a chance to make the call.
Quote from: upprdeckI get that it was ticky tack call. But no reason to be anywhere on the field in that spot to even give the ref a chance to make the call.
sure but give the kid a break. i'm stunned that the ref made the call in that spot. play is stopped and there was no taunting involved. he feels worse about it than you do.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: upprdeckhow hard is it to not get a celebration penalty.
he stepped over the line and hugged his teammate. it wasn't taunting. really titchy call by the ref.
Exactly. Technically correct but a stupid call given the context
Pitt lost at Penn and vs High Point.. Very winnable game.
Quote from: upprdeckPitt lost at Penn and vs High Point.. Very winnable game.
they also spent most of the season first in the rpi. Soccer is just random sometimes but I do have hope for us.
Quote from: upprdeckPitt lost at Penn and vs High Point.. Very winnable game.
We've shown we can go toe-to-toe with some really good teams, and our offense can put pressure on just about any opponent. Our weakness is defending set pieces, and if we can minimize exposure in that area, we have a reasonable chance.
I see Pitt is coming off consecutive 2-0 losses, to SU and UVA. While it may be wishful thinking, but maybe they've peaked and we're catching them at the right time?
As for the lineup without Lokko, perhaps Diakos gets more time at forward; he's been productive in relatively few minutes.
Akron 1-nil over Princeton mid-2nd half.
1-0 final
Quote from: Al DeFlorioAkron 1-nil over Princeton mid-2nd half.
1-0 final
I thought Princeton had the easier draw. Glad Cornell advances.
Quote from: Ken711Quote from: Al DeFlorioAkron 1-nil over Princeton mid-2nd half.
1-0 final
I thought Princeton had the easier draw. Glad Cornell advances.
Akron is definitely better than fordham but princetons second round would have been much easier.
Stats show Princeton had two shots, none on goal, although I thought Akron's guy did stop one header in the final minutes. Akron looked really solid.
Game day, this one feels winnable but Pitt is a really good team.
Harris goal ruled offside
Carnevale hadn't impressed me. I'd like to see Laron's sub in for him soon to give us a bit of energy and allow Ka to move back to the midfield.
Pitt red card, absolutely the right call, that's massive for us.
Quote from: chimpfoodPitt red card, absolutely the right call, that's massive for us.
clear card. ka got to the ball, pitt captain wipes him out after. maybe a yellow since he didn't spike him. call stands, though.
Pitt pen, Martin handball, you've gotta have your arms behind your back there.
Man that really sucks, into the half down 1-0 on a handball from a chance that wasn't even dangerous. We've been playing better since the red but I really don't like having to come from behind against this Pitt team.
Quote from: chimpfoodPitt pen, Martin handball, you've gotta have your arms behind your back there.
it was like he couldn't control himself! he kept ticking out back in but when he turned to protect his face his arm went flying out in the worst way. really bad luck.
Man that was a chance, deflected shot straight into the keepers hands.
Really sloppy in the midfield
We still have 10 minutes but we're just forcing long balls. We need to build up the play, that's where our chances have come from.
Quote from: chimpfoodMan that was a chance, deflected shot straight into the keepers hands.
we had chances and couldn't quite cash them in. i thought it should have been a corner with 10 seconds left but so be it. really good season.
Really hurts that one unlucky play ends the season, gotta feel for Martin. Curious to see how we look next year, lots of big pieces are seniors and seems like Harris could bolt to the pros if he wants to. Maybe we should all chip in to get him a little NIL package.
Yet another Cornell team that was capable of a deep run but just couldn't do enough to get there. It's one thing if we were outclassed by the #2 seeded team, but the fact we weren't just compounds the frustration.
Quote from: scoop85Yet another Cornell team that was capable of a deep run but just couldn't do enough to get there. It's one thing if we were outclassed by the #2 seeded team, but the fact we weren't just compounds the frustration.
Eh outside of the first few minutes of the game and before the red card they had complete control. With no red card or penalty Pitt will win that game most of the time. We got one break and they got one too but it does hurt that it came down to a lucky handball.
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: chimpfoodGame moved to 2 because of a winter storm watch. I'm going to have to miss some of the action because of class now.
In life, you have choices to make. Fifty-five years ago, it was:
Go to class versus
Join the Class Struggle against the war.
The 2024 choice is harder. Because: Cornell made the choice for you and called off classes back then. Your choice became March Against the Man vs. Smoke Dope and Play Frisbee with Your Dog on the Arts Quad.
Below: Cornell Daily Sun file photo ca. 1969. When dogs were allowed on campus.
The best part of that photo is the dog just behind tricky dick. The dog is looking up at him trying to figure out wtf is going on.
Quote from: scoop85Yet another Cornell team that was capable of a deep run but just couldn't do enough to get there. It's one thing if we were outclassed by the #2 seeded team, but the fact we weren't just compounds the frustration.
All Ivy teams get eliminated on 1-0 scores. I'd say there's a bigger problem
I'm in my 83rd year, but only just began following soccer. I still have a lot to learn, especially about penalties.
Against Princeton, Danny Lokko got a yellow card for stepping on the pitch when we scored. Unfortunately, it was his second, so he couldn't play against Pitt. His presence might have made a difference.
I missed the first 10 minutes against Pitt, but what I saw afterwards was that Pitt was the superior team. Contrary to the commentators musings, IMO, the penalty against Pitt for taking down Ka was fully justified. If Ka was playing hockey, he'd have been awarded a penalty shot.
That said, I thought giving Cornell a man advantage for 50 minutes was overly harsh. The severity of a penalty shouldn't depend on when it happens during the game. If there were only five minutes left in the game, the penalty wouldn't have been any problem for Pitt. As it was, I have to begrudgingly give them credit for playing a man down for almost an hour. A penalty shot would have been more appropriate, but rules are rules.
Speaking of penalty shots, I feel for Aidan Martin. His penalty was clearly justified, but it was inadvertent. Maybe, soccer shorts should have pockets.
Penalty shots are a guessing game between the goalie and the shooter. Against Princeton, Friedberg guessed right and made a terrific save, against Pitt he guessed wrong. Unfortunately for us, a one goal lead in soccer can be hard to overcome.
Upsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Post season awards are also coming out, Alex Harris is a semifinalist for the Mac Hermann, he and Connor miller were all Americans (Harris second team miller third), and Ka, Johnson, Miller, and Harris were first team all region.
Quote from: ugarteUpsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Certainly we have the infrastructure in place to take an even deeper run in the years ahead.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteUpsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Certainly we have the infrastructure in place to take an even deeper run in the years ahead.
It's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty.
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteUpsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Certainly we have the infrastructure in place to take an even deeper run in the years ahead.
It's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty.
Not yet. Final vs. Marshall is Monday at 8 ET
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: SwampyQuote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteUpsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Certainly we have the infrastructure in place to take an even deeper run in the years ahead.
It's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty.
Not yet. Final vs. Marshall is Monday at 8 ET
You seem to be right. I could swear Sports Center reported VT beat Marshall. Maybe it was VT
meets Marshall. (I knew it was a bad idea to sit in front of the speakers at that Bobby Comstock and the Counts performance!) ::bang::
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteUpsets all over the place in the tournament. 13 seed Marshall in the finals against unseeded Vermont.
Certainly we have the infrastructure in place to take an even deeper run in the years ahead.
It's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty.
Correct about seeding and non-factory, but look at what they've done the last few years
Year RPI Record Tournaments
2021 30 13-4-2 AE Champions - NCAA First Round
2022 15 13-3-2 AE Semifinals - NCAA Quarterfinals
2023 24 11-5-2 AE Quarterfinals - NCAA Third Round
2024 19 11-2-5 AE Champions - NCAA Final...
Quote from: SwampyYou seem to be right. I could swear Sports Center reported VT beat Marshall. Maybe it was VT meets Marshall. (I knew it was a bad idea to sit in front of the speakers at that Bobby Comstock and the Counts performance!) ::bang::
"VT" could have been Virginia Tech, earlier in the season.
Love to see Bernie Sanders at the
Vermont-Marshall game.
Great match.
I'm cheering hard for Vermont, Marshall's pretty much all foreign team just seems to be against the spirit of college sports.
What a game, Vermont wins it in extra time. I'm glad they brought back golden goal.
Quote from: chimpfoodI'm cheering hard for Vermont, Marshall's pretty much all foreign team just seems to be against the spirit of college sports.
Yes. Four Americans out of like thirty.
Victory for the people's republic of Burlington!
Only state school in the country without a football team.
Really a feel good win, no reason that this can't be us in the future.
Quote from: chimpfoodReally a feel good win, no reason that this can't be us in the future.
To be redundant:
Quote from: SwampyIt's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty. ::banana::
P.S Did Bernie show up?
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: chimpfoodReally a feel good win, no reason that this can't be us in the future.
To be redundant: Quote from: SwampyIt's also encouraging that Vermont (an unseeded, non-factory school) won the natty. ::banana::
P.S Did Bernie show up?
Scholarships and high acceptance rate tho...
No Bernie. But he tweeted congrats.
Quote from: arugulaQuote from: chimpfoodI'm cheering hard for Vermont, Marshall's pretty much all foreign team just seems to be against the spirit of college sports.
Yes. Four Americans out of like thirty.
Pot calling the kettle Red? Wasn't that long ago that Cornell ice hockey was the wild Canadian horde.
Quote from: arugulaQuote from: chimpfoodI'm cheering hard for Vermont, Marshall's pretty much all foreign team just seems to be against the spirit of college sports.
Yes. Four Americans out of like thirty.
Pot calling the kettle Red? Wasn't that long ago that Cornell ice hockey was the wild Canadian horde.
Major League Soccer announced five Big Red men's soccer players as eligible for the MLS SuperDraft 2025, which is set to take place on Friday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Alex Harris, Ryan Friedberg, Alioune Ka, Andrew Johnson, and Kisa Kiingi were the Cornellians named on the eligible players list. In addition to being named to the list, Harris signed a Generation Adidas contract.
Generation Adidas is an MLS partnership in which Adidas sponsors the athlete's contract for the team that drafts them. In signing the contract, Harris officially declares himself as a professional and will not be returning to the pitch with the Big Red next season.
Harris concludes his Cornell career with 71 points on 31 goals and nine assists. He finished fourth all-time in career goals, third all-time in career points, and first in penalty-kicks made (8). "Alex's career at Cornell has been nothing short of remarkable. In his two seasons here he has managed to make the most difficult part of playing our sport [scoring goals] looking fairly effortless. He has been a pleasure to coach.", John Smith, the Dr. Daniel P. Wood Head Coach of Men's Soccer mentioned.
*TAPS plays*
good luck fellas
Oof, hurts to potentially lose both Harris and Friedberg early. This makes me pretty concerned for the team next year but for now I'll just try to be happy for the guys going to the pros. Hopefully one can become the next emeka eneli.
Draft starts at two, does anyone know how it works exactly? If our guys are eligible does that mean they declared and cannot return or do they actually have to sign a contract before that is the case?
Harris goes forth overall to the rapids
Alioune Ka goes 36th overall, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being a better pro than Harris, seems to me like his game will transfer better.
Colorado drafts a fellow named Charlie Harper in the 2nd round to join Harris. The team must expect Harper will tone down his boozing and womanizing.
Andrew Johnson to Charlotte 47th overall
We already have as many picks this year as we have had in every draft previously combined, and friedberg/Kingii could still be drafted (but I doubt it). As for the team next year, I don't want to count out an autobid already but it's more than likely looking like a rebuilding year where we're gonna have to win the Ivy to get in.
Quote from: scoop85Colorado drafts a fellow named Charlie Harper in the 2nd round to join Harris. The team must expect Harper will tone down his boozing and womanizing.
Maybe they meant to draft his brother, Alan?
Emeka Eneli called up to the US NATIONAL TEAM. Unreal, I just got one of the new US jerseys but looks like I'm gonna have to buy an eneli one or put the name on the back myself.
*note that it is the January camp so the best players do not come back but this is still an amazing accomplishment for eneli and Cornell soccer as a whole. You bet this is going to be a massive recruiting talking point for us going forward.
Eneli is about to sub in vs Venezuela!
Eneli starting vs Costa Rica at 7!
Quote from: chimpfoodEneli starting vs Costa Rica at 7!
He had a beautiful assist on the U.S.'s 2nd goal in a 3-0 victory. Eneli played the entire match .