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Yes, huge game! Harvard is very good, played a barn-burner against Princeton last week, losing 15-14:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YElbyx9EVmM

As noted, a Red win puts the ILT in Ithaca next weekend, with a rematch with Harvard in the semifinal. A loss puts the ILT at Princeton, with Cornell playing Princeton or Harvard in the semifinal (Princeton if Yale beats Brown tomorrow, which is likely). A win tomorrow also probably secures an NCAA bid even with a semifinal ILT loss. But a loss tomorrow and a semifinal ILT loss puts the Red on the bubble.

Quote from: Swampy on April 23, 2026, 05:47:00 AM

Quote from: George64 on April 22, 2026, 12:05:55 PMAll-American hockey defenseman Harry Orr '67 played lacrosse when Ned Harkness was coach.  He had a wicked underhand shot.  According to legend, Ned said he couldn't play hockey if he didn't play lacrosse.  Ned's lax teams were 35 and 1.  No NCAA championship in that era.

This is not entirely true. Schools located within 100 miles of Baltimore were often (i.e., always) voted the national champion.

Not always. In 1952, Ned Harkness's undefeated RPI team was voted co-champ with Virginia. Princeton and Army each had several championships and co-championships in the "Wingate Trophy" era, 1936-1970.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingate_Memorial_Trophy

All remaining ILT scenarios:

C>H: C Pr Y H

H>C & Y>B:  Pr Y H C
H>C & B>Y:  Pr H C Pe

Unlisted games do not matter.

I'm about 95% sure that Cornell, Princeton, and Harvard are all locks for the ILT, with Yale most likely to be the 4th team in. Brown and Penn both still have outside chances to replace Yale.

Cornell will host with wins over both Dartmouth and Harvard, will not host with a loss to either.

Some field-level highlights from Inside Lacrosse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF7NVI23m_8

Massey gives Dartmouth an under 10% chance of winning each of their two final games (against Cornell and Princeton) and Brown an under 30% chance of winning each of their two final games (against Penn and Yale). So assuming these four games go to the favorites, here are the remaining games and the resulting ILT seedings:

Pr>H C>H  C Pr Y H
Pr>H H>C  Pr Y H C
H>Pr C>H  C Y H Pr
H>Pr H>C  H Y C Pr

Pretty sure I got these right but please do double check ...

Quote from: mike1960 on April 11, 2026, 04:16:39 PMSounds more like they workshopped their "jokes" with fellow dude-bros at dinner last night and worked them into the broadcast when they could.

They've been telling most of those same jokes for years now ...

On the plus side, they both know lax very well. George's comments on details of play are more insightful than those of the vast majority of announcers.

And this year the video production was greatly improved over last year.

The Red take it, 9-7. Tully is the hero once again.

I will be (reluctantly) ponying up the $16 ...

It's a crucial game for the at-large resume for both teams.

Won't be easy. Massey's computer rates it as a near toss-up, very slight edge to Duke.

We need the team that showed up for Princeton and Penn to be on the field ...

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on April 10, 2026, 03:22:07 PMWhen Michigan was ahead last night I found myself thinking "but at least they suck at lacrosse."

Short memories around here ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nToUnRm_Nbo

Quote from: Swampy on April 06, 2026, 02:17:50 AM

Quote from: marty on April 05, 2026, 05:26:22 PMSo his parents wanted him to go to Penn?

JK 

Maybe I'm missing sarcasm, but you do know both his parents are Cornell grads and former lacrosse AA's, don't you?

JK    =  "just kidding"

Nice bounce-back win. A slow start, but then a complete takeover. Having #20 and #18 back was huge.

13-5 end of Q3    Red in complete control of the game

9-5 Red at the half

Penn will start Q3 man-up on a 2-minute (NR I think) penalty on 77

Red dominating play but 2-2 end of Q1. Cascadden with an assist, Nurry with a goal.