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I was going to post this article here, not surprised to see someone already diid. In a weird coincidence, two other schools are mentioned in the article as places that Syracuse applicants will attend instead: Penn State and Maryland.

Every time there is a new post in this thread and I see the words "Ben DeLuca fired", I think "again?"

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Quote from: WederThere's another site selling championship gear (for a limited time), and the proceeds apparently go to the team.

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/RhzsMSHPvz

Is there an issue with putting all seven letters in the university's name on a shirt?:-(

Maybe there is, Maybe it would make the $67.99 for long sleeved men's or women's T-shirt even more expensive.  ::thud::

2009 was...I don't want to say heartbreaking because I was a fan; I'm sure it was heartbreaking for the players and sad for the rest of us. 2022 didn't feel that way because Cornell never led in that game (well, they did lead 1-0, but I mean they didn't surrender a late lead.)  In both 2009 and 2022, I thought the team exceeded expectations so to even make the final both years (2022 even more so) was a huge accomplishment.

I say this all to point out that a lot of that disappointment has been erased because the team won in all in 2025!  Yes, guys like Max Seibald and Gavin Adler and many (or all, in the case of Seibald) of their teammates never got to be national champions.  2025 doesn't take that away for the players.  But it largely does for me as a fan.

How many years of NCAA eligibility does a player have? Ivy League doesn't allow grad students on teams but how can someone play anywhere as a grad student if he has already used four years somewhere else? I thought NCAA eligibility was four years, not five.

I am very late to this particular party (regarding the new Field House), but is the idea that the Field House will host lacrosse games? It would be cool to see early season games better attended, if the national championship can stir up more interest on campus. Does anyone know when it will open and what the seating capacity will be?

Quote from: BearLoverWhat are some historic Cornell big game performances that compare to Kirst's 6 goals in the title game this season?

Well, I'd have to use non title games--in my 25+ years of following Cornell sports I've only seen two national title games (both lacrosse, both recently.)

When I saw this post two words came to mind: Louis Dale. Scored 26 points in the second round of the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament to lesd his team over Wisconsin and into the Sweet Sixteen. (Ryan Wittman scored 24 in the same game.) That will likely remain the basketball program's biggest win for the foreseeable future.

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Quote from: George64For you youngsters, Tim Goldstein on the list above, is Ryan's father.

At some point, you may decide to add Ryan Goldstein to the list, but I think our next superstar will be Willem Firth.

I agree. Some of the TV commentators speculated that Firth would move to attack next year. My take is that he's too similar in style and physique to Goldstein, so he would stay at midfield:

That would be my speculation too. Firth is a lefty who can slot into the CJ's spot. On the other side, maybe Ryan Waldman. He's righty who can pass and score.

On the FanLax forum there is speculation that this new recruit will be starting at attack next year--according to Inside Lacrosse he is a five star recruit.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/profile/72512?active=commitment

Quote from: RichHSo great to see both of these memorable moments again! Thanks very much.

I was at the Albany game and remember watching the Syracuse game live.

Just to show how unreliable memory was, I had it in my head that this trail check happened near the end of regulation and led to a goal forcing OT, but here it is plain as day that it was near the end of the OT period. I can still hear Howie's usual call for "J. G. Johnny Glynn!" all season long.

And that bull-rush to net at the Dome...wow. I love the incredulous looks on the SU faces. That is now sharing space in my brain with Goldstein spinning off his defender from the corner in the first half Monday.

Seibald was always at the top of "the best I ever saw" list, being a do-everything tough-as-nails middie. Put Kirst side-by-side, but on attack.

Speaking of "do everything", I saw a Seibald highlight reel where he was taking faceoffs for Cornell, too. Wow, I did not remember that.

Here are two local news stories on the Cornell lacrosse players' graduation.  In the first one, while Connor Buczek is speaking to the media, you can hear "Free Bird" in the background. Either the NCAA is now regulating graduation ceremonies, or the team likes that song more than we thought.  ::burnout::

https://www.wbng.com/video/2025/05/28/cornell-mens-lacrosse-celebrates-national-championship-graduation-back-campus/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-kj1L9EJjI

Quote from: imafrshmnAs a fan of Classicism, i enjoyed all the ridiculous allusions to Greek mythology that almost effortlessly wrote themselves into our story as presented on the broadcast. Funny how that works.

Really?  I thought the whole about Odysseus finding his way home to Ithaca was a little silly.  (I thought the allusion to it on the broadcast was silly, not "The Odyssey" itself.)

Quote from: LGR14Agreed.  Also, Buczek has been more aggressive about using the timeout since failing to call one in the first Penn State game when Kirst was pinned on the endline while up 1.  Every possession counts.

That's why that loss to Penn State was the most important (regular season) game of the year.  Sure it cost them an undefeated regular season but the lessons learned from that game had a big impact going forward.  And if the lesson had to come somwehere, I'm glad it came against Penn State and not, say, Syracuse. ::burnout::

Looking at the box score from yesterday, I am struck but what an atypical game this was for Cornell.  Cornell (narrowly) lost both the groundball battle and faceoff battle for the game.  Even more striking that was the low rate of assists. In the previous five games, Cornell scored a total of 80 goals and had 57 assists (71% of the goals were assisted.)  In the championship game, they had 13 goals and only 3 assists (23%.)  I guess it is the mark of a good team that they can play a different style and still win.

This was not nearly the same caliber Maryland team as 2022, but they were still solidly the number two team in the nation, with a much ballyhooed defense.  Yet they frankly did not look very good yesterday.  The Terrapin offense was not supposed to be their strength, but they looked totally out of sorts when they had the ball.  Much credit to Cornell's defense, and to Wyatt Knust, who had the game of his life on the biggest stage.

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Quote from: Ken711Does Connor Buczek get a raise or bonus for coaching his Cornell team to the National Championship?

He will definitely be offered a raise. Hopefully his loyalty prevails. I'm optimistic on it.

When I saw his emotional postgame interview, I thought, "No way he's leaving, he loves Cornell lacrosse too much." But that is a question for another day--he and his staff and his players deserve some time to enjoy what they have just accomplished.

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Quote from: jjanow99Never thought I'd see another lacrosse championship, now I can stop obsessing over 2009.

My feelings exactly. Poetic justice that we win today at the scene of that crime

I almost wrote "Now 2009 never happened" but held back.  Nice to know others feel that way, too

I was not at all surprised when ESPN did the flashback to 2009 with like two minutes remaining in today's game. I turned away so I didn't have to watch it today.  Thank you, Cornel 2025 lacrosse, for replacing that memory.

I did the exact same thing! Now I can replace those mental images.

I did worry that we'd see Logan McNaney's cool save on Kirst (when the score was 10-8) over and over again. But Cornell made sure that save was just a footnote, not the start of a huge Maryland comeback. Nice job, Cornell.