Cornell-Harvard lacrosse

[billhoward]

And based on Princeton's narrow loss, 7-5, to Syracuse, our final game, against the Tigers, is no sure win either. Unless the Syracuse game was an off day for the Orange, Princeton appears to finally have its act together.

What a great play by Feely to effectively end the game. We could have used an interception like that Memorial Day 2009.

[Ben]

And based on Princeton's narrow loss, 7-5, to Syracuse, our final game, against the Tigers, is no sure win either. Unless the Syracuse game was an off day for the Orange, Princeton appears to finally have its act together.

Hopefully that off-day will carry over through Tuesday.

I was hoping to get to the Carrier Dome to see us face Syracuse, but Cornell Abroad foiled those plans. Anybody traveling up for the game?

[Weder]

De Luca says he felt Fiore was in a "funk."
http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20110409/SPORTS03/104090345/Cornell-clinches-share-ninth-straight-Ivy-lacrosse-championship

[billhoward]

De Luca says he felt Fiore was in a "funk."
http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20110409/SPORTS03/104090345/Cornell-clinches-share-ninth-straight-Ivy-lacrosse-championship

Journal story sounds if if the Crimson could flip a switch and turn off Pannell's scoring abilities. This in the Sun, we'd be making fun of the odd choice of words in the lede graf.

>>> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard opted to shut off Rob Pannell for long stretches of Saturday's Ivy League men's lacrosse game, essentially forcing Cornell's other players to beat the Crimson.

[Jim Hyla]

De Luca says he felt Fiore was in a "funk."
http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20110409/SPORTS03/104090345/Cornell-clinches-share-ninth-straight-Ivy-lacrosse-championship

Journal story sounds if if the Crimson could flip a switch and turn off Pannell's scoring abilities. This in the Sun, we'd be making fun of the odd choice of words in the lede graf.

>>> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard opted to shut off Rob Pannell for long stretches of Saturday's Ivy League men's lacrosse game, essentially forcing Cornell's other players to beat the Crimson.

I think the point is you can shut down any one person with a covering defense, but then you open up other players. That happens all the time in sports.

[Chris '03]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

[Chris '03]

Cornell lacrosse plays at Harvard this week. Please let this not be the weekend of the unexpected mid-season slump vs. a team Cornell should beat. Cornell should win out the rest of the RS, give or take Syracuse. We were hurt by soft performances in the second half vs. Army, a game we should have won, and vs. Virginia, a team we might have beaten. Other than that, we'd be 9-0. Still, a very impressive season so far. Nice that the game's on CBS College Sports. 2:10 pm faceoff.

While you're right we didn't do well in the 2nd half at Army, as I recall both Mock and Lau did not play.

Perhps even more importantly, Max Feely didn't play in the Army game, either.

Good point.  I forgot that.  And of course, the "smoke filled room" probably won't consider any of it during seedings.

In fairness to smoke-filled rooms (which I don't often defend), they're infinitely more likely to consider it than PWR would be.

But only if the team being considered comes from south of the Mason-Dixon line or wears orange.

[ugarte]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

I thought that's how I remembered it but I didn't want to ask.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

I think kingpin248 had it right.  The regular season winner gets to host the Ivy Tournament, but the tournament winner gets the NCAA autobid.

[Chris '03]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

I think kingpin248 had it right.  The regular season winner gets to host the Ivy Tournament, but the tournament winner gets the NCAA autobid.

The round robin determines the Ivy League Championship. The tournament determines the NCAA bid. If Cornell goes 6-0, it is the Ivy Champ, alone, regardless of the outcome of the tournament.  We're both "right". I was just underscoring the fact that the tourney has nothing to do with the championship.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

I think kingpin248 had it right.  The regular season winner gets to host the Ivy Tournament, but the tournament winner gets the NCAA autobid.

Gotcha.

The round robin determines the Ivy League Championship. The tournament determines the NCAA bid. If Cornell goes 6-0, it is the Ivy Champ, alone, regardless of the outcome of the tournament.  We're both "right". I was just underscoring the fact that the tourney has nothing to do with the championship.

[Swampy]

LaxPower reports Brown 13, Penn 12 and Yale 9, Dartmouth 7 (both final). I believe Cornell has thus clinched a share of the regular season Ivy title, and need only win one of the remaining two league games to bring the Ivy League NCAA bid tournament to Ithaca.

FYP.

I think kingpin248 had it right.  The regular season winner gets to host the Ivy Tournament, but the tournament winner gets the NCAA autobid.

I heard that if Cornell wins tomorrow night, it gets an autobid. ::innocent::

[Josh '99]

Lau named Ivy League Player of the Week

[TimV]

You' re right.  But without the Ivy Tournament Championship, it would be called an " At-Large Bid."::banana::