Cornell 6 Union 0 postgame (12/2/06)

[Trotsky]

[quote calgARI '07]If someone had told me at the beginning of the season, they'd be 8-3-1 going into the break I would have been happy.[/quote]

That's the bottom line.  They go into break 2nd in conference:

.833 SLU
.688 Cornell
.667 Clarkson
.625 Quinnipiac
----
.556 Dartmouth
.500 Yale
.500 RPI
.438 Colgate
----
.417 Brown
.313 Princeton
.250 Union
.222 Harvard

[RazzBaronZ]

We finally came out with energy for the first time since the Harvard game.  I was happy with the hustle.  Schafer must've said something because I haven't seen that energy in a while. We got to almost every puck first, and while Union might just be horrible, it was great to see some confidence and the willingness to push to get to the puck first.  I thought Scrivens wasn't tested at all, but he seemed OK.

I agree about the crowd.  The LGR cheers we tried to start in A died down waaay too quickly, and I heard the Bitzy as well.

I'm happy going into the new year.  And the ushers were nice in wishing us all a happy holiday.  I'm less annoyed at them because I got to yell as loudly as I wanted and nothing was said to me.

[ebilmes]

[quote RazzBaronZ]
I'm happy going into the new year.[/quote]

Easy...

[Trotsky]

[quote RazzBaronZ]Schafer must've said something because I haven't seen that energy in a while.[/quote]

Look at the times of the first five goals:

1st period:

:42, 3:01

2nd period:

1:45

3rd period:

2:37, 5:48

Whatever he and the captains were saying was highly motivational.

[ebilmes]

[quote evilnaturedrobot]
On a separate note, and I never thought I'd say this again after the Robert Morris game, this was the worst Lynah crowd I've ever heard.  I've never  witnessed so much silence, even on the power play. With 10 minutes to go and Cornell on a powerplay I could easily hear Justin Milo yell: Down low Bitzy, Down low! Thats just pathetic. There was a solid knot of us in the lower part of a along the aisle that made a valiant effort, but it was to little avail.  I have to say that I felt a little embarrassed; I always feel that we have a reputation to uphold, and that was not done tonight.[/quote]

Yeah, the crowd was bad. Maybe I just haven't picked up on this in the past, but when they let people back in after the anthems, a stream of 30 people comes in down the A-B aisle. My friends and I have taken to moving down a row because the people in front of us come in way after the puck drops.

I noticed Ari's frustration at times tonight, and I'll echo that. It's honestly not too much to ask that people clap their hands and say "Let's Go Red" every few minutes. Too many simple cheers die out quickly or never even get off the ground. It limits your creativity when you know that it will be nearly impossible to get the people around you to join in anything, much less something new.

[RazzBaronZ]

[quote ebilmes][quote RazzBaronZ]
I'm happy going into the new year.[/quote]

Easy...[/quote]

I didn't mean I think we are the best team ever after this game, just that it's nice to win a game before I don't see Cornell hockey for over a month.

[ebilmes]

[quote RazzBaronZ][quote ebilmes][quote RazzBaronZ]
I'm happy going into the new year.[/quote]

Easy...[/quote]

I didn't mean I think we are the best team ever after this game, just that it's nice to win a game before I don't see Cornell hockey for over a month.[/quote]

I just thought you were looking past the Florida games (they happen before the new year). Agree with you that it's nice to win our last home game for a while.

[Trotsky]

Very consistent performance by Schafer's teams at the 8-game ECAC mark:

96 4-1-3
97 6-2-0
98 4-3-1
99 4-2-2
00 4-4-0
01 5-2-1
02 5-2-1
03 7-1-0
04 5-1-2
05 5-2-1
06 5-2-1
07 5-2-1

59-24-13 .682

[fullofgas]

[quote RazzBaronZ]We finally came out with energy for the first time since the Harvard game.  I was happy with the hustle.  Schafer must've said something because I haven't seen that energy in a while. We got to almost every puck first, and while Union might just be horrible, it was great to see some confidence and the willingness to push to get to the puck first.  I thought Scrivens wasn't tested at all, but he seemed OK.

I agree about the crowd.  The LGR cheers we tried to start in A died down waaay too quickly, and I heard the Bitzy as well.

I'm happy going into the new year.  And the ushers were nice in wishing us all a happy holiday.  I'm less annoyed at them because I got to yell as loudly as I wanted and nothing was said to me.[/quote]

Hustle, energy and work was much more evident.
Respectfully disagree about Scrivens.  I thought it could have easily been a 6-3 win for us if not for great saves by him.  Thats not to say they got alot of good quality chances but they threw it at him a few times there that a lesser goalie would have had some serious trouble with.  I can remember several 13 save performances by LeNeveu with stifling defense that was lauded more than Scrivens tonite.  
 
I agree that it bodes well for us to have confidence in more than one goalie.

[RatushnyFan]

This was Scrivens' first start, right (though he has played before)?  Has another Cornell goalie pitched a shutout in their first start?  Just curious but no time to look it up.

[Trotsky]

We got some help out of town tonight for the polls (and yes, we all know the polls don't matter, but it's a month until the next game so what else is there to talk about?)

08 Denver swept by CC
09 BU tied UMass, lost to BC
10 SCSU swept MTU
11 NoDak won an exhibition
12 MSU split with OSU
13 Cornell
14 UAF lost to Notre Dame
15 CC swept Denver

CC should move up, but Denver, BU and MSU may all drop below Cornell.

[Jim Hyla]

About the crowd, I think you can give them some slack considering that the team looked so much better than Union. It's hard to keep up a lot of intensity when you are blowing the team away. I'm just glad that the team could keep up their intensity; we didn't need the fans today:-P

[MRN one]

I'll bet the crowd could have found intensity all the way the end of 6-0 against Harvard.  Just saying the perceived rivalry definitely comes into play.

[sah67]

I agree in general about an overall lack of volume from the student sections tonight...however, I would like to give major props to whomever it was at the top of D that started an excellent "Hey Mrazek...your mom/dad/dental hygienist, etc. called" chant that went on loud and strong for about 7 or 8 verses...first time I've heard repetitive and effective cheering like that in Lynah all season.

[The Rancor]

[quote Trotsky]Very consistent performance by Schafer's teams at the 8-game ECAC mark:

96 4-1-3
97 6-2-0
98 4-3-1
99 4-2-2
00 4-4-0
01 5-2-1
02 5-2-1
03 7-1-0
04 5-1-2
05 5-2-1
06 5-2-1
07 5-2-1

59-24-13 .682[/quote]

so in 11 years we have only won more than five 2 times, and lost less than 2 twice. this team will win the NC$$!! (its a joke woofing god! a joke!)
i think we should be undefeated, but i'm looking forward to a shot at both UNH and Maine.