NCAA Lax Semis - Cornell 11 @ Duke 12 (FINAL)

[ugarte]

A lot of low percentage shots and some very sloppy passing. It is one thing to have the other side get their sticks in the passing lane, but we keep flicking the ball casually and having it land right in the web of their longsticks. That 2d Q was awful.

Worst moment of the half, though, was ESPN being so desperate to show highlights of Quessinich that they missed a Duke rush up the field and only turned the cameras on in time for Greer to throw his arms in the air. Bleh.

[ugarte]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote DeltaOne81]Gotta give a lot of credit to Duke, but we've also made some defensive mistakes, and taken a lot of low percentage shots[/quote]
And when we get it alone in close, we've got to put it in.  Missed at least three shots right on the crease.[/quote]
That too. Loftus is amazing but not that amazing. Some of it is on us to hit the corners.

[DeltaOne81]

Oh well. Our offense is sucking today. We haven't scored in 30 minutes. Loftus made some great saves, the Duke D is very impressive, and we try to make one-man plays from 80-degree angles.

[French Rage]

Alright, let's keep playing like that.  Show some life, the game is far from over, we can beat them.

[ugarte]

We can win this game. Stay calm and play clean.

[Liz '05]

[quote DeltaOne81]Oh well. Our offense is sucking today. We haven't scored in 30 minutes. Loftus made some great saves, the Duke D is very impressive, and we try to make one-man plays from 80-degree angles.[/quote]

I like the new theory of trying to shoot more straight on.  It seems to be working.

Actually, I think what we mostly need to do is make Loftus make the saves.  Kind of like what ugarte said, but not necessarily avoid him, just throw more balls at him.  He won't save everything, and we need everything we can get.

[DeltaOne81]

Wow

[Liz '05]

I so thought that was going to overtime.  Such a comeback, and so close!  dammit :`-(

[French Rage]

[quote DeltaOne81]Wow[/quote]

Yeah.

[evilnaturedrobot]

3 seconds...hard to believe

[French Rage]

"Cornell..they could have stepped back and they didn't"

It was tied you dumbfuck.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote French Rage]"Cornell..they could have stepped back and they didn't"

It was tied you dumbfuck.[/quote]

He meant that when we were way down we could've given up, but we didn't. At least that's how I heard it. I'm not sure what you took offense to.

[ugarte]

Oh man. How disappointing. A great, great, great 4th quarter and it all comes undone on one play. The team wasn't prepared to play defense and gave Duke space on a play when they just needed to create havoc for a short time.

Enough negativity. That team showed more guts and talent in that quarter than I could possibly have imagined. I was thisclose to checking to make sure I wasn't watching Friday Night Lights: Lacrosse. Incredible comeback and I'm not going to let the final score ruin it for me.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote ugarte]That team showed more guts and talent in that quarter than I could possibly have imagined. I was thisclose to checking to make sure I wasn't watching Friday Night Lights: Lacrosse. Incredible comeback and I'm not going to let the final score ruin it for me.[/quote]
Remarkable effort.

[A-ron]

I don't think I can take another last second Cornell loss in a playoff game...between what just happened and the recent OT losses in hockey I think I'm going to stop rooting for Cornell.  Wait a minute, what the hell am I saying?  I still love this school with a passion, I know that my children will never be allowed to go to Harvard (at least for undergrad), and I wish I could have been there to witness this game.  Until next season...  Let's go Red!!!!