Lacrosse: Cornell 8 - Navy 7 (overtime)

Al DeFlorio · February 23, 2008, 04:15:08 PM

Siena 6, Harvard 5 ::whistle::

Al DeFlorio · February 23, 2008, 04:35:13 PM

Happy pic if you scroll down in this laxpower thread: http://network.laxpower.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28681&start=40

Can also check out new unis.

David Harding · February 23, 2008, 05:31:52 PM

[quote Hillel Hoffmann]Sorry, just haven't been able to finish this on time -- just like last year. Princeton hockey event herding. Will post within 24 hours.

But just so no one says I cheated: Ryan Hurley will be fab.[/quote]You called it right on Hurley! Two goals and an assist tops the Cornell scoring today.

You analysis is always worth waiting for, Hillel.

RichH · February 23, 2008, 10:57:31 PM

[quote Al DeFlorio]Finn unassisted 2:37 OT[/quote]

What a day!

Very cold temperatures and metal stands full of ice made for more than a few painful toes. The seats were wet, too. No precip falling, though. Both teams looked very fired up coming out of the locker rooms. The CU white helmets look odd to me, since I'm so used to seeing the red helmets. The unis certainly don't look much different from a distance. Navy brought an impressive number of fans. The CU crowd was large, but generally not very organized or loud. I tried starting "Let's Go Red" a few times and nobody joined in.

CU looked fantastic out of the gates and built a 4-1 lead with a lot of hard work. It looked like we could create scoring chances at will. Swift passing, CU got inside early and often. The momentum quickly shifted as some sloppy turnovers benefited Navy, who rode a big run of momentum to the halftime lead. A couple of HUGE hits thrown by Navy on CU forwards right next to the cage set the tone. I thought the Navy goalkeeper made some outstanding saves, and Myers definitely held his own, too.

There was a terrific trail-check at midfield to force a turnover in the 1st that was so reminiscent of Seibald's vs. Albany. I want to say it was Max again, but I honestly didn't catch the player.

There was a big defensive breakdown in the 2nd when a long pass found a Navy forward all alone in front of the CU cage...the next nearest player was probably 10 yards out at least. A quick juke later and it was in.

The 2nd half was all about stifling play. There was some sloppy play by both teams, and Cornell rarely got set up in the 3rd without a careless turnover, but overall solid defenses. The heartbreaker came right at the end of the 3rd after a hard fought scrum in the crease led to Myers trapping the ball with about 0:10 remaining. He tried to rush his clearing pass...the Navy player in his face stuffed it, recovered and shoveled it in with 0:04 left in the 3rd to make it 6-4.

The punch-in-the-gut moment came after Seibald was whistled for a 0:30 penalty and Navy scored quickly on their man-up. That goal didn't look like it went in, but the refs ruled that it broke the plane of the goal mouth to count. Espey got one to go a few minutes later to break the 2nd-half goose-egg 7-5, but then Navy started working the clock...it didn't look good. Cornell managed to turn it on at the right time. Good defensive pressure (including some great play out of net for Myers) forced 2-3 key turnovers, even though Navy did an excellent job at evading CU's ride.

Espey, Seibald, and Finn seemed to be everywhere the final 2 minutes. Down 2 with under a minute to go, we got one in. My memory is hazy, but I think that Navy won the faceoff, and we managed to force a quick turnover and turn it upfield. With 0:22 seconds, CU called a timeout.

Big drama as everyone rose to their feet. Seibald had the ball at the top of the box on the restart, and within 2 steps, I knew what he was doing. Remember the OT hockey goal by Greening vs. Colgate where he skated through a hook to score? Yeah, I'd say this one was better. The Max Truck plowed up the left wing right for the goal, seemed to bend around at least 1 defender and snapped a shot at an angle that somehow found the net just inside the right post. 0:12 on the clock, as the CU sidelines erupted. Sheer will.

Glynn took the opening faceoff of OT (Seibald took a lot of them early in the game), and won it. Huge. A patient, deliberate passing sequence preceded an explosive jump-shot from Finn that bounced in for the winner. Great ending to a terrific lax game. Yes, there was some sloppy play on both sides, but considering that this game was played in weather about 70 degrees colder than Cornell's last game, it's a good start. Navy looked strong.

I felt that Glynn had a tough time getting free much of the game. Seibald is a real presence on the field, of course...he seems like a field general. Finn, Hurley...woo!! I was looking for Kyle Doctor, based on what I've read, but I didn't catch much of him. The program listed him as 160 lbs. I didn't see Rocco Romero on the field or sideline at all (at least not his number).

The game is up in 4 parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Overtime) on http://www.sportsnetamerica.tv. There's a graphic on the front page you can click on, but you still have to hunt in the results list.

BillCharlton · February 23, 2008, 11:07:29 PM

Thanks for the great recap! According to some posters on Laxpower, Romero is injured and will be out for a few weeks.

Al DeFlorio · February 23, 2008, 11:16:42 PM

[quote BillCharlton]Thanks for the great recap! According to some posters on Laxpower, Romero is injured and will be out for a few weeks.[/quote]
Ithaca Journal said something about "groin."

[Edit: Also, Nick Gradinger, who would have been #2 D-man after Moyer, is said to have had knee surgery and will be out indefinitely. That, on top of the graduation of Mitch Belisle, really hurts.]

JasonN95 · February 23, 2008, 11:39:58 PM

[quote RichH]

The game is up in 4 parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Overtime) on http://www.sportsnetamerica.tv. There's a graphic on the front page you can click on, but you still have to hunt in the results list.[/quote]

The fourth quarter (presumably it would be Part 4) is not posted. But that's ok, it's not like anything worthwhile happened during it.::pissed::

Al DeFlorio · February 24, 2008, 09:29:18 AM

[quote JasonN95][quote RichH]

The game is up in 4 parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Overtime) on http://www.sportsnetamerica.tv. There's a graphic on the front page you can click on, but you still have to hunt in the results list.[/quote]

The fourth quarter (presumably it would be Part 4) is not posted. But that's ok, it's not like anything worthwhile happened during it.::pissed::[/quote]
I just emailed Barry Landers at Landers Sports, producers of the broadcast, asking about this. If I hear back, I'll post the response here.

redhair34 · February 24, 2008, 11:06:01 AM

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote JasonN95][quote RichH]

The game is up in 4 parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Overtime) on http://www.sportsnetamerica.tv. There's a graphic on the front page you can click on, but you still have to hunt in the results list.[/quote]

The fourth quarter (presumably it would be Part 4) is not posted. But that's ok, it's not like anything worthwhile happened during it.::pissed::[/quote]
I just emailed Barry Landers at Landers Sports, producers of the broadcast, asking about this. If I hear back, I'll post the response here.[/quote]

It's up now.

peterg · February 24, 2008, 11:10:57 AM

The fourth quarter is now available in two parts, but the download is so slow, I've given up for now.

redhair34 · February 24, 2008, 11:14:43 AM

[quote peterg]The fourth quarter is now available in two parts, but the download is so slow, I've given up for now.[/quote]

just pause it and come back like a 1/2 an hour later.

Al DeFlorio · February 24, 2008, 11:20:08 AM

[quote redhair34][quote peterg]The fourth quarter is now available in two parts, but the download is so slow, I've given up for now.[/quote]

just pause it and come back like a 1/2 an hour later.[/quote]
Thanks for the heads-up. Yep, I've been starting the downloads and doin' something else for a bit.

[Edit: And, yes, I did get an email from a very responsive Barry Landers at 11:43 telling me the fourth quarter was indeed now available.]

billhoward · February 24, 2008, 03:34:06 PM

Watching the tape, you see lots of slips, lost balls, dropped balls, and turnovers by Cornell. Even by Max. But also by Navy. Makes you appreciate how much we lucked out, or skilled out.

Or you could say Navy choked.

Quirky as the video was, it was there, it loaded eventually, and it was free.

Let's hope Cornell doesn't move up too much in the rankings. Then everybody guns for Cornell even more.

Last year we went unbeaten and got seeded fourth. If we have one or two losses, I hope we get a bid this year.

Al DeFlorio · February 24, 2008, 05:36:35 PM

Detailed write-up and many pics are here at lax.com: http://www.lax.com/stories/1929

Josh '99 · February 24, 2008, 10:53:14 PM

[quote Al DeFlorio]Happy pic if you scroll down in this laxpower thread: http://network.laxpower.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28681&start=40

Can also check out new unis.[/quote]I don't mind adding black trim if it's tastefully done, but I dislike the standard-issue wavy Nike piping.