[Lax] Cornell 20 vs. Denver 7 (f) @ Dallas, Texas

[mnagowski]

[quote Hillel Hoffmann]Guy makes a good point about the "effectiveness of FieldTurf." All that rain all day and almost no footing issues, no pools, no rolling balls coming to a stop near the sideline.[/quote]

Isn't Schoelkopf slated for some FieldTurf soon? I've played Ultimate on it before. It's very nice.

[TimV]

1993.  22-12 over Colgate.  Empty Net for Colgate and His Twin Brother Vacant Net played Goal for Cornell.

[mnagowski]

[quote scoop85]Grom, 20-7.  When's the last time we hit 20?[/quote]

At Penn last year.

[TimV]

I forgot last year already....

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote metaezra][quote scoop85]Grom, 20-7.  When's the last time we hit 20?[/quote]

At Penn last year.[/quote]
I think the Penn game was in Ithaca.  This year is at Penn.

[Al DeFlorio]

Calling "stalling" in the last minute of a 20-7 game doesn't make a lot of sense.

[mnagowski]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote metaezra][quote scoop85]Grom, 20-7.  When's the last time we hit 20?[/quote]

At Penn last year.[/quote]
I think the Penn game was in Ithaca.  This year is at Penn.[/quote]

Indeed. I stand corrected.

[Al DeFlorio]

Video quality perfect after the final whistle.::demented::

[mnagowski]

So did Denver just have an off-night? They have beat Colgate, Penn, and Brown, while only losing by one to UNC-CH.

EDIT: Or maybe the visiting teams couldn't handle the mile-high altitude...

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Denver has been a big disappointment this season. Lots of folks, me included, had picked 'em to finish in the lower reaches of the top 10 or 12. It's a shame, because this win likely won't help Cornell's at-large-bid argument much.

Cornell's offense is built to exploit teams like Denver that extend their defense. It also helped that Denver's defenders tried all kinds of bullshit high-risk stick checks after losing their men.

This game may mark the end of a four-man rotation at attack. Ritchie doesn't have very quick feet, but he's probably a better complement to Hurley and Finn than Doctor, and despite his deserved reputation as a feeder (did you see that sweet long feed to Finn?), Titchie seems to be a more reliable finisher than Doctor too. High-to-low.

Also nice to see Romero perhaps settling into his place as the third middie on the first line. I like.

I'm pleased that Seibald is playing within himself. By not forcing the issue despite what must be formidable internal pressure to live up to all the national hype, he has allowed some of Cornell's other less-tested offensive players to develop some swagger.

With Romero and Gradinger coming back to fitness and form, this team is ready to make a run. The only head-scratcher is goal.