Cornell 1 at Colgate 2 (ot)

[wes oak]

lets take the harvard-princeton game for example, where princeton won 2-1...i cant imagine a larger fluke...

worst case of a blind dquirrel finding a nut

[redraider13]

:-)

[Jeff]

Chill Adam.

I'm not being arrogant or anything, just cheering my team on.  After all, this is Colgate biggest win since they beat Colorado College back in 2000!  There's no need to start hurling insults.

[gwm3]

Gary loves the squirrel references  ;-)

[redraider13]

One of my canadian students escaped the classroom today to chase a squirrel outside the window today.  I think a briefcase might have been passed.

[Al DeFlorio]

Great effort by Colgate.  Did what they had to do to be in a position to win and then pulled it off when they had the chance.  We've been in a lot of close road games (Clarkson, SLU, RPI, and now tonight) since break and, when you tempt fate like that too often, sooner or later one is going to go the other way.

[Jim Hyla]

We played good enough to win, but didn't because we couldn't find the net. Their goalie was good but not spectacular, we just had too many posts and misconnects. I went with a bunch of friends, one of whom was a Colgate fan (his son went there and he went to St. Lawrence, so no Cornell connection). Well, in the third period he turned to me and said "Colgate is playing for a tie in their own building". That was true, they were just happy to ice it. When they called time-out, they were all sittng down trying to catch their breath. We seemed to be standing and listening, ready to get on with it. However we gave them their chance for a goal in OT and they put it in. I think it was a goal and the Asst. Ref was right in calling it. In fact, I think he pointed to the goal before Dell tried to wave it off.

But was anything said on the radio about why Colgate skated off and would not stay to shake hands. They even raised their sticks to their fans before any attempt to shake. I know in the playoffs, when their are multiple games you don't shake till the end, but this is two separate games, so don't you shake? I didn't think there was that much bad blood that the refs would worry about a fight. However the saddest thing was watching no.27, Mormina, coming over to the Cornell fans section after the winning goal and rubbing it in that they beat us. Alot of class! Then after the Colgate players came together, he did it again and they skated off. I guess this game was their season and everything else is downhill. Of course they were never on top of the hill in the first place, so it might be somewhat understandable.

Well their behavior makes me realize how happy I am that never had to apply there, say nothing about going there.

[redraider13]

Bah, Underhill did the same thing to us once after winning.  Twice I think.   I thought you guys usually liked getting a reaction from the players?   I think the lack of handshake was either due to it being an intense game, with high emotions on both side, being the first of two.  Or, the broadcast seemed to say they just wanted to get off the ice before the ref could reconsider!  Ala Hull's no goal against Buffalo.  The replay clearly showed it to be a goal though.

[Jeff]

In response to the shaking hands deal, I think it was because of two things.  First, because it's a home and home, so we'll be playing again saturday night.  But also, becuase they wanted to get off the ice before anything happened with the winning goal.  The refs will be more reluctant to call the teams back if one is already in the locker room.

And as to Mormina, I think that is just his personality.  That doesn't condone it or make it better, but he's still a sophomore, so we'll see if he's still acting like that in two years when he's matured a bit.

[HpyGlmore2-05]

A quote from Schafer:

"It's hard to get second chances when their guys are laying on our guys in the slot," said Schafer. "I'm sorry we didn't bring our saddles from Cornell, because there was a lot of riding time out there tonight."


That was not a goal.  I cant wait until Saturday.
Hornby will be back (also should not have been a major penalty), and the way that Colgate celebrated their victory, there will be some SERIOUS payback.

[DeltaOne81]

Um, it was a goal. I was right in front of it (as many of the Cornell fans were). It went high and under the bar and bounced out, a good second before the net came off. No doubt. Hard loss, but Colgate played well and kept us out of the middle most of the night. All our chances came from the outside. The posts sucked, especially right at the end of the second, but Colgate came to play (albeit maybe to tie by the end of the third).

It was a goal, I didn't find a person who disagreed. Dell was in a bad position to call it, talked to the assistant who was closer, and they made the right call.

[JNB]

Oh, my ass.  A goal it was, as the replay showed.  I was at the game. and it was one of the most intense games ever at Starr Rink!

GO GATE!!!

GO BAND!!!

FIGHT!!!

[atb9]

Just came from the game...it was definitely a goal.  Man, Colgate didn't look good and it's frustrating to lose that kind of game when we dominate so much.  We put pressure on them the entire night.  Dell didn't impress me.  Sure, he wasn't calling stuff in the third because it was a close game but it seemed like some definite man humping wasn't called throughout the second.  Murray hitting the post was a killer.  I turned to my clapping, fro buddy and told him that it was the turning point--I should have kept my f-ing mouth shut.  You could tell Colgate was playing for a tie...their fans were chanting "defense" the entire night--it felt like a bball game.  What a tough loss and it is going to be ugly on Saturday.  I hope the game doesn't get out of control.

[jtwcornell91]

Al DeFlorio wrote:

We've been in a lot of close road games (Clarkson, SLU, RPI, and now tonight) since break and, when you tempt fate like that too often, sooner or later one is going to go the other way.

Not to mention a couple last semester: OSU #1 and WMU #2.

[DeltaOne81]

Dell sucked... but he sucked both ways ('cept the 5 minuter). A guy would fall down, barely next to another guy, and he'd call it. A guy would get slapped upside the head or crosschecked from behind, and he wouldn't call it. He was terrible, but the game wasn't on him.