Cornell-Syracuse Postgame

Cornell11 · May 25, 2009, 03:31:53 PM

Ouch

Rosey · May 25, 2009, 03:34:06 PM

Cornell had the game in the bag: all they had to do was not turn over the ball and wait out the clock. In both instances—at the end of regulation and the end of the game—they failed to do this and Syracuse struck gold. They deserved to lose with that kind of sloppy play.

DeltaOne81 · May 25, 2009, 03:34:11 PM

That was about our typical game for the year, except they combined all the mistakes into the last 3 minutes.

nyc94 · May 25, 2009, 03:35:04 PM

I didn't think anything would ever come even close to the pain of the 2006 hockey game against Wisconsin.

Cornell11 · May 25, 2009, 03:38:41 PM

My favorite teams are the Mets, Jets, Rangers, and Cornell.

What do all 4 have in common?

After all the pain I have endured in the last 12 months, I was expecting a choke job

But after that turnover, I thought we were in the clear. MOYER! WHY DIDN'T YOU CLEAR IT?

Cost Cornell a national title and Seibald the POY award

oceanst41 · May 25, 2009, 03:43:10 PM

Physical fatigue led to mental mistakes. That ball has to get over the midfield line with 15 seconds left, whether in a Cornell stick or in the air.

That sucked.

DeltaOne81 · May 25, 2009, 03:56:30 PM

[quote oceanst41]Physical fatigue led to mental mistakes. That ball has to get over the midfield line with 15 seconds left, whether in a Cornell stick or in the air.

That sucked.[/quote]

Well said

imafrshmn · May 25, 2009, 04:01:18 PM

The only consolation I can find for myself is that this is only sports and doesn't really matter (though I don't think this will help people here).

GTSnowracer · May 25, 2009, 04:07:35 PM

12 months? Some of us are Bills and Sabres fans. Its been like this my entire life. ::smashfreak::

Tom Lento · May 25, 2009, 04:13:02 PM

Well, that was a crappy ending to an intense game. I really feel for the guys on the team. To give up a game like that hurts bad - they should've won, they had plenty of opportunities, and they came up short. They'll be kicking themselves over every mistake throughout the game, replaying that in their heads all the way home. They earned that lead with stellar team defense against a deeper, more talented Syracuse team, and only gave it back as they were running out gas, but that's small consolation in the short term.

Whatever you do as a fan, don't blame Moyer for the loss due to that final botched clear. Yes, it was a terrible mental mistake, but he wasn't the only one who failed there. Someone with a short stick had to be helping him out. Besides, the guy made several potentially game-saving plays earlier in the 4th quarter despite requiring surgery on both of his knees. Running around on a torn meniscus is no joke. Running around on two of them - ugh. I'm amazed at how good he was.

I'll miss seeing Glynn and Seibald on the field. Glynn in particular was playing like a man possessed today. Pannell is amazing and I hope for more televised games so I get to watch him play over the next few years. For all the problems Cornell had in goal this year, Myers was stellar throughout the tournament. He made a lot of good saves to keep Cornell in the game.

Most painful stat of the weekend - apparently Cornell never trailed in the NCAA tournament until OT of the championship game.

On the bright side, maybe Hillel will start providing lax analysis again.

oceanst41 · May 25, 2009, 04:18:53 PM

[quote Tom Lento]Whatever you do as a fan, don't blame Moyer for the loss due to that final botched clear. Yes, it was a terrible mental mistake, but he wasn't the only one who failed there. Someone with a short stick had to be helping him out.[/quote]

I wanted to second this. My earlier comment wasn't meant to single anyone out. As a team, Cornell needed to get that ball over the line in some fashion and they couldn't get it done.

DeltaOne81 · May 25, 2009, 04:20:58 PM

[quote Tom Lento]Pannell is amazing and I hope for more televised games so I get to watch him play over the next few years.[/quote]

Pannell has noticeably improved by the postseason. Freshman mistakes are fewer and further between. He'll be great to watch. The next Seibald or Greehalgh.

Jim Hyla · May 25, 2009, 04:24:42 PM

Did we still have a time out at the end of reg?

Greenberg '97 · May 25, 2009, 04:27:12 PM

[quote Jim Hyla]Did we still have a time out at the end of reg?[/quote]

We used it after the tying goal.

underskill · May 25, 2009, 05:01:41 PM

thats the lacrosse equivalent of BU and Miami