Lax: NCAA Quarterfinals

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

14-5 Cornell, 2:30 to go; Can smell the Maryland crab cakes already and see the articles on the final four matchup between the experienced Big Red and the new Irish guys.

[Chris 02]

I heard some "Warm up the tanks!" cheers...and the announcers on ESPN3 noted it.

[ajh258]

14-5 Final.

LGR!

[Rita]

Wow!! Excellent job Big Red. I also appreciate the guys finishing the job in regulation time, without blowing a lead and nail biting OT ::banana::!

LGR!!

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Have to root for Stony Brook in the second game if only to have a final four where Cornell is the only team to have won a national championship thus giving us a Final Four that ends with either Cornell winning another title or another team is added to the relatively small list of NCAA DI champs.

[ugarte]

As previously discussed, it is Bemidji, not RIT. And it better not be Bemidji. *WINK*

[ajh258]

Anyone still watching the SB game? It's quite a matchup!

Virginia 8-7 in the 4th with 13:00 left.

Wolvies got a shot at winning this.

[nyc94]

Maryland lacrosse coach Dave Cottle resigned:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-maryland-coach-dave-cottle-resigns-0523,0,3011176.story

[Al DeFlorio]

Usually it's Al that says that.  Hope He's all right...

Had a neighborhood brunch today, Tim--organized by us on the wrong date and time--and had to watch on DVR, so I couldn't check here until now.  Great game by the Big Red.  Everyone was so fixated on Cornell blowing big leads that they forgot that to blow a big lead, first you had to have a big lead.  This team built 9-3, 11-4, 7-3, and 9-2 leads in its last four games against pretty good opponents--and won three of 'em.  You've got to be a pretty darn good team to open up leads like that.  Today they kept their poise until the end.

[scoop85]

I was at LaValle today (nice facility, but not enough concession stands).  Just a tremendous performance in all phases, except perhaps with FO's early on.  Our young guys really came to play, and Hurley was tremendous.  Other than taking a couple of bad penalties, Mike Bronzino really stood out to me.  Just a ground ball machine, and great on the clear.  To think he, Noble, and Fiore are Freshman, is exciting as we look ahead to future years.

But first things first -- play like that in Baltimore and we can bring home the hardware!

[Swampy]

Have to root for Stony Brook in the second game if only to have a final four where Cornell is the only team to have won a national championship thus giving us a Final Four that ends with either Cornell winning another title or another team is added to the relatively small list of NCAA DI champs.

Be careful what you wish for. I don't believe UVA has ever won a NC.

[ben03]

Have to root for Stony Brook in the second game if only to have a final four where Cornell is the only team to have won a national championship thus giving us a Final Four that ends with either Cornell winning another title or another team is added to the relatively small list of NCAA DI champs.

Be careful what you wish for. I don't believe UVA has ever won a NC.

Swampy, am i missing the sarcasm? uva won in 1972, 1999, 2003 & 2006 ... ?

[billhoward]

Outstanding performance by Cornell, to wit playing two complete halves. Cornell made mistakes here and there but not enough to kill us. Not only did the attack click but the defense gelled.

LaValle Stadium is very nice, as is the Stony Brook campus. But you cannot, cannot allow a lax quarterfinal to be played in a stadium with just 8500 seats unless you do something like sell game 1 / game 2 tix (probably not workable). Regardless of the game being a sellou, if you worked it, you could find tickets at gametime.

Cornell put on a very nice postgame BBQ. Free. This is the new Cornell that figures the good feelings generated are more important than collecing $10 a person and having a minuscule turnout.

We don't want to look past Saturday's matchup. But Notre Dame looks like a better matchup next weekend than Maryland. Felt sorry, a little, for Stony Brook not catching and beating Virginia. Virgninia is clearly the better team, but SB played their hearts out. We can now hope for Duke and Virginia to wear each other down Saturday.

[ugarte]

Have to root for Stony Brook in the second game if only to have a final four where Cornell is the only team to have won a national championship thus giving us a Final Four that ends with either Cornell winning another title or another team is added to the relatively small list of NCAA DI champs.

Be careful what you wish for. I don't believe UVA has ever won a NC.

Swampy, am i missing the sarcasm? uva won in 1972, 1999, 2003 & 2006 ... ?

Not including those. Duh.

(I think he meant Duke.)

[ben03]

We don't want to look past Saturday's matchup. But Notre Dame looks like a better matchup next weekend than Maryland ... We can now hope for Duke and Virginia to wear each other down Saturday.

this is a great point. we obviously have to take care of our business with ND ... but the other semi will be a battle and will certainly wear both down to the core. leaving the winner with little shy of two days to recover which is even better b/c they have the late game (6:30 pm).

it's important to keep in  mind that unlike hockey teams who are conditioned to play back-to-back nights at full tilt, lax teams historically do not do well on short rest (see mid-week games).

LGR!

here's to uva/duke playing 5 ot's!!!