Cornell lacrosse in 2011

[scoop85]

It will be intersting to see how much more attention the publication will pay to us now that they can use us to pimp their event,

True, we've always been the ugly stepchild on IL, as we've never before played in one of their events.

[scoop85]

DeLuca appears on CU's interview series, Sidlines. It's the first time I've seen him interviewed at length, and I am rather impressed.  He exudes leadership qualities, and I am even more convinced that the lax program is in the right hands.

[Al DeFlorio]

DeLuca appears on CU's interview series, Sidlines. It's the first time I've seen him interviewed at length, and I am rather impressed.  He exudes leadership qualities, and I am even more convinced that the lax program is in the right hands.

I'd have been happier if he'd included Ned Harkness in his list of the great Cornell coaches in whose footsteps he is following, but that's not too surprising, as DeLuca's time at Cornell coincided with the three head coaches he mentioned.

Some interesting stuff in this Inside Lacrosse fall ball update on Penn State.  The reader comments about Tambroni at the bottom of the page are especially interesting.

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/07/fallball-check-penn-state-nittany-lions

[scoop85]

DeLuca appears on CU's interview series, Sidlines. It's the first time I've seen him interviewed at length, and I am rather impressed.  He exudes leadership qualities, and I am even more convinced that the lax program is in the right hands.

I'd have been happier if he'd included Ned Harkness in his list of the great Cornell coaches in whose footsteps he is following, but that's not too surprising, as DeLuca's time at Cornell coincided with the three head coaches he mentioned.

Some interesting stuff in this Inside Lacrosse fall ball update on Penn State.  The reader comments about Tambroni at the bottom of the page are especially interesting.

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/07/fallball-check-penn-state-nittany-lions

Al, I took it as DeLuca discussing the lineage that he was a part of, certainly not intending to slight Harkness.

[Al DeFlorio]

DeLuca appears on CU's interview series, Sidlines. It's the first time I've seen him interviewed at length, and I am rather impressed.  He exudes leadership qualities, and I am even more convinced that the lax program is in the right hands.

I'd have been happier if he'd included Ned Harkness in his list of the great Cornell coaches in whose footsteps he is following, but that's not too surprising, as DeLuca's time at Cornell coincided with the three head coaches he mentioned.

Some interesting stuff in this Inside Lacrosse fall ball update on Penn State.  The reader comments about Tambroni at the bottom of the page are especially interesting.

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/07/fallball-check-penn-state-nittany-lions

Al, I took it as DeLuca discussing the lineage that he was a part of, certainly not intending to slight Harkness.

I think that's what I wrote;-), but I'd still have been happier if he'd included Harkness.  Schafer certainly would have, and Harkness wasn't a direct part of his "lineage."  Look, I'm not holding it against him or anything, I just think the Cornell lacrosse family should never forget that the lacrosse resurrection, like the hockey resurrection, started with Ned.  Before Ned, both were striving to attain mediocrity.

[billhoward]

Ned Harkness has been gone a long time. Yes, it would have been politic to have invoked the great one's name. Even smart thinkers sometimes forget one or two points when they're on camera and you're not doing multiple takes. If you mention too many names, you start sounding like a Nascar driver: "The Taco Bell Verizon Wireless Home Depot Preparation-H US Army Goodies Headache Powder Dodge Charger was running good until we got too much push from the tahrs up in turn four but praise the Lord he was with us today and we didn't hit the wall all the hard and plus the Team Penske Racing crew built us a right safe car."

[dag14]

DeLuca actually responded to the question he was asked by his interviewer and the context was the fact that he had been recruited by Moran, played for Petro and Tambroni and then coached with Tambroni -- what was it like to be the next in line in that tradition?  As a Cornell lacrosse player and coach, I am sure that Ben DeLuca is well aware of the role that Ned Harkness played in the history of the program.

[Al DeFlorio]

DeLuca actually responded to the question he was asked by his interviewer and the context was the fact that he had been recruited by Moran, played for Petro and Tambroni and then coached with Tambroni -- what was it like to be the next in line in that tradition?  As a Cornell lacrosse player and coach, I am sure that Ben DeLuca is well aware of the role that Ned Harkness played in the history of the program.

Look, you're making more of this than I ever intended.  The interview did not start with a question.  The interviewer began by saying:  "Richie Moran, Dave Pietramala, and Jeff Tambroni, those are tough acts to follow."  DeLuca then went on to talk about being recruited by Moran, playing for Pietramala, etc.  All I'm saying is that I'd have been happier if Ben had said "and don't forget Ned Harkness in your list of 'tough acts.'  With that, I give up.

[Al DeFlorio]

Princeton's hot-shot freshman (now sophomore) middie, Mike Chanenchuk, fractured his collarbone in this weekend's fall-ball scrimmages.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Speaking of hot-shot Princeton freshman middies, look out for Tom Schreiber from St. Anthony's. With his talent and Chris Bates' offensive philosophies, that young man might be set up to have a freshman year like no Ivy midfielder we've ever seen. Barring injuries, I wouldn't be surprised to see him get more than 60 points.

[Al DeFlorio]

Cornell "fall ball check-in" at Inside Lacrosse: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/22/fallball-check-cornell-big-red

"Happy" to see this quote from Coach DeLuca:

"When you talk about being the head coach of Cornell, it's unbelievable when you consider Ned Harkness to Richie Moran to Dave Pietramala and Jeff Tambroni," DeLuca said. Those are Hall of Fame-caliber coaches. It's very humbling to be mentioned in the same breath as those men."::banana::

[scoop85]

Cornell "fall ball check-in" at Inside Lacrosse: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/22/fallball-check-cornell-big-red

"Happy" to see this quote from Coach DeLuca:

"When you talk about being the head coach of Cornell, it's unbelievable when you consider Ned Harkness to Richie Moran to Dave Pietramala and Jeff Tambroni," DeLuca said. Those are Hall of Fame-caliber coaches. It's very humbling to be mentioned in the same breath as those men."::banana::

I was going to post the link with a shout-out to Al about the Harkness reference -- but you beat me to it :-D

[billhoward]

Interesting item from the article about goaltending changes:

>>> In net, junior Brian O'Donnell (Philadelphia, PA) has catapulted himself from a walk-on last season to the second string keeper this fall. Coaches have called O'Donnell one of the "unsung heroes" of the team for his work ethic and commitment. After then-freshman AJ Fiore (Ithaca, NY) narrowly beat out then-junior Mat Martinez for the starting nod last spring, Martinez has since left the team, leaving O'Donnell to be Fiore's first backup.

[Al DeFlorio]

Quint's very preseason rankings, and other musings:  http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/10/22/quint-kessenichs-five-things-learned-during-fallball

[ithacat]

Didn't think this deserved a separate thread, but here's a couple of names for 2012.

Inside Lacrosse No. 40 Young Gun Junior Henry West, Midfield, Darien (Conn.) verbally committed to Cornell. West, who played with both Laxachusetts and the Connecticut Chargers, scored 30 goals and 24 assists last spring. He also considered Johns Hopkins, Maryland and Penn State.

Inside Lacrosse No. 48 Young Gun Junior Johnny Edmonds, Attack/Midfield, Ward Melville (N.Y.) verbally committed to Cornell

http://insidelacrosse.com/Recruiting/