NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals vs UVA

phillysportsfan · May 21, 2011, 02:19:23 PM

13-9 final, really disappointing result considering the streak we were on

Rita · May 21, 2011, 02:23:42 PM

That big fat 0 in the 2nd quarter really hurt, especially when put against Virginia's 9 straight goals. Ouch.

ebilmes · May 21, 2011, 02:24:57 PM

Really thought we could have made a game of it in the 2nd half. We had so many chances to cut the lead to three, but couldn't do that until the game was practically over. Just inexcusable to give up 9 unanswered goals and go more than 22 minutes without scoring.

Towerroad · May 21, 2011, 02:57:15 PM

Well, that was disappointing but let's remember where we started. At the beginning of the season there were lots and lots of questions about this team?

1. Can Cornell survive the loss of Tambroni - Yes!
2. Can Deluca make his mark on this team? - Yes!
3. Can we play defense - Yes!
4. Can we score - Yes!
5. Can we play at the X - Mixed but we did well today.

I really like watching this team particularly when there is a loose ball.

So a very big THANK YOU SENIORS for 4 great years of Cornell Lax. You have restored Cornell to the elite of College Lax.

Remember, this was the rebuilding year!

Al DeFlorio · May 21, 2011, 03:06:02 PM

I've been hearing that Starsia is going to step down after this year. When I saw during the Bucknell game that he needed one more win to tie Emmer and two to pass him, it caused me to worry. The late UVA rally to beat Bucknell and their superb game plan and execution today, plus the announcers' comments about never having seen Starsia so emotional during a game, tell me there was a lot of additional motivation for the team--above and beyond the obvious Bratton situation.

Great season. Difficult finish. On to next year.

arugula · May 21, 2011, 03:15:26 PM

In the huddle after the game, Dom Starsia got his team to chant "Virginia (garbled garbled) Cornell." Anyone know what he was saying?

phillysportsfan · May 21, 2011, 03:24:56 PM

After looking at the replay, it sounded like Virginia run on Cornell?

Also watching this JHU Denver game, does Tierney ever stop whining? I guess they call him the Coach K of lacrosse according to the announcers for a reason. I hope JHU wins

TimV · May 21, 2011, 03:33:27 PM

So Syracuse is now relieved that they won't have to face us in the final, if they get there.

Tough way to go out. Can't see why DeLuca didn't sub out Fiore during the nine-goal run, at least temporarily. What goalie has a weak spot on the high stick side??? Some of those were defensive faults, but still, with Stanwick posted up and stalemated by Feely, he leaps upward to shoot- and those shots are rarely low or bounce shots- Fiore's gotta save those. After the midpoint of that run, seemed like the D lost confidence in their slides and just didn't play the pressuring game that they had such success with all year. Offense missed a lot of shots, but they always have. More critical today since they had less possession time.

On the positive side, we lose only 3 seniors with significant minutes. Feely on D, with good replacements already on the roster in Keith and Freshour; Lau at attack with a ton of backups- Gillum, Bremner, Austin, Taylor, and Thompson; and Dudly, backed up by Tesiriero, Restaino, and Levine. Shane O'Neil also goes. He's usually not as bad as he was today, but he's not as key as the other three either, being junior Langton's backup.

Also, loved the new gear - clean red and white - no black. And red facemasks. Haven't seen that before on any team.

Ben · May 21, 2011, 05:40:09 PM

Pretty disappointing way to end the season. Credit to UVA, they played well on offence and defence, and their goalie was stopping almost everything we threw at him. We looked decent from faceoffs, but the attack was just out of sync after the early minutes. I thought DeLuca should have pulled Fiore after the seventh or eighth goal.

An aside: the in-stadium announcers were terrible. One guy insisted on giving running statistics throughout the whole game, and the other one wouldn't shut up during stoppages, so the band kept having to wait before playing. Also, did anyone watching in TV see someone waving a Cornell flag? (I'd like to know if I've had my 3 seconds of fame.)

phillysportsfan · May 21, 2011, 05:49:47 PM

Yeah they showed the guy with the Cornell flag at least once, the replay is up on espn3.com

Al DeFlorio · May 21, 2011, 09:45:45 PM

Quote from: TimVAlso, loved the new gear - clean red and white - no black.

Agree wholeheartedly. Wish we'd drop the black trim around the numbers on football jerseys, too. The red, however, seemed a little off. More like cherry than the usual Cornell red.

TimV · May 21, 2011, 10:57:48 PM

There's a fun setting on your flat screen for that Al- look for tint. I like to make Harvard uniforms look cyan. ::nut::

Al DeFlorio · May 21, 2011, 11:00:54 PM

Quote from: TimVThere's a fun setting on your flat screen for that Al- look for tint. I like to make Harvard uniforms look cyan. ::nut::

Right. But the "new" red differs from the "old" red, and it doesn't look like Cornell.

phillysportsfan · May 22, 2011, 12:18:50 AM

Why would they change uniforms now in the 2nd round of the tournament? arent most athletes/coaches superstitious?

Greenberg '97 · May 22, 2011, 03:20:47 AM

Quote from: phillysportsfanWhy would they change uniforms now in the 2nd round of the tournament? arent most athletes/coaches superstitious?

Why would a team switch from man-to-man to zone defense in the 2nd quarter of a tournament game? That just seems... oh, never mind.