Lacrosse 2012-2013

[Cornell95]

I am willing to give AJ a few games (particularly if we keep winning)
There has certainly been an issue in the past with him picking up the ball on shots from 15+ feet out
That said, it is my understanding that The Dome is challenging for goalies

I think after the next two games in more regular conditions, we will know a lot more about how he has improved at handling outside shooters and whether he has the leadership skills to direct his defense (might as well throw in a mention of clearing the ball too, elite goalies are supposed to be an asset there right?)

KDM3

[Jim Hyla]

Pannell named Ivy POTW.

[David Harding]

Just noticed from the Laxpower recap that we had an 8-goal victory and Fiore made 7 saves.  In other words, we would have won this game without even playing a goalie - perhaps we'd have done even better if we'd just dressed an extra defender...  ::help::

Women's hockey had a game like that last week.

[TimV]

it is my understanding that The Dome is challenging for goalies

The Dome was challenging to goalies because the end zone seats were silver aluminum and that caused some difficulty in discriminating where the ball was until the movement could be tracked coming out of the stick, which might take a fraction of a second.  Now, however, those end zone seats appear to have orange padding on them, so that problem seems to be cured.

The other reason The Dome was challenging to goalies was they were being shot at by the likes of the Gaits, the Powells, John Zulberti etc. etc.  That problem also has been cured.

[Josh '99]

The other reason The Dome was challenging to goalies was they were being shot at by the likes of the Gaits, the Powells, John Zulberti etc. etc.  That problem also has been cured.

*snicker*

[billhoward]

Pannell named Ivy POTW.

The week's least surprising news. Still, nice.

A couple more games like this and you start to wonder where the 2013 attack ranks all-time at Cornell after the 1976 attack:
AA 1st team - French (1976 player of the year). So good he was player of the year before there was a Tewaaraton Trophy,
AA 1st team - McEneaney (your #10 on the practice scoreboard (RIP), and player of the year in 1977 as well as attackman of the year 1975 -- think a scrawny Rob Pannell with flaming red hair
AA 2nd team - Jon Levine
AA 1st team - middie Bill Marino
AA HM -- three more HM middies.
The only player at their level in the rest of D1 was Maryland's incredible middie Frank Urso. Having the best goalie in the country (Dan Mackesy) made life a little easier for the Cornell attack. Gad, they were good.

First, let's get a couple games in the W column. Today's Binghamton game, the only challenge (theoretically) should be video feed staying up and wondering why there's no fans at all (Crescent, opposite the camera(s?), is closed because of all the snow, with only the West Stands open http://cornellbigred.com/news/2013/2/25/MLAX_0225130154.aspx). It is currently a balmy 39 degrees in Ithaca. Colgate will be a decent match Saturday. Then at-Virginia March 9 will be a huge test.

[Al DeFlorio]

Looks like there's a CBS Sports webcast of next Saturday's lax game at Virginia.  $6.95 for a month, but it's one of those deals where they will automatically renew the subscription on a monthly basis unless you specifically tell them to cancel your subscription.::pissed::

http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-lacros/sched/va-m-lacros-sched.html

[Swampy]

#3 this week in Nike Poll

[Al DeFlorio]

#3 this week in Nike Poll

USILA, too

[Al DeFlorio]

Knishes appears to want $12.95 for a monthly subscription to watch tomorrow's lax game: https://www.nmnathletics.com/PremiumVideo.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500

Again, subscription automatically renews unless you cancel.

[TimV]

Save your dough (knishes...dough...crack myself up) and buy the UVa game instead.

[billhoward]

Knishes appears to want $12.95 for a monthly subscription to watch tomorrow's lax game: https://www.nmnathletics.com/PremiumVideo.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500  Again, subscription automatically renews unless you cancel.

Took a moment to decipher, Kah-nishes. Got it.

[Al DeFlorio]

Cornell scores the last 10 to pull away 18-7 over Canisius in what was a tight game for nearly three quarters.  If livestats is correct, Pannell goes 4 and 4.

[dag14]

The Red were pretty sloppy through 3 quarters and AJ was not seeing the ball.  Way too many sloppy passes and other unforced errors.  Canisius played well, except for some dumb penalties.  Much like our hockey team this season.

[css228]

The Red were pretty sloppy through 3 quarters and AJ was not seeing the ball.  Way too many sloppy passes and other unforced errors.  Canisius played well, except for some dumb penalties.  Much like our hockey team this season.

Except for the part about playing well, that does sound like our hockey team.