Cornell lacrosse 2014

[Josh '99]

Now that everyone else has lost, Cornell has to move up. Question is, if Cornell loses an RS game, how far does it fall and how quickly do critics say "This would happen once Cornell met some really stiff competition"? Interesting that what is perhaps the least heralded team of the past 5 years is doing so well on the field and in the rankings. Syracuse game April 8 will be huge; it is at Schoellkopf.

Syracuse also has taken some shellackings from the top teams they've played (lost to Maryland by 8, to Virginia by 5, and most recently to Duke by 14), while their two impressive wins have been squeakers (over Albany in OT, over Hopkins by 2).  A loss to a team that's been on the receiving end of blowouts from the cream of the ACC would certainly give southern-biased voters ample justification to conclude that we're not "for real".

[KeithK]

Now that everyone else has lost, Cornell has to move up. Question is, if Cornell loses an RS game, how far does it fall and how quickly do critics say "This would happen once Cornell met some really stiff competition"?

How about we just don't lose?

(I didn't make my traditional "eight game win streak" comment at the start of hockey playoffs this year, so why no deploy it here?)

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Final from Hanover:  19-4 good guys.  The back-ups played the entire 4th quarter.

[margolism]

Margin of victory comparable to last year.  (Scored two fewer goals, gave up one less goal, and on the road vs. at home.)  

I think every Cornell player saw action, including all four goalies.

Interesting to note that in Q4, with all the subs in, scoring continued at the same pace.

Cornell has scored at least 15 in their last three games.

Seems like every year, Cornell has one game where they give up four goals or less.  This was the game for 2014.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Interesting day in Ivy Lax.  Penn beats Yale and Brown beats Princeton.

Whoda thunk at this point Cornell and Sucks would be the only ones without a loss in the Ivies?

[Al DeFlorio]

Interesting day in Ivy Lax.  Penn beats Yale and Brown beats Princeton.

Whoda thunk at this point Cornell and Sucks would be the only ones without a loss in the Ivies?

Makes for a big game on Saturday.

Dartmouth scored one even-strength goal, and that went straight up in the air after Knight stopped it, came down behind him, and rolled over the goal line.  Defense was stifling, but penalty-prone.

[ugarte]

Maryland beats Virginia 9-6. Boo.

[Josh '99]

Elsewhere, #1 Loyola won a close game over Colgate, 10-8; Cornell's 15-10 win over Colgate earlier in the year doesn't look so bad in that light.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Interesting day in Ivy Lax.  Penn beats Yale and Brown beats Princeton.

Whoda thunk at this point Cornell and Sucks would be the only ones without a loss in the Ivies?

Makes for a big game on Saturday.

Dartmouth scored one even-strength goal, and that went straight up in the air after Knight stopped it, came down behind him, and rolled over the goal line.  Defense was stifling, but penalty-prone.

I listened to a little of the game on HCU.  Their impression was they were calling far too many penalties in general.

[jeff '84]

Elsewhere, #1 Loyola won a close game over Colgate, 10-8; Cornell's 15-10 win over Colgate earlier in the year doesn't look so bad in that light.

Still #2 in the polls, and #1 with Clint.

1. Cornell (9-0)
Interim coach Matt Kerwick is my current favorite to win national coach of the year honors. The Big Red have rallied in the face of fall adversity — a galvanized gang that is wracking up big point totals every week. This group of young men and their leaders deserve a lot of credit for taking a bad situation and transforming it into something special. That's why team sports are so vital for growth and development.
Saturday, they steamrolled Dartmouth as expected. Dan Lintner (35G) can't miss, and Connor Buczek is a beast, I remember watching him play football at St X in Cincy, and shaking my head, "This monster is a lacrosse player?" Yes sir. Ivy POY and more perhaps.
Harvard is next with SU looming on April 8.

[RichH]

10 years later, George Boiardi's legacy carries on

[Al DeFlorio]

Link posted on laxpower to a good article on Dartmouth game:  http://www.vnews.com/home/11362615-95/undefeated-cornell-steamrolls-dartmouth-lacrosse

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Inside Lax picks us as the #1 seed in the tournament in the first Bracketology.

Yet another kiss of death.

[billhoward]

In addition to our being #1 in Bracketology, Connor Buczek is #2 in the POTY watch behind only Albany junior Lyle Thompson. Princeton's Thos Schreiber is #4 on the list for the Tigers who are 4-4. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/news/2014/04/02/di-player-year-watch-april-2

[Al DeFlorio]

Loyola sneaks past #54 Navy 7-6 in double OT after two Navy shots hit post in first OT.