Cornell lacrosse 2014

[finchphil]

I wonder if Andy could lure John Tillman '91 back to Ithaca.  With Maryland going to the Big 10, I think it's a bit of a downgrade for the Terps lacrosse program.  Plus, he's a native of Corning.

[Trotsky]

I wonder if Andy could lure John Tillman '91 back to Ithaca.  With Maryland going to the Big 10, I think it's a bit of a downgrade for the Terps lacrosse program.  Plus, he's a native of Corning.

Here's an article about Tillman turning down Navy in 2011.  He may have been asking for a large salary.

[upprdeck]

we could get Donohue back in about 2 weeks for bball..

[ithacat]

Well, since you asked, both seasons have Hobart, Bingo and Canisius in common.  But last year's start included a 19-3 beatdown of Colgate who was coming off a National Quarterfinal appearance and had the prior season's winner of the Tewaaraton and Emmers awards returning.  This year's slate includes an OT win over a Michigan team that was 1-13 last year and just lost to High Point.  Last year we also didn't trail Hobart with 3 minutes to go.

Most years Colgate vs Michigan, at least in lax, would be considered a significant schedule upgrade. Currently, laxpower has Cornell's SOS at 59/67. I don't know where it was last year after four games. I imagine, however, it was higher than 59.

[margolism]

Well, Cornell is up by 4 against UVA in 4Q.  

9 different Cornell players have scored goals.

A win would be a huge morale boost and confidence builder.

[Rita]

this is not good. 3 min man-up situation for virginia. this is going to be a long 3 min.

[margolism]

Long 3 min over, lead now 5

[margolism]

Cornell ahead, no time remaining...

[margolism]

Fewest goals scored by VA this season.

[mountainred]

Very impressive performance.  I'm glad I never doubted them.  ::looking::

[ithacat]

Very impressive performance.  I'm glad I never doubted them.  ::looking::

Doubting them and pulling like hell for them are not mutually exclusive.

[billhoward]

Let's roll up into one thread: Iles is not (is) the answer, Kerwick is just a placeholder, Bill Courtney is having a bad season and something needs to be done, Schafer is losing his touch (common topic anytime we lose 2 in a row). Wonder how the Syracuse hoops site (TangerineDreams.org?) feels about Jim Boeheim's recent collapse.

[CU77]

I wonder if Andy could lure John Tillman '91 back to Ithaca.  With Maryland going to the Big 10, I think it's a bit of a downgrade for the Terps lacrosse program.  Plus, he's a native of Corning.

No chance. Established high-level coaches don't take jobs in the Ivy League where they have no scholarships to dole out. They start out in the Ivy League, do well, then leave to coach scholarship programs. Starsia, Tierney, Petro, Tambroni, and Tillman himself are all in this category. No one goes back.

Also, the Big 10 is going to be a great lacrosse conference. Already last year, OSU got a higher NCAA seed than Maryland did (and both lost to unseeded Cornell).

And, why would you want Tillman anyway? His strategy in that game was mind-bogglingly dumb, and the Red shelled the Terps.

[billhoward]

Cornell climbs 15 to 8 in Warrior / Inside Lax poll. Just behind Penn State. We drop Virginia 2 to 6. Cornell is for now the top team in the Ivies and New York State. We have 7 of the top 20 as opponents.

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USILA POLL MARCH 10 2014
RANK    SCHOOL W-L      PTS (1ST)   LAST WK
1 Maryland (5-0) 459 (22) 1
2 Loyola (5-1) 432 (1) 5
3 Johns Hop (5-0) 411 (0) 4
4 Duke (4-2) 352 (0) 3
5 North Car (4-1) 344 (0) 8
[u]6 Virginia (6-1) 338 (0) 2[/u]
7 Penn St (3-1) 328 (0) 7
[b][u][color=#FF0000]8 Cornell (5-0) 303 (0) 15[/color][/u][/b]
9 Denver (4-2) 281 (0) 12
[u]10 Syracuse (3-2) 274 (0) 9[/u]
[u]11 Penn (3-1) 233 (0) 13[/u]
12 N Dame (2-2) 228 (0) 6
13 Albany (2-2) 166 (0) 17
14 Lehigh (5-1) 142 (0) 16
15 UMass (4-1) 126 (0) 10
[u]16 Princeton (2-2) 124 (0) 14[/u]
[u]17 Yale (2-1) 114 (0) 11[/u]
[u]18 Hofstra (3-2) 47 (0) -[/u]
[u]19 Colgate (5-1) 35 (0) -[/u]
20 Bryant (3-2) 31 (0) -
Mentions: Drexel, Fairfield, [u]Brown[/u], Delaware, Rutgers, Towson, [u]Harvard[/u], Army, Saint John's

Inside Lacrosse's Quint Kessenich's personal poll sees Cornell higher:

3. Cornell (5-0)
The Big Red found themselves down 5-2 in the second quarter when Doug Tesoriero became the catalyst for a 9-0 run. 4,093 fans enjoyed the win, which propels Cornell up the charts after mediocre wins over Hobart (0-5), Binghamton (2-3), Michigan (3-4) and Canisius (2-2). Freshman goalie Christian Knight made 15 saves in his first collegiate start.
CU offense has been clicking this year, scoring 12, 14, 15, 19 and 12 goals in the five wins — the No. 4 scoring offense in the country. Interim coach Matt Kerwick has a sharp offensive mind. They are 14-25 on EMO. Scoring has been spearheaded by Matt Donovan (14, , Dan Lintner (18, 1) and Connor Buczek (12, 2). ....
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/news/2014/03/10/quints-top-20-cornell-clicking-albany-breaking-scoreboards?page=4

... Quint has Loyola at #2 (doubled UNC Sunday night) and Maryland at #1. Quint raved about Loyola's stadium and posted this poll as part of the Loyola writeup ...
What's your favorite on-campus stadium to watch a game?
 Shuart Stadium (Hofstra)
 Michie Stadium (Army)
 Koskinen Stadium (Duke)
 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium (Navy)
 Byrd Stadium (MD)
 Homewood Field (JHU)
 The RAC (Loyola)
 Klockner Stadium (UVa)
 Arlotta Stadium (ND)
 Carrier Dome (Syracuse)

... not to diss a guy who rated Cornell so highly, but howcum 7 of the 10 are southern schools? And how could Princeton's Class of 1952 field not be listed when it's right on campus (a, what, physics building is next door?) and it's ringed by everygreens. Places like Byrd Stadium at Maryland are just football fields.

[Swampy]

Nice article in today's Times about how the Thompsons have broken Syracuse's monopsony on Native American lacrosse players by choosing to go to Albany. I don't really care about or follow the race, religion, or ethnicity of Cornell's players. But does Cornell now have or has it ever had any Native American players?

One would expect this of a school whose motto is "Any person, any study" and located far above Cayuga Lake.