Cornell Men's Lacrosse 2015

[Johnny 5]

2 games in a row with a 2nd half collapse on offense.

The team works hard on their Overtime defense and all you can do is criticize.

Not to mention that the reliever Penn goalie was hotter than a CME.
Fortunately ours was back on his game, too.
But, it's almost (but, not quite, thank God) starting to feel like hockey.

Now, let's see a big game by Duke today!

::banana::

[scoop85]

2 games in a row with a 2nd half collapse on offense.

The team works hard on their Overtime defense and all you can do is criticize.

Not to mention that the reliever Penn goalie was hotter than a CME.
Fortunately ours was back on his game, too.
But, it's almost (but, not quite, thank God) starting to feel like hockey.

Now, let's see a big game by Duke today!

::banana::

SU pounding Duke 9-1 early in the 2nd. No love for the Orange, but them winning helps our RPI

[margolism]

I'd rather have our 14-6 loss to Syracuse, in our first game with limited practice, than Duke's 19-7 loss.

Makes our initial loss feel a little better in that context.

[Johnny 5]

I'd rather have our 14-6 loss to Syracuse, in our first game with limited practice, than Duke's 19-7 loss.

Makes our initial loss feel a little better in that context.

It's like rooting for the lesser of two weevils.
But, Ben DeLuca looks healthy!!

::whistle::

[billhoward]

Cornell remains 7th in media poll. Cornell has now played three of the top ten: 1 Syracuse L, 8 Virginia L, 9 Albany W (freezing game in Dallas), ends season at #16 Brown 4/18, hosting #10 Princeton 4/25. Cornell and Princeton both 2-0 Ivy, both have Yale in the rear-view mirror, Cornell yet to play 1-0 Brown and Dartmouth. Harvard-Yale-Penn all 0-2 though Yale is 5-0 outside the Ivies.

Big game Saturday #1 Syracuse at #2 Notre Dame.

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Rank    School  W-L     Vote Firsts     Last    Last Game / Next Game
1 Syracuse (7-0) 500 (25) 1 W vs #6 Duke 19-7 @ #2 Notre Dame
2 Notre Dame (5-1)471 (0)        3 W vs #15 Ohio State 9-0 vs #1 Syracuse
3 Maryland (6-1) 448 (0)        5 W @ #4 North Carolina 10-8 @ Robert Morris, vs Michigan
4 North Carolina (9-1) 428 (0) 2 W vs Harvard 15-10, L vs #3 Maryland 8-10 vs #6 Duke
5 Denver (6-2) 385 (0)        6 W @ Lehigh 10-4, W vs Penn State 10-8 vs #14 Georgetown
6 Duke (7-2) 371 (0)        4 L @ #1 Syracuse 7-19 @ #4 North Carolina
[b][color=#FF0000]7 Cornell (6-2) 349 (0)        7 W vs Colgate 10-9, W vs Penn 10-9 vs Dartmouth[/color][/b]
8 Virginia (6-2) 338 (0)        8 W @ #20 Johns Hopkins 16-15 @ VMI, vs Richmond
9 Albany (5-1) 292 (0)        11 W @ Canisius 26-6, W vs Hartford 24-6 @ Harvard, vs UMass Lowell
10 Princeton (6-1) 276 (0)        13 W @ Rutgers 12-11, W vs #11 Yale 11-10 vs #13 Brown
11 Yale (5-2) 230 (0)        9 L @ #10 Princeton 10-11 @ Penn
12 Marquette (7-1) 211 (0)        9 L @ #14 Georgetown 9-10 @ Villanova
13 Brown (6-1) 198 (0)        12 L vs Bucknell 9-10, W vs Manhattan 22-9 vs Marist, @ #10 Princeton
14 Georgetown (6-3) 182 (0) - W @ #16 Loyola 13-12, W vs #12 Marquette 10-9 @ #5 Denver
15 Ohio State (7-3) 116 (0) 15 W @ #18 Towson 7-6, L @ #2 Notre Dame 0-9 @ Penn State
16 Loyola (5-4) 115 (0)        14 L vs #14 Georgetown 12-13, W @ Lafayette 19-10 vs Colgate
17 Army (6-3) 113 (0)        19 W @ Lehigh 7-5 @ Bucknell
18 Towson (6-3) 58 (0)        18 L vs #15 Ohio State 6-7, W @ Binghamton 9-8 vs UMass
19 Boston University (6-2) 45 (0) - W vs Bucknell 11-9 @ Navy
20 Johns Hopkins (3-5) 37 (0) 20 L vs #8 Virginia 15-16 vs Rutgers

Source: http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/cascade-maverik-media-poll-top-5-shake-ups/31386  USILA coaches' poll yet to release.

[edit add] USILA poll http://www.usila.org/polls.html has Cornell and Virginia again tied for 7th. Pretty much the same the rest of the way above and below. Below Cornell/Virginia on USILA 9-12 are Princeton, Albany, Yale, Brown.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

How the hell does Duke not fall further with that rout at Syracuse?

[Trotsky]

How the hell does Duke not fall further with that rout at Syracuse?

I'm sure UVa is wondering how we stayed ahead of them with our two "really-tried-hard-to-lose-but-failed" games this week.

[billhoward]

How the hell does Duke not fall further with that rout at Syracuse?

No. 15 (last week) TOSU loses 9-0 Notre Dame, suggesting Big Red hockey-like offensive-punch issues, and is ranked at ... No. 15.

[upprdeck]

ND - SU this week should be interesting to watch.. SU dominate Duke for half the game.  the 2nd half Duke was the better team but the goalie made every save it seemed.

[RichH]

How the hell does Duke not fall further with that rout at Syracuse?

No. 15 (last week) TOSU loses 9-0 Notre Dame, suggesting Big Red hockey-like offensive-punch issues, and is ranked at ... No. 15.

At least they have a winning record, unlike a certain school still garnering votes.

[semsox]

How the hell does Duke not fall further with that rout at Syracuse?

No. 15 (last week) TOSU loses 9-0 Notre Dame, suggesting Big Red hockey-like offensive-punch issues, and is ranked at ... No. 15.

At least they have a winning record, unlike a certain school still garnering votes.

Fixed

[billhoward]

USILA poll 4/7 after 10-9 loss at Harvard, Cornell falls from 8 to 10. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/polls/usila  Top 7 are unchanged: Notre Dame, Syracuse, Maryland, NC, Denver, Virginia, Duke. We have beaten 8 Albany and 9 Yale. Brown dropped from 10 to 12 (lost to Penn), Princeton from 12 to 14 (lost to Stony Brook).

Media poll Cornell falls 6 to 10. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/polls/DI

[RichH]

I agree. Doubling up a 2-8 team isn't worth much discussion.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2015/4/7/MLAX_0407155719.aspx

Buczek is 1 point shy of Seibald for career points by a Middie.

[Roy 82]

I agree. Doubling up a 2-8 team isn't worth much discussion.

It's the off season (hockey) and therefore time to get into pointless arguments/discussions:
 "Doubling Up" is a rare and impressive feat for basketball. Earns the term.
It's pretty much meaningless for ice hockey, baseball and football.
Somewhere in the middle for lax but somehow seems to imply an overwhelming drubbing which isn't always the case.

Discuss (or not).

[upprdeck]

but its hard to read anything into a game you end up playing the 3rd goalie and other backups who hardly see the field