Cornell lacrosse 2017

[scoop85]

7-6 Brown at the half -- without us winning a single faceoff.  I've never seen anything like that.

[upprdeck]

even worse the few TOs they have committed have just been on awful passes otherwise they might be leading..

[scoop85]

even worse the few TOs they have committed have just been on awful passes otherwise they might be leading..

True, but overall I have no real quibble with our offense is playing.  We're pretty efficient considering how few touches we've gotten in the offensive end. And given how much defense we're playing, I think we've done decently on that end.

[upprdeck]

they have to win now to get in to the tourney,  still as solid shot today. any kind of faceoff game and they win this game

[scoop85]

they have to win now to get in to the tourney,  still as solid shot today. any kind of faceoff game and they win this game

Now 10-7 game mid-3Q.  We're starting to turnover the ball and Brown is capitalizing.

[Johnny 5]

2 in a row by Teat.
This kid is earning his keep.


::banana::

[scoop85]

We're actually winning some faceoffs now but the Brown goalie has gotten hot.  However we're within 2 goals at 12-10 with 7:44 left

[dag14]

12-10 with 7:30 to go.  Decent shots but unlucky bounces as well as unforced TOs

[scoop85]

13-10 final.  We actually won a number of faceoffs, but Brown's goalie got hot just when we began peppering him with shots.  Knight played well too. We also had too many turnovers. Disappointing result, but we're heading in the right direction. Now we have no chance for Ivy tournament; the Penn loss ultimately killed us.

Despite it all, the outlook heading into next season seems bright. It will be interesting to see if Knight comes back, as he missed last season with an injury and could likely petition the league for a medical redshirt season if he for any reason isn't graduating this year.

[Johnny 5]

If Cornell is shut out at the X for the entire game do they set a record??

::bang::

It's certainly trending that way

Seriously, what's the solution? Maybe have an open tryout for the entire male student body? ::panic::

Maybe include women??

::thud::

[scoop85]

If Cornell is shut out at the X for the entire game do they set a record??

::bang::

It's certainly trending that way

Seriously, what's the solution? Maybe have an open tryout for the entire male student body? ::panic::

Maybe include women??

Well the women's lax team choked away an 11-9 lead in last 2:40 to lose to Princeton 12-11 in OT; game-tying goal was scored with 2.9 seconds left.  So, there's that.




::thud::

[Johnny 5]

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[CU2007]

Can someone in the know tell me how the recruiting looks for next year and on down the line? Is there reason to be optimistic Cornell can be a top flight team again in the next few years?

Thanks

[CU77]

Recruiting is not the problem, the problem is coaching the recruits into an effective team.

[scoop85]

Can someone in the know tell me how the recruiting looks for next year and on down the line? Is there reason to be optimistic Cornell can be a top flight team again in the next few years?

Thanks

Since you asked:

The next two classes look quite good, and I think next year's incoming class is especially strong. The four most acclaimed guys are midfielder Matt Licciardi from Long Island, defenseman Andrew Fowler from the D.C. area, attackman Billy Coyle from Philly, and midfielder Jonathan Donville from Ontario who is playing this year for Deerfield Academy. Licciardi is a do-it-all kid who's small but has great skills and smarts.  I've seen him play twice and he's quite impressive.  Donville is the younger brother of former Cornell goalie Brennan Donville, and he played on the Canadian U-19 team wth current Cornellians Buhlen, Teat and Petterson.  There are a number of other well-regarded players in the class, including middie Harrison Bardwell, attachmen John Pocatelli and Joe Wolf, and defenseman Dominic Doria, who was formerly a Navy commit.

In the 2018 class the top-ranked guy (and of course the "rankings" are just some guy's opinions) is Jake Stevens, a Canadian midfielder who plays for prep powerhouse Culver Military Academy. Some other interesting players in that class include Nico Ragaini, a midfielder from Connecticut who's also a standout football player, goalie Chase Ierlan from NY powerhouse Victor, and Max Fields, a defenseman from Massachusetts.