Cornell lacrosse 2017

[upprdeck]

this team is not that far way from competing right now. That being said you cant lost 20 faceoffs in a row. If Teat gets bigger so he can create under pressure he will be really good

[scoop85]

this team is not that far way from competing right now. That being said you cant lost 20 faceoffs in a row. If Teat gets bigger so he can create under pressure he will be really good

Agreed. Lots of hand-wringing on the Laxpower thread, and I don't know if Kerwick is the "guy" who can return the team to national prominence.  But I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, and I think next season will be a better read on his coaching and leadership ability, as most of our top players will be sophomores and juniors.  In my mind we should be at minimum 4-2 in the Ivy League and reach the Ivy League tournament final. Anything less and I think the Kerwick critics may be vindicated.

[underskill]

it's not like Cornell is going to pay top dollar for a couch anyways, so best to let Kerwick get a couple full recruiting classes in, then see where things are at w/the program.  Worse comes to worse a new coach takes over a team loaded with upperclassmen in a couple years.

[billhoward]

... I'm willing to give [Kerwick] the benefit of the doubt, and I think next season will be a better read on his coaching and leadership ability, as most of our top players will be sophomores and juniors.  In my mind we should be at minimum 4-2 in the Ivy League and reach the Ivy League tournament final. Anything less and I think the Kerwick critics may be vindicated.

These are not bold steps for Cornell lacrosse.

Cornell had the #1 recruit incoming. Princeton may have the #1 freshman in Michael Sowers (#10 on the recruits list), 33-37--70 points in 13 games. Not that Jeff Teat is doing badly at 28-32--60 in 12. (Rob Pannell had 65.)

[nshapiro]

Is there some reason that Cornell only plays 13 games, but Princeton and Brown play 14?

[CU77]

The number of non-league games depends on what the coaches prefer, and available opponents.

[billhoward]

Not a single post about the season-ending game with Princeton. That says words.

Jeff Teat is going to finish with about 65 points, what Rob Pannell had freshman year when he got to play four NCAA tournament games. Pannell was first-team All-Ivy, third-team All-America. Interesting to see how Teat fares.

[billhoward]

The 50 pre-season players on the Tewaaraton watch list was cut to 25 Friday. Three Ivy attackmen on the list but not Teat. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/tewaaraton-award-presented-by-under-armour-presents-25-men-s-finalists/49278

Nick Aponte, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Jr., Face-off
Jack Bruckner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Josh Byrne, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - Sr., Attack
Jack Concannon, Hofstra - Jr., Goalie
Zach Currier, Princeton - Sr., Midfield
Connor Fields, Albany - Jr., Attack
Nick Fields, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Defense
Jake Froccaro, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Justin Guterding, Duke - Jr., Attack
Colin Heacock, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Nick Mariano, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Dylan Molloy, Brown - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Benny Pugh, Richmond - Sr., Goalie
Matt Rambo, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Ben Reeves, Yale - Jr., Attack
Sergio Salcido, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
John Sexton, Notre Dame - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Michael Sowers, Princeton - Fr., Attack
Patrick Spencer, Loyola - Soph., Attack
Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Midfield
Zed Williams, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Jake Withers, Ohio State - Sr., Face-off

[Johnny 5]

Not a single post about the season-ending game with Princeton. That says words.

I figured that folks would get tired of my pissing and moaning about the faceoff situation.

::deadhorse::

P.S. But, have I mentioned lately how much I can't stand Syracuse (add the name of any sport)?

::flipa::

[Swampy]

it's not like Cornell is going to pay top dollar for a couch anyways, so best to let Kerwick get a couple full recruiting classes in, then see where things are at w/the program.  Worse comes to worse a new coach takes over a team loaded with upperclassmen in a couple years.

AN is not giving us any other choice. But a few things that can be fixed with good coaching are still broken.
[list=1]

• Faceoffs: OK, I get it. Our stud FOGO had a falling out with the coaches, so he left the team; now it's undermanned at this crucial position. But if you know you have a 70% chance of losing the faceoff, why do you allow your two wings to line up at the midfield stripe? Shouldn't one, or even sometimes both, line up at the defensive end of the side stripe?
• Unforced turnovers: it's amazing how amateurish the passing can be. If I were coach, 50% of practice would be spent on throwing and catching until the team cuts the UFTO's to an elite level. Rather than wait for the ball, players have to run to it to catch it. You don't throw the ball the length of the field when there's no good reason to do so. You don't throw the ball way above the receiver's head, as if you're a NFL quarterback throwing to a tight end.

[upprdeck]

Teat with 8 pts at the half.. could be a monster game

[billhoward]

Cornell leads by 6 in the third, holds on to win 18-17.

Jeff Teat with 12 points 5G 7A, best day of the season, 72 points on the year. Pannell had 65 as freshman. Princeton's stud freshman Michael Sowers was 4-3-7.

Sophomore Jake McCulloch took 9 shots: 2 went wide, 1 was saved, 6 went in. He had the first goal and the GWG with 2:24 to play.

Cornell got possession with about 2 minutes to play and the one-goal lead but didn't take a serious shot at the goal as the shot clock wound down. Princeton set up for a final shot. Jack Pulver of Cornell was flagged with about 10 seconds to play but a loose ball scrum developed and the play didn't stop until 2.3 seconds to play. On the restart, Yale got off one decent shot that Christian Knight saved.

No matter what the game stats say, it *seemed* like a bad day for Cornell on faceoffs and ground balls especially critical ground balls (read: the GBs we lost).

Stats:

GBs Princeton 40-33
FOs, Cornell 20x38 (that's what box score says).
TOs, Princeton 12, Cornell 9.
Saves, 10 for each.

Box score: http://www.cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mlax&id=22825

So Cornell ends 5-8 and would have been in the Ivy tournament had it not lost to Penn by 1 at midseason. Or actually gotten one more win from any other Ivy team, such as Brown last week.


Harvard beats Yale 9-8 so Princeton loses a chance for another Ivy title (tie with Yale).


Yale and Princeton were ranked 11 and 13 going in to this weekend. With losses by both, it looks more and more like only the tournament winner is going on.

Damn! Michael Sowers is the real deal as well. He's at 77 points on the year and should hit 80 with at least one more game (Friday's Ivy tournament).

[CU77]

Another disappointing season, but it ends on a high note.

[Johnny 5]

Another disappointing season, but it ends on a high note.

"My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over!" ~ G. R. Ford

::thud::

[upprdeck]

The team that finished the year doesnt lose to Penn and Hobart. it started moving in the right direction , now can it take another step next year.