Cornell lacrosse 2018

[Al DeFlorio]

https://www.collegecrosse.com/2018/4/2/17184990/arestia-development-cornell-offense-is-en-fuego-lacrosse-bucknell

[upprdeck]

they struggle against inverts and we dont really rely on 1 single guy to score even with teat getting so many assists.

[RichH]

Love to see Cornell extend the school record three straight 20-goal games to four when Harvard comes to Schoellkopf Saturday.

This is interesting when looking back on the Tambroni era where it seemed like crossing the 20-goal barrier was a no-no. Once the team reached 19 in blowouts, the dogs were really called off and running out the clock was the activity. Whether it was for sportsmanship reasons or whatever, I think it's just fine the team is allowed to run scoring plays up in that range now.

[billhoward]

Love to see Cornell extend the school record three straight 20-goal games to four when Harvard comes to Schoellkopf Saturday.

This is interesting when looking back on the Tambroni era where it seemed like crossing the 20-goal barrier was a no-no. Once the team reached 19 in blowouts, the dogs were really called off and running out the clock was the activity. Whether it was for sportsmanship reasons or whatever, I think it's just fine the team is allowed to run scoring plays up in that range now.

There will be a year when Harvard will be better than Cornell and decide to lay on a drubbing in retaliation. But we got to the high teens pretty quick. Teat was gone, I thought, midway through the third. We played goalies 2, 3 and 4 (2 being Bullen with #1 Knight hurt). The only thing Cornell could done was take the foot off the pedal sooner but then our shooting percentage was > 80% so anything on net was in. And now that we have three 20-goal games in a row, I can't think of a better team to lay 20 on than Harvard. We aren't getting 20 against Syracuse unless both sides play run, gun and no defense. Kessenich shamed, perhaps, the voters in the coach and media polls into thinking a little harder about Cornell. Thge media voters woke up finally to place Cornell 10th.

[djk26]

Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth.  What are "step downs" in lacrosse?  It has something to do with "sliding"?  (another term I do not fully understand)

[CU2007]

Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth.  What are "step downs" in lacrosse?  It has something to do with "sliding"?  (another term I do not fully understand)

Middies up top stepping in towards the cage and firing away - given the amount of attention the defense is paying to Teat down low

[Swampy]

Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth.  What are "step downs" in lacrosse?  It has something to do with "sliding"?  (another term I do not fully understand)

What he said about step down shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDr-NUvfQfY

Sliding is about defenders picking up an opposing player when (a) another defender is beaten or (b) there's some other reason for unmarked attacking players being in the defensive zone of the sliding team (e.g., on a fast break, which will typically bring unguarded players into the other team's defensive zone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHfafn7bCHQ

[djk26]

Thank you.  "up top" is away from the cage, and "down low" is near the cage?

[Al DeFlorio]

A very premature bracketology slots Cornell at an 8-seed:

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/men/bracketology-first-edition-albanys-case-for-the-no-1-overall-seed

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth.  What are "step downs" in lacrosse?  It has something to do with "sliding"?  (another term I do not fully understand)

From what I can tell it means taking a step (or 2) towards the target as you shoot the ball.  It means you have plenty of time to get set up, and face the target, as well as get more heat on the shot.  It's as opposed to moving side to side to get around a defender to take your shot.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Thank you.  "up top" is away from the cage, and "down low" is near the cage?

yes.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

A very premature bracketology slots Cornell at an 8-seed:

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/men/bracketology-first-edition-albanys-case-for-the-no-1-overall-seed

That bracket is nuts.  1) Penn gets in on SOS, even though they aren't winning the games.  2) Why do we get Duke, for God's sake?  Shouldn't they go to Annapolis?

[Swampy]

Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth.  What are "step downs" in lacrosse?  It has something to do with "sliding"?  (another term I do not fully understand)

From what I can tell it means taking a step (or 2) towards the target as you shoot the ball.  It means you have plenty of time to get set up, and face the target, as well as get more heat on the shot.  It's as opposed to moving side to side to get around a defender to take your shot.

Step-down shots from midfield is the lacrosse analogue to a slap shot. While players closer to the goal might also step down, their focus will be more on beating the goalie by deception or aiming at a place that's hard to block.

[upprdeck]

this team wont know what to do if we ever see decent weather..  35 this weekend.

the SU game is at night high of 40 with rain/snow for a night game,  gonna be a tough one to sit thru

[marty]

this team wont know what to do if we ever see decent weather..  35 this weekend.

the SU game is at night high of 40 with rain/snow for a night game,  gonna be a tough one to sit thru

Well it's 15 in Minneapolis,  but who'd go there?