Cornell lacrosse 2019

[dag14]

3rd FO violation,  Then the coach went ballistic and someone got an unsportsmanlike conduct violation.  Not sure if it was the coach or Griff Buczek as it was hard to tell from the radio broadcast where it sounded like Griff got the penalty, not that he was just serving the penalty
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[upprdeck]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

[CU2007]

Statement win. And nice bounce back from a tough loss.

[mike1960]

Statement win. And nice bounce back from a tough loss.

Absolutely!

[Al DeFlorio]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

Penalties were the price paid for a very aggressive D that caused a zillion turnovers and probably intimidated several more.  Black unis spent a lot of time on the turf.

[scoop85]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

Penalties were the price paid for a very aggressive D that caused a zillion turnovers and probably intimidated several more.  Black unis spent a lot of time on the turf.

We're going to need to creat lots of turnovers next Saturday since we'll be fortunate to win even 10% of the draws. But today showed the formula for winning when you can't win faceoffs. And when you have as versatile an offense as we have, we should be able to compete with about anyone.

[upprdeck]

so why did rasimowicz only take draws in the 2nd half?

[billhoward]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

Penalties were the price paid for a very aggressive D that caused a zillion turnovers and probably intimidated several more.  Black unis spent a lot of time on the turf.

Here are so more stats. I believe I got them transcribed.

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                           Towson   Cornell
Faceoffs won                26        6
Forced turnovers             7       14
Unforced turnovers by opp    7        9
Failed clear by opp          2        7
Saves made                   8       10[b]
Got the ball/back           50       46[/b]

Nice that Cornell forced a lot of turnovers, and it's more disheartening to the opponent than losing N+ GBs. Add in unforced turnovers the team made, and times the opponent failed to clear, and finally Cornell gets closer on stats. Does that make us feel better? No, because if you're trying to catch up, or protect a lead, you want to win the faceoff.

[billhoward]

so why did rasimowicz only take draws in the 2nd half?

Trouble adjusting to Daylight Savings Time. Maybe he's not a mornings kind of person.

[billhoward]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

Box score says that in addition to scoring 8-0-8 (on 10 shots), Clarke Petterson was also 3-03:00 on penalties. Trying to remember: Does college lacrosse still eject a player for five personal fouls?

[woodpile]

Towson is not in the same category with Yale and Penn State.  And Towson killed itself by locking off Teat (I'm sure they saw it as the less painful option). Wonder what Shay's strategy will be. Teat was not faceguarded in the ILT championship game and he wreaked havoc on the Bulldogs.

[scoop85]

Towson is not in the same category with Yale and Penn State.  And Towson killed itself by locking off Teat (I'm sure they saw it as the less painful option). Wonder what Shay's strategy will be. Teat was not faceguarded in the ILT championship game and he wreaked havoc on the Bulldogs.

While the lock-of will reduce Teat's numbers, it won't be as effective this year because we have more weapons on offense, especially with Piatelli's emergence as a dodger and feeder. Even being locked-off Teat "only" got 4 points.

Clearly the best offense we've had since the 2013 FF team.

[TimV]

but the last last penalty cornell had the ball in offensive end and then something was called..

too many penalties, not sure which is worse to have that or no wins on the X

Box score says that in addition to scoring 8-0-8 (on 10 shots), Clarke Petterson was also 3-03:00 on penalties. Trying to remember: Does college lacrosse still eject a player for five personal fouls?

From the 2019 NCAA Rule Book

Fouling Out

SECTION 12. Any player who accumulates five minutes of personal fouls shall be
disqualified from the game. A substitute for that player may enter the game when
the disqualified player would have been permitted to re-enter had he not fouled out.
An individual who accumulates five minutes of personal fouls and/or is disqualified
is neither expelled from the competition or spectator areas, nor suspended for a
subsequent game(s).

[billhoward]

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USILA POLLS March 4 2019
Rank    School          Psts/1st WL     Last week
1 Towson        373(14) 4-0 7      Def Jacksonville 15-13, L Cornell 18-11
2 Loyola Maryland 333 4-1 1      L Duke 12-7
3 Cornell   324 (4) 3-0 3      L Penn State 19-13, def Towson 18-11
4 Yale     315 2-1 4      Def Michigan 17-11
5 Duke        297 (1) 5-1 6      Def Loyola Md 12-7
6 Penn State 296 4-1 5
7 Maryland 264 5-1 2
8 Denver        233 4-1 8
9 Ohio State 226 5-0 9
10 Notre Dame 216 2-1 12
(Records through March 3)

So what happens to the polls tomorrow? Towson made a huge jump from 7th to 1st then seems headed back down. Loyola now has 2 losses. Yale's win vs. Michigan was the first that wasn't a one-point win or loss in overtime (one of each) or regulation (vs. Penn State). First and second places will likely be vacated. Be hard for
Cornell to be #1 after a big loss to #6 Penn State. Be hard for Yale to be #1 based on only one game decided by more than one goal. Maybe give it to Duke: wins by margins of 4 to 10 goals plus one 1-goal win Denver and a 13-9 loss to #13 High Point. Rank it 1 Duke, 2 Yale, 3 Cornell, 4 Penn State? Outgoing #1 Towson got clobbered and #2 Loyola now has 2 losses. Maybe Maryland after a 14-9 win at Albany will reclaim one of the top three spots.

[semsox]

My guess for the top 5 is: Duke, Yale, Penn St., Maryland, Cornell