ECAC QF Game 3: Cornell 4 Union 2

[JasonN95]

yesssssss

up to 12 in the pairwise, so, on the right side of the bubble

Union was at 16 I believe before the game. I wonder if they had won if they would have leaped past Cornell. That would have been rough.

[Dafatone]

yesssssss

up to 12 in the pairwise, so, on the right side of the bubble

Union was at 16 I believe before the game. I wonder if they had won if they would have leaped past Cornell. That would have been rough.

My guess is yes, though it would have been very close.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

yesssssss

up to 12 in the pairwise, so, on the right side of the bubble

Union was at 16 I believe before the game. I wonder if they had won if they would have leaped past Cornell. That would have been rough.

My guess is yes, though it would have been very close.

Also scary was that Penn State upset Ohio State, so there's one less at-large slot available.

[Trotsky]

Congrats to andyw2100 for starting two successful game threads!

I officially retire.

To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.

[Dutchman]

Congrats on a great series. You deserved all the wins. The better team is moving on. Good luck going forward and especially the NCAA's.

[BMac]

Andyw why don't you go ahead and make the game thread for the SF now, hmm?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Andyw why don't you go ahead and make the game thread for the SF now, hmm?

+1

[Scersk '97]

I would agree, but your boys put up a hell of a fight. Thanks, Dutchman.

[Dafatone]

yesssssss

up to 12 in the pairwise, so, on the right side of the bubble

Union was at 16 I believe before the game. I wonder if they had won if they would have leaped past Cornell. That would have been rough.

My guess is yes, though it would have been very close.

Also scary was that Penn State upset Ohio State, so there's one less at-large slot available.

The Big10 Final is Penn State vs Notre Dame. ND is 15 and PSU is 16. They're very close, so the winner of that conference will be 15+. If we lose to Brown, the winner might pass us. Would have been nice for Ohio State to win it.

BC and Providence are currently tied in the 3rd. It'd be really nice for Providence to lose (and then for either Northeastern or UMass to win that conference).

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

yesssssss

up to 12 in the pairwise, so, on the right side of the bubble

Union was at 16 I believe before the game. I wonder if they had won if they would have leaped past Cornell. That would have been rough.

My guess is yes, though it would have been very close.

Also scary was that Penn State upset Ohio State, so there's one less at-large slot available.

The Big10 Final is Penn State vs Notre Dame. ND is 15 and PSU is 16. They're very close, so the winner of that conference will be 15+. If we lose to Brown, the winner might pass us. Would have been nice for Ohio State to win it.

BC and Providence are currently tied in the 3rd. It'd be really nice for Providence to lose (and then for either Northeastern or UMass to win that conference).

I'm rooting for Notre Dame.  Better chance of us ending up in Allentown.

And BC now leading PC 2-1 with 7 minutes left.

Edit:  And down goes Providence!  Literally.  They drop to 14.

And we're up to 11!

[upprdeck]

the big question is what it takes to stay above 15..

nd/psu one will lose
wmu should lose
Bowling green should lose

prov done playing
lowell done
union done
n dak done
minn done

if we beat brown we should be solid
if we lose  can 2 of those teams catch us without winning too

[TimV]

Congrats on a great series. You deserved all the wins. The better team is moving on. Good luck going forward and especially the NCAA's.

...unless Cornell can bring their refs from Ithaca.

Fuggin' hypocrite...::moon::

[BigRedHockeyFan]

Congrats on a great series. You deserved all the wins. The better team is moving on. Good luck going forward and especially the NCAA's.

...unless Cornell can bring their refs from Ithaca.

Fuggin' hypocrite...::moon::

Someone had to keep an eye on them.  From the Times Union:  "When asked if he thought the chippiness could spill over into Sunday, Bennett said,  "I hope so." "

[upprdeck]

not sure how to complain about the refs. penalties were almost even.  they really let the game get out of control late though with union really taking liberty with stuff the last 5-10 min.

[Jim Hyla]

Union, though, did have a right to be scratching their heads a little bit. The penalty to Foo was originally called a two-minute minor penalty and he was sent to the penalty box.

Then, referees decided to review the film of the tape. After doing that, they changed the penalty to a major.

Another questionable call came when Dutchmen defenseman Brandon Estes was whistled off for embellishment at 2:29 of the third period. He went to the box as did Cornell's Morgan Barron for roughing. Union would have had a power-play for 1:54 after Foo got released from his penalty.

"Let's just say, and I am not referring to people who officiate ... I just  thought our team was battling a force ... that ... I feel bad for our guys," Bennett said. "And I will leave it at that."

Aside from the typo "the film of the tape", the best part is Bennett trying not to say the officials stole the game from Union. However he just can't quite keep his mouth shut.