Cornell lacrosse 2023

[billhoward]

Why is the game this week on a Sunday?

Cornell-Penn get a marquee matchup on cable, not just streaming. The 12 noon Sunday start also has no competition from D1 basketball games until 2:20 pm. And on Sunday more HS players will be able to watch.

[billhoward]

Penn comes into Schoellkopf rated 16/15 depending on polls, 3-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy, wins over Georgetown, St. Joe's (OT), Princeton (9-8 OT), losses to Duke by 2, Penn State by 6, Villanova by 1. So, only one game decided by more than 2 goals. Game on cable, ESPNU, as well as streaming, 12 noon.  

Some interesting talk about Penn's senior middie Sam Handley (feels like this is his 5th or 6th year at Penn, b/c of Covid) being overrated. IL's Terry Foy in running down his personal top 20 (Penn 15, Cornell 6) links to mean-spirited tweets. One supporter notes Handley's career PPG of 4.13 is better than Tom Schreiber and Paul Rabil. https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/terry-s-top-20-how-big-is-the-top-tier-/60998

Foy on Corell: "I knew I dropped Cornell too far last week [to 12] (and said as much in that writeup) [so why did he drop Cornell that far?], and there's a reasonable possibility that they're still a spot too low — would I pick the Big Red to beat Rutgers [No. 5] on a neutral field right now? Probably."

[scoop85]

Penn comes into Schoellkopf rated 16/15 depending on polls, 3-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy, wins over Georgetown, St. Joe's (OT), Princeton (9-8 OT), losses to Duke by 2, Penn State by 6, Villanova by 1. So, only one game decided by more than 2 goals. Game on cable, ESPNU, as well as streaming, 12 noon.  

Some interesting talk about Penn's senior middie Sam Handley (feels like this is his 5th or 6th year at Penn, b/c of Covid) being overrated. IL's Terry Foy in running down his personal top 20 (Penn 15, Cornell 6) links to mean-spirited tweets. One supporter notes Handley's career PPG of 4.13 is better than Tom Schreiber and Paul Rabil. https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/terry-s-top-20-how-big-is-the-top-tier-/60998

Foy on Corell: "I knew I dropped Cornell too far last week [to 12] (and said as much in that writeup) [so why did he drop Cornell that far?], and there's a reasonable possibility that they're still a spot too low — would I pick the Big Red to beat Rutgers [No. 5] on a neutral field right now? Probably."

Yale just got clobbered by Princeton 23-10 in a game, that like last week, wasn't even as close as the score. Yale looks like a team that is checking out.

[mike1960]

There doesn't seem to be a dominant team or couple of teams this year. It looks like 5 or 6 can compete for everything. If Cornell keeps improving, I like our chances. We've said a lot on here about Coach Buczek, and rightly so, but to point out the obvious, Jordan Stevens has also been doing a fantastic job with the defense. We're in every single game if the D can keep holding the other team to 10 or fewer.

[mike1960]

That's how to start a game.

[mike1960]

More hard cuts off ball and some off ball picks! We're making it way too easy for the Penn D to mark all our guys on O. Some good on-ball picks, but no off-ball screens.

[mike1960]

Penn 4, Good Guys 3, first quarter.

[RichH]

I guess you need a TV provider service to stream. Not available on ESPN+.

[mike1960]

Might be free on ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0f8a4702-2140-40a0-8319-a0b56080a1f8

[mike1960]

Coach Buczek is a little hot.

[RichH]

Might be free on ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0f8a4702-2140-40a0-8319-a0b56080a1f8

Unfortunately, no. That link is requiring me to sign in with a tv provider.

No radio today, either. This is a game where the decision to cut the radio broadcasts particularly hurts.

Thanks for your updates, Mike. I'll rely on this thread and stat tracker. LGR!

[scoop85]

I guess you need a TV provider service to stream. Not available on ESPN+.

I'm watching on ESPN+ since my cable package doesn't include the U.

[mike1960]

Penn 7, Good Guys 9, at the half. Chayse has missed a couple and has also been amazing on a couple of saves. Cornell doing a solid job on faceoffs, either winning the draw or using good wing play to get most of the wins. Penn has scored twice on inverts going to Ierlan's left. They also scored twice on step downs from around 15 when the defense did not rotate quickly enough. Cornell is scoring mostly on outstanding individual play, not great team play. The Penn goalie has been beat three times on bounce shots at his feet. Mikey Long is not in uniform today and it really shows. Adler is doing a great job on their leading goal scorer, who has only one and a couple of assists.

[mike1960]

Much better team offense now. Cornell is forcing Penn to rotate a lot. They can't keep it up forever, and Cornell is finding the backdoor and step down. Penn 9, Cornell 12, middle of the 3rd.

[mike1960]

Helmet to helmet to Billy Coyle. Cornell gets 2 minutes non-releasable. Scored 1. Penn 9, Cornell 13. 3 minutes left in the 3rd.