NCAA tournament: CU vs Richmond 5/19

[RichH]

Little to no production from the middies today. Kelleher had zero shots. Need more from them next week.

Dalton. Dalton. Dalton, with the hat-trick was enormous. He and Goldstein are the reasons we're packing for the razor stadium.  Ryan more than made up for being shut down last week, other than missing TWO empty cages.  Firth had the two points, but I thought he made some key plays in the 4th.  Kelleher was surprisingly silent.

Look, Richmond's defense caused a bit of chaos. We had to get big goals from what, 2 or 3 long poles? We just aren't going to see another team like Richmond, thank goodness.

[jjanow99]

Little to no production from the middies today. Kelleher had zero shots. Need more from them next week.

Dalton. Dalton. Dalton, with the hat-trick was enormous. He and Goldstein are the reasons we're packing for the razor stadium.  Ryan more than made up for being shut down last week, other than missing TWO empty cages.  Firth had the two points, but I thought he made some key plays in the 4th.  Kelleher was surprisingly silent.

Look, Richmond's defense caused a bit of chaos. We had to get big goals from what, 2 or 3 long poles? We just aren't going to see another team like Richmond, thank goodness.

Oops you're right, my oversight, he did come up big.

[chimpfood]

Little to no production from the middies today. Kelleher had zero shots. Need more from them next week.

Kelleher was getting hounded the second he touched the ball, can't blame him too much for not putting up numbers.

[djk26]

I attended the game today.  It was my first live Cornell lacrosse game since I saw a 2014 loss to Hofstra, also in Hempstead. Before that, I saw a 2011 loss in the same stadium to Virginia in the NCAA tournament. But I also saw two home wins over then #1 ranked (both times) Syracuse in 2000 and 2002, so I thought my luck was bound to change.

The Hosfstra event staff, from parking to ticket scanning to concessions, was excellent. They did need someone to direct traffic before the game as cars were turning from both directions into the parking lot.

It was fun to see so many Cornell fans there.  I did feel a little out of place as every other fan seemed to be either 20 years older or 20 years younger than me.  And to be honest, there was a bit too much goonery from the college aged Cornell fans. I heard them yelling at Richmond, "This is your Super Bowl!" and dropping F-bombs at them when they did things like double team Kurst.  Most of the fans were positive, but we've got the #1 team in the nation, and this unseeded team is giving Cornell all they could handle, let's maybe act a little more like ladies and gentlemen. Richmond had a strong contingent too, overall it seemed like a huge, enthusiastic crowd.

Like most of you, I did not want to see Cornell have to play Richmond again after that game in March.  They made Cornell work for everything they got; Cornell was never comfortable and they had to grind out the win. I am not knowledgeable enough to understand why Richmond presents such matchup problems for Cornell. They have an excellent defense, obviously.  I was shocked to see that Richmond's goalie had a save percentage of 51%--during the game it felt more like 70% (although Cornell did hit a LOT of pipes.)  I was also surprised to see Knust at 29%. I could tell he didn't have a good game, but I believe he made a number of very important saves.

The best player on the field was Goldstein, the most important was Cascadden.  Or maybe the other way around; in either case, those two, to me, were the top players for Cornell today.  Cascadden needed more help in the middle of the field, I thought.  Goldstein (and I think I heard the PA announcer call him "William Goldstein" more than once?) more than made up for an off game for Kurst (or Richmond's strategy of limiting Kurst, I don't know enough to really tell the reason.)  

Richmond was great at swarming for possession, so color me stunned when I looked at the stats and saw that Cornell had a 51 to 27 advantage in ground balls.  In the end, Cornell was more talented than Richmond, but that wasn't enough. This win is a testament to the hard work and desire of the players and coaching staff.  I did NOT like running down the clock and turning it over on a shot clock violation without really trying to score with the score 13-12.  That was a tense 29 seconds to the end the game--a real gut check for Cornell's defense, and they passed the test and got the job done.

As I walked out of the stadium, I was happy because of the three things: 1) Cornell won, 2) I heard "Davy" rather than "Free Bird", 3) Cornell doesn't have to play Richmond again this year.

[margolism]

Interesting to note that the 13 goals allowed by Richmond in today's game was a season high.  And we did it with Kirst scoring only two goals.  So while this wasn't our best game offensively, we still gave Richmond their worst game of the season defensively.

This was the only matchup in the tournament for Cornell that gave me pause.  If I had to choose between playing Richmond again or Maryland, I would choose Maryland in a heartbeat.

[Scersk '97]

As I walked out of the stadium, I was happy because of the three things: 1) Cornell won, 2) I heard "Davy" rather than "Free Bird", 3) Cornell doesn't have to play Richmond again this year.

Couldn't tell on the broadcast: what was being played after goals and by whom?

(Important info for a "discussion" I'm slowly having.)

[djk26]

As I walked out of the stadium, I was happy because of the three things: 1) Cornell won, 2) I heard "Davy" rather than "Free Bird", 3) Cornell doesn't have to play Richmond again this year.

Couldn't tell on the broadcast: what was being played after goals and by whom?

(Important info for a "discussion" I'm slowly having.)

After each Cornell goal, it was a PA recording of "Free Bird."  After each Richmond goal, it was a PA recording of a rap song. Richmond had a band there, I think. I couldn't tell if Cornell did, and I left right when the game ended, so I couldn't tell who was playing "Davy" after the game ended.

[dbilmes]

As noted in this article from Inside Lacrosse, while CJ didn't have a great scoring day, he picked up a game-high 10 groundballs, including two in the final three minutes, and also caused a game-high three turnovers. That's what makes him such a great player. He's not just a goal scorer.

[billhoward]

A lot of pipes got rung in the Syracuse-Princeton nightcap as well. Never heard that many pipes.

[billhoward]

Kirst Knust was an all-round All-America Saturday.

Adding: Knust did not have a very good game in goal, as others have noticed.

[semsox]

Little to no production from the middies today. Kelleher had zero shots. Need more from them next week.

Dalton. Dalton. Dalton, with the hat-trick was enormous. He and Goldstein are the reasons we're packing for the razor stadium.  Ryan more than made up for being shut down last week, other than missing TWO empty cages.  Firth had the two points, but I thought he made some key plays in the 4th.  Kelleher was surprisingly silent.

Look, Richmond's defense caused a bit of chaos. We had to get big goals from what, 2 or 3 long poles? We just aren't going to see another team like Richmond, thank goodness.

First line did their job today, even though it was the least heralded of the trio who put up the goal numbers. I thought Firth had a really impactful fourth quarter, when he'd dodge from the top and start the defense moving. Despite Kelleher's lack of points, he had an important solo clear when the game was in the balance, getting the ball about 10 yards from the midfield line, and running through/past what seemed like 3-4 Richmond players for the successful clear.

[Scersk '97]

As I walked out of the stadium, I was happy because of the three things: 1) Cornell won, 2) I heard "Davy" rather than "Free Bird", 3) Cornell doesn't have to play Richmond again this year.

Couldn't tell on the broadcast: what was being played after goals and by whom?

(Important info for a "discussion" I'm slowly having.)

After each Cornell goal, it was a PA recording of "Free Bird."  After each Richmond goal, it was a PA recording of a rap song. Richmond had a band there, I think. I couldn't tell if Cornell did, and I left right when the game ended, so I couldn't tell who was playing "Davy" after the game ended.

Thanks for the data!

[Al DeFlorio]

Knust was an all-round All-America Saturday.

Did you mean Kirst, Bill?

[upprdeck]

I thought Firth should have gotten the ball more up high to dodge he seemed to run by his man every time

[Chris '03]

As I walked out of the stadium, I was happy because of the three things: 1) Cornell won, 2) I heard "Davy" rather than "Free Bird", 3) Cornell doesn't have to play Richmond again this year.

Couldn't tell on the broadcast: what was being played after goals and by whom?

(Important info for a "discussion" I'm slowly having.)

After each Cornell goal, it was a PA recording of "Free Bird."  After each Richmond goal, it was a PA recording of a rap song. Richmond had a band there, I think. I couldn't tell if Cornell did, and I left right when the game ended, so I couldn't tell who was playing "Davy" after the game ended.

Thanks for the data!

From tv and instagram, I could see and hear the Cornell band. It was rag tag with no Waldo shirts. Didn't see or hear another band.