Cornell - Penn State lax 5/24/25 NCAA semis

[billhoward]

#1 Cornell (home team) vs. #5 seed (seeding numbers not nec. ranking)
12 noon, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, ESPN2
2:30 pm, lessee Princeton, no, Syracuse vs. Maryland
Seating chart: https://www.gillettestadium.com/patriots-seating-chart/.  How cool, one of the gates is the "CVSHealth Gate," maybe I can pick up my atorvastatin refill on the way out.

Three of the four coaches are Cornell people:
* Cornell, Connor Buczek '15 MBA '17, on staff since 2015, HC 2020 - present
* Penn State, Jeff Tambroni, Hobart '92, HC at Cornell 2001-2010 (109-40), 8 NCAA tournaments, 3 seconds away from 2009 championship, 15th year at Penn State, 8 NCAA appearances including last 3
* Maryland, John Tillman '92, HC at Maryland 2015-present, champion 2015 and (2022) 9-7 over Cornell
* (Syracuse) Gary Gait, Syracuse, 2022-present

I do not know which end Cornell attacks in which quarter. You call the ticket office, they dunno or say all the seats have good views. Probably the best way to find out is to have Pete Hegseth talk about it on his mobile.

Cornell is the smallest of the four schools in the final four, to there might be increase demand for tickets. Against that: Gillette Stadium (Foxboro; Patriots) holds 68,000, the biggest semifinal turnout was 52,000 in 2007, in Baltimore, with Cornell, Hopkins, Duke, Delaware. Penn State fans have to drive 430 miles to Gillette, Maryland fans have to drive 420 miles to Gillette vs. 30 miles in 2007 to the Ravens stadium. And it's gonna rain. You will not be locked out of tickets. Typically the final draws less than the semis, though in 2009 enough Cornell and Syracuse fans rallied to bump the fnals attenance +5,000 but still 25,000 seats less than full.

As I understand it, there is / should be free parking across Route 1 from the stadium, Others may have better info.

Compared to the Ivy tournament, NCAA first round and quarterfinals, the NCAA gets stuff about how much you can bring in. God forbid you bring a camera bigger than an iPhone, or a water bottle.

[billhoward]

Saturday at Gillette Stadium (48 hours before gametime):

57 degrees, cloudy, 6% chance of rain (was 17% at 9am)

Monday: 64 degrees, cloudy, ~0 chance rain

It looked worse earlier in the week.

[mike1960]

Saturday at Gillette Stadium (48 hours before gametime):

57 degrees, cloudy, 6% chance of rain (was 17% at 9am)

Monday: 64 degrees, cloudy, ~0 chance rain

It looked worse earlier in the week.

Hopefully we have fast, dry track tomorrow.

[Trotsky]

Let's go Red!

[mike1960]

I am nervous as a cat.

[KenP]

I am nervous as a cat.

This.

[Trotsky]

ESPN debases anything it touches, but these are cool camera angles.

[jeff '84]

LGR!!!!!

[Trotsky]

Goaltender U.

[mike1960]

That's how we play the game.

[Trotsky]

Woohoo!  Firth making SOG count.

[mike1960]

Both defenses are playing really well. Our interior passes are getting snuffed. If CJ or Big Hugh can deliver good passes from the quick doubles, maybe we'll find some open shots.

[jjanow99]

I'm in Canada so can't watch, and NCAA Live Stats sucks.
Frequent updates are appreciated.

[mike1960]

We are getting outhustled on ground balls.

[CU77]

PSU scores on a nifty BTB, PSU has won all FOs