CORNELL WINS 2025 MENS LACROSSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

[Ken711]

Great article.

The Long Red Line

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Great article.

The Long Red Line

Indeed.  Makes you proud.

Thanks.

[Al DeFlorio]

Great article.

The Long Red Line

Yes, but mistakenly puts French on the 1977 unbeaten lacrosse team, much like some think Dryden backstopped the unbeaten 1970 hockey team.

[CU77]

Dryden did backstop the one-loss 1967 hockey team to an NCAA championship as a "sophomore sensation" (Cornell Daily Sun description of him after an early season win), and IIRC he did not play in that one loss.

[George64]

Dryden did backstop the one-loss 1967 hockey team to an NCAA championship as a "sophomore sensation" (Cornell Daily Sun description of him after an early season win), and IIRC he did not play in that one loss.

You are correct, Dave Quarrie, a senior, played in two games that year, including a 3-4 OT loss to Yale at Lynah.  His GPG average was 2.86, almost double Dryden 1.46 for the other 27 games.  The following game was a 3-3 tie, after two OTs, against BU in the Boston Arena Christmas Tournament.  I remember listening to it on the radio back in Ithaca.

BTW, there was no scoring in the first 10 minute OT, so the coaches agreed to play a second 10 minute period.  After 20 scoreless minutes, the game was declared a tie, and Cornell and BU were named co-champions.

[Al DeFlorio]

Dryden did backstop the one-loss 1967 hockey team to an NCAA championship as a "sophomore sensation" (Cornell Daily Sun description of him after an early season win), and IIRC he did not play in that one loss.

You are correct, Dave Quarrie, a senior, played in two games that year, including a 3-4 OT loss to Yale at Lynah.  His GPG average was 2.86, almost double Dryden 1.46 for the other 27 games.  The following game was a 3-3 tie, after two OTs, against BU in the Boston Arena Christmas Tournament.  I remember listening to it on the radio back in Ithaca.

BTW, there was no scoring in the first 10 minute OT, so the coaches agreed to play a second 10 minute period.  After 20 scoreless minutes, the game was declared a tie, and Cornell and BU were named co-champions.

IIRC, the Yale loss followed the BU tie.  Both Cornell and BU were unbeaten going into that tournament game.

[George64]

IIRC, the Yale loss followed the BU tie.  Both Cornell and BU were unbeaten going into that tournament game.

You're correct.

[mike1960]

No game today.

That's because the season is over and we are THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

[djk26]

I am very late to this particular party (regarding the new Field House), but is the idea that the Field House will host lacrosse games? It would be cool to see early season games better attended, if the national championship can stir up more interest on campus. Does anyone know when it will open and what the seating capacity will be?

[upprdeck]

it was not really designed to host games with any size crowd thats very large.. Hopefully it will allow a game to at least still by on ESPN+

[scoop85]

I am very late to this particular party (regarding the new Field House), but is the idea that the Field House will host lacrosse games? It would be cool to see early season games better attended, if the national championship can stir up more interest on campus. Does anyone know when it will open and what the seating capacity will be?

Yes, they'll be able to play games in the new field house when the weather isn't conducive for an outdoor game. I believe spectator capacity may be a bit under 1,000 people.

[mike1960]

I am very late to this particular party (regarding the new Field House), but is the idea that the Field House will host lacrosse games? It would be cool to see early season games better attended, if the national championship can stir up more interest on campus. Does anyone know when it will open and what the seating capacity will be?

Yes, they'll be able to play games in the new field house when the weather isn't conducive for an outdoor game. I believe spectator capacity may be a bit under 1,000 people.

Official attendance at early home games:
Feb 22 Denver 644
Mar 8 Penn State 1644
Mar 22 Princeton 2023
Mar 29 Penn 1244

[semsox]

Sounds similar to the Michigan field house. I remember a game against them where it was moved to that location at the last minute. Capacity was minimal and the sightlines for the goalkeepers were not what you'd want. Looking it up, we did come away with the W though: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2014/3/1/MLAX_0301142802.aspx

[Ken711]

I am very late to this particular party (regarding the new Field House), but is the idea that the Field House will host lacrosse games? It would be cool to see early season games better attended, if the national championship can stir up more interest on campus. Does anyone know when it will open and what the seating capacity will be?

Yes, they'll be able to play games in the new field house when the weather isn't conducive for an outdoor game. I believe spectator capacity may be a bit under 1,000 people.

I'm not sure it will accommodate 1,000 fans.  The upper mezzanine area for fans is more likely limited to 100 fans at most. Whether there's space on the field level that would accommodate more fans, if allowed, is also a question.

[upprdeck]

the way cornell safety works I dont know that letting normal people stand in the way of a lax ball will be allowed much.

How much room is even off the field for the players to not hist walls is a question.