Cornell Soccer 2025

ugarte · November 13, 2025, 06:56:57 PM

Quote from: ugarte on November 13, 2025, 05:54:35 PMAkron-UConn Big East semi that just went to OT the second half. Update: Akron scored early in the second half.

Two UConn goals while I was watching hoops. I don't think it'll matter a lot but it could hurt our seeding a little, especially given how close UConn is to us in RPI. (We went into today's games one spot ahead of them.)

ugarte · November 13, 2025, 07:14:40 PM

Quote from: ugarte on November 13, 2025, 05:54:35 PMObviously the Princeton-Harvard game will have ripple effects on us...

Under five minutes in and Harvard gets the first goal Princeton has conceded in Ivy play all year.

chimpfood · November 13, 2025, 08:00:52 PM

P ties it

Al DeFlorio · November 13, 2025, 08:36:12 PM

3-1 Princeton with 35 minutes to go

chimpfood · November 13, 2025, 08:58:51 PM

To be the best you gotta beat the best...

nshapiro · November 15, 2025, 04:56:14 PM

Any chance Cornell moves into the top 16 and gets a bye with a win over Princeton?

What is the selection process?

I found this page:

https://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI%20Rank

but don't know how to weigh what it shows.

ugarte · November 15, 2025, 05:41:21 PM

Quote from: nshapiro on November 15, 2025, 04:56:14 PMAny chance Cornell moves into the top 16 and gets a bye with a win over Princeton?

What is the selection process?

I found this page:

https://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI%20Rank

but don't know how to weigh what it shows.

that's what I always use for RPI because the NCAA doesn't update very often. i think it is unofficial but accurate. i also don't know how tied to RPI the selection/seeding ultimately is.

If we beat Princeton I think we are easily top 16 in RPI though. While we were beating Penn, UConn (22) beat Akron (9) and jumped up to 17.

chimpfood · November 15, 2025, 06:30:02 PM

We will almost definitely get a bye with a win. The committee also doesn't use RPI as strictly as hockey so that should favor us with our good record/weak schedule combo.

chimpfood · November 15, 2025, 11:54:01 PM

Big time game at 11 am tomorrow. If we can win this one we can beat anyone

ugarte · November 16, 2025, 12:04:52 AM

Quote from: chimpfood on November 15, 2025, 11:54:01 PMBig time game at 11 am tomorrow. If we can win this one we can beat anyone

LGR

Quote from: nshapiro on November 15, 2025, 04:56:14 PMAny chance Cornell moves into the top 16 and gets a bye with a win over Princeton?

Without doing anything since Friday, Cornell moved up to 18. I think we might get into the top 10 with a win over Princeton and might not fall out of the top 20 with a loss.

ugarte · November 16, 2025, 11:16:17 AM

ugh. princeton scores about five minutes in. foul outside the box, friedberg made the save on the initial shot but princeton picked up the ball after it was punched away and got a second run at it. nice footwork, pass and finish.

chimpfood · November 16, 2025, 11:26:23 AM

Martin got fried and Friedberg could've had that one. Not liking our odds to score against this defense.

ugarte · November 16, 2025, 11:49:57 AM

Quote from: chimpfood on November 16, 2025, 11:26:23 AMMartin got fried and Friedberg could've had that one. Not liking our odds to score against this defense.

idk i thought Vigilante's shot was really tight to the post. some gap between could have and should have, i suppose.

Since the goal, Cornell has had most of the possession but it appears to be a choice by Princeton to lean defensive. Cornell has had an opportunity or two but nothing close to converting yet. Princeton had a counterattack that almost materialized into a breakaway and a crossbar on a subsequent possession.

Cornell also dodged a bullet on a video Red Card review. Appears that Princeton requested a review after accusing a Cornell player of spitting on a prone Princeton player after a hard (but clean) tackle.

Princeton color guy appears to be a wild homer.

ugarte · November 16, 2025, 11:54:44 AM

Penalty review... Cornell may get a chance at the tying goal with two minutes left in the half.

ugarte · November 16, 2025, 11:59:45 AM

Quote from: ugarte on November 16, 2025, 11:54:44 AMPenalty review... Cornell may get a chance at the tying goal with two minutes left in the half.

Fuck. We get the penalty and Wollstein takes a terrible shot. Tried to get cute and make sure he didn't sail it but the timid approach let the goalie guess right and he smothered a fairly soft hit.

Wollstein nearly had a clean chance a minute earlier but he didn't gather a cross cleanly off his chest and the goalie got to the ball in the box before he could.

This is going to be a very tough second half.