[Lax]: SU @ CU

[RichH]

NWS: [Q]A SECOND PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT WILL LIKELY BRING AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF
RAINFALL TO THE AREA. IT IS THIS RAIN...FALLING IN ADDITION TO THE
RAIN FALLING TONIGHT...THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME MINOR
FLOODING TO THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY TO CREEKS AND SMALLER RIVERS.

Tuesday: Periods of rain, mainly after noon. Chance for precipitation is 90%. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 57. East wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm. [/Q]
Welcome back, 'cuse!  :-D   3 straight meetings!

[ben03]

maybe we'll see the return of the horizontal hurricane like downpour we had 2 years ago. btw ... that was like no rain I have *ever* seen in my life! here’s hoping it makes an encore appearance.

Let's go RED!!! :-)

[Josh '99]

This is probably a stupid question, but is there any free online audio coverage of this game, for those of us who can't make it up?

[ben03]

http://www.syracuse.com/orangelacrosse/

[peterg]

We had an absolute downpour here from about 2:00 until 4:00.  The Ithaca High School game was cancelled because the high school field was under water.  Really.  Under water.  Right now it is raining very lightly, if at all, but the radar doesn't look promising if you don't have an umbrella or access to the Hall of Fame room.

A quote from JerseyJoe over on the LaxPower forum -

"Still raining? You know Moran has a direct line to God which he can invoke any time the 'Cruisers hit town even if his coaching days are behind him. I've heard he's thinking of asking for a spring hurricane to hit Schoellkopf (sic?) tonight."

Go Red!

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Sox-O's game called off tonight.  Real men play in the rain except if your field is under water I suppose.  I really would like to see this kind of weather for the marathon here on Monday.  I mean it's always a nice pleasant day in my experience and the forecast is for mild temps again.  Let them see the real April weather.

[Jim Hyla]

Check out the link mentioned above. Here's a quote from part of the article dealing with the rain[Q]Planning a trip to Ithaca to catch today's game? Pack the rain gear.

Tambroni said forecasters called for clouds to clear by tonight, but the Orangemen remain skeptical.

The last two times Syracuse visited Ithaca to play the Big Red, SU has been greeted by apocalyptic conditions. Clouds hang dark and ominous. Rain pounds Schoellkopf Field.

And the Orangemen lose lacrosse games. SU is 0-2 at Cornell in its last two tries.

"We expect it to be rainy and cold and damp. It always is in Ithaca," Desko said. "We've just gotta go down and play. The better that we can mentally prepare our team for that, the better off we are."

Powell, like the rest of SU's senior class, has never won at Cornell. He said the biggest problem he encounters in rainy conditions is selecting the proper footwear. Should he choose molded cleats or turf shoes? With all the pivoting he does, he needs to ensure traction.

The Orangemen expect the Big Red to slow the game with long, careful possessions, something that generally happens when it rains. SU players hate playing in the rain, partially for that reason. They're also used to playing and practicing as they do in the climate-proof Carrier Dome.

Will weather be a factor this time?

"I don't think we're going to let it bother us this year," Pfeifer said. "We haven't won there in the past two times we played there and I think we just have a good enough team that we won't lose there." [/Q]:-D

Also the game is being broadcast on Time-Warner sports, Ch 26 in Syr.; so those with TW cable "might check their local listings". Got to leave now.

[ben03]

Game feed is up and running :-)

[Greg Berge]

Cornell feed is running, too.   Very solid broadcast team.

[Josh '99]

Indeed it is.  Thanks muchly for the link, Ben!

Sounds rainy, too.  Good deal.  B-]

[Al DeFlorio]

Four saves for the Syracuse goalie so far and no Cornell goals.

One of the problems with holding the ball is that if you pass it around long enough, sooner or later you drop it and turn it over.

[Will]

Great to hear the pep band play right after the Cornell goal. :-D

[pfibiger]

ok,  SU 2 - CU 1..it sounds like Cornell's been good on faceoffs and has had pretty good possession.

[ben03]

Lindsey's (16) second of the night

[jtwcornell91]

Am I the only one who tries to chat for events other than Cornell hockey?