OT: 2005 lacrosse preview

[Josh '99]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:
Not worth its own thread - Princeton just scored an own goal... 7-2 JHU, not pretty[/q]Is this an indication that Princeton might be sliding and Cornell could have a shot at an outright Ivy title this year (the game vs. Princeton is at Schoellkopf), or is Hopkins just that good?

[DeltaOne81]

Well, its early, I would hate to interpret too much. Especially since Princeton is beginning to fight their way back, 9-5 at the moment. Only 4 minutes left, but they can definitely make it respectible.

No matter what it means, it can't be bad for us with only a 1 goal scrimmage loss to Hopkins (make that 9-6 now). So no matter what it may or may not say about the Ivy situation, you definitely have to like what it says about our chances so far, especially for such a young team.

[DeltaOne81]

Final: UVA 12, Cuse 11

[DeltaOne81]

Final: JHU 9, Princeton 6

[BCrespi]

I was only able to catch the second half, but that was a great game this afternoon.  Unfortunately, they decided to clear the non-crescent side for fans, and only half of it at that.  As a result, it was very crowded and cold, not being in the sun on this beautiful (seriously) Ithaca winter day.

Anyhow, McMonagle played a fantastic game from what I saw, making several clutch saves on some high-quality chances.  The Red seemed to win the battle for the loose balls for most  of the half, totally dominating the Irish with their hustle for the third quarter and much of the fourth.  The team really looked good, and although ND's run at the end was rather scary, the team is definitely due for an exciting year.

[Lauren '06]

[Q]BCrespi Wrote:

 I was only able to catch the second half, but that was a great game this afternoon.  Unfortunately, they decided to clear the non-crescent side for fans, and only half of it at that.  As a result, it was very crowded and cold, not being in the sun on this beautiful (seriously) Ithaca winter day.[/q]
.... and the lovely Anita Brenner kicked the pep band out of the west stands to make room for spectators after halftime.  Yes, kicked us out, and dared to suggest that we move to the track behind the fence to play.  The frat boys were just fine standing in the snow-covered half of the stands and even seemed miffed at the prospect of moving, so I don't see why she felt the need to stick them in our spot.

BUT, all my ire goes to her, and none to the lacrosse team.  What a game.  Come from behind wins are heart-rending, but great to watch.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

The win over ND could end up being very useful. The Irish are likely to hover around #10-15 in the final Ratings-Percentage-Index rankings. (When it comes to D-I NCAA lacrosse at-large tournament bids, one of the primary criteria is wins over teams that end the season in the top 15 in the RPI.)

A question for those who attended: Did Redd play attack the whole game?

And what's up with the new uniforms? There's a small pic at cornellbigred.com: red helmets plus a trendoid all-white kit with some bizarro fussy stripe up the side that looks like something you'd see on a regional European airline ... groan.

Haswell, a senior, was on the first midfield line. I should've mentioned him in the preview. Love this guy. Midfield depth permits the running of two solid o-midfield lines. A nice change compared to the late '90s and early '00s.

Shutting down ND's Walsh (relatively speaking) was a big deal.

Belisle was the third close defender.

Sounds like Pisco had a good game at LSM, particularly as the GB-chasing wing on FOs.

Glynn and Webb were the only freshmen who got minutes -- no surprise.

Sounds like Greenhalgh, Boulukos, and Nee have a green light to shoot at all times. Nothing wrong with that.

This is a good team that deserves more support.

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[peterg]

Redd did not play attack all the way.  I don't recall when the switch was made, but Mitchell and Haswell (who I thought was a junior) played the second half.  

I thought both Mike Pisco and Dave Bush played great.  

Finally, having seen Walsh light up Syracuse in the Dome last year, Georgalas did a terrific job yesterday (although I must say that Walsh might have been more effective if he didn't keep trying behind the back passes - maybe he thought it was being televised).

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Thanks for the info, peterg.

Whoa, you're right -- Haswell is a junior (feel like I found a dollar bill in my pocket). And I thought he was running middie. So now I'm confused about the two o-midfield lines. Do you remember? And was Bush playing LSM, SSDM ... or maybe running o-middie???

[ben03]

Hillel, could you be thinking of older brother Nate who graduated in '02?

[Hillel Hoffmann]

[Hand slaps forehead]

[peterg]

Dave Bush played SSDM.  

[Al DeFlorio]

Up to a tie for #6 after week 1: http://www.usila.org/polls.html#div1

Hopkins is 1-0, not 3-0.  Don't think Duke has played four yet, either.

[DeltaOne81]

Cool

But yes Duke has - http://laxpower.com/update05/binmen/XDUKXX.PHP

Just a thought that we probably shouldn't make this an all-purpose lax thread. Feel free to open up new ones in the future. Although if people disagree, I'll live

[peterg]

Duke is shown as 4-0 on LaxPower, with wins over Butler, UMBC, VMI, and now Maryland.

Nice note on the LaxPower Power Rankings, Cornell is presently #1.  Not at all meaningful since this is a computer ranking that requires a number of games, but always nice to see CU at #1.