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

#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: [www.gillettestadium.com]. 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.

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.

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.

Hopefully we have fast, dry track tomorrow.

Let's go Red!

I am nervous as a cat.

mike1960
I am nervous as a cat.

This.

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

LGR!!!!!

Goaltender U.

That's how we play the game.

Woohoo! Firth making SOG count.

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.

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

We are getting outhustled on ground balls.

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

2-1 PSU

Didn't push him the shooter down the lane.

Cascadden 2-2

That's like three times we did not have the backup on our own shots.

O struggling

PSU scores on settled O

PSU scores by passing off the double. That's what we need to do also.

CJ was going shoot there no matter what. Let's move the ball.

4-2 PSU

We still look chained up somehow. Is this just brilliant D by PSU or is it us?

CU77
O struggling

It seems like we're really tight. I think as the game goes on, we'll get rolling. PSU is playing inspired defense.

Kelleher to Long, 4-3

Great pass by Big Hugh to Mikey Long. Right on the stick so he's already in wind up when the ball arrives.

The Kelleher Show has started. 4-4.

Kelleher! 4-4

PSU scores, 5-4

Played Traynor's stick and not the body. Face dodge and goal. We can't let him get going.

The play by play showed a goal by Bozzi, then it disappeared, then show a PS goal. What happened?

Halftime.

PSU has done a great job jumping in our passing lanes, knocking down and intercepting passes. That's making us hesitant, not free flowing as we usually are. It's a good scheme. We need make better passes and get back to what we do well.

Nothing close to a goal by Bozzi

CU77
Nothing close to a goal by Bozzi

Well I was excited for a moment

jjanow99
The play by play showed a goal by Bozzi, then it disappeared, then show a PS goal. What happened?

I saw that too but I thought it said Luzzi. Either way it was an illusion.

djk26

jjanow99
The play by play showed a goal by Bozzi, then it disappeared, then show a PS goal. What happened?

I saw that too but I thought it said Luzzi. Either way it was an illusion.

Yes I get those 2 mixed up

Cornell is being outplayed on faceoffs and ground balls. Need to improve that

We made several sloppy passing mistakes. PSU is limiting chances but we still missed 2-3 by not handing the passes better and missed a couple short shots.

PSU has done a good job of converting the hard goals.

Need to get CJ some shots. our big 3 had about 2 good chances all half.

too many ground balls bounced away from us


should have been a delay penalty early on PSU and we still have no EM chances.

We need to not commit penalties in the 2nd and dig a hole

I did not try to slow down the Traynor goal for in the crease but he was also very close to touching before it went in.

Even worse, I’m in Nice France, about to go out to dinner where I will have no service and no Wi-Fi. Game will be over by the time we get back. Get the boys rolling and bring this one home.

LGR!!!

upprdeck
We made several sloppy passing mistakes. PSU is limiting chances but we still missed 2-3 by not handing the passes better and missed a couple short shots.

PSU has done a good job of converting the hard goals.

Need to get CJ some shots. our big 3 had about 2 good chances all half.

too many ground balls bounced away from us


should have been a delay penalty early on PSU and we still have no EM chances.

We need to not commit penalties in the 2nd and dig a hole

I did not try to slow down the Traynor goal for in the crease but he was also very close to touching before it went in.

CJ will show up in the second half. I'm sure they are reviewing footage as we type to understand exactly what PSU is doing on CJ, and will scheme some offense around him.

Edit: I like Big Hugh drawing the double up top and swinging it to Mikey Long for a shot. I think that's worth another goal or two for us.

Cornell's first line attack has been held to one goal and one assist and yet the team only trails by one. I see reasons for optimism as you can't keep them bottled up forever.

Staub in transition, 5-5

Shut up, Quint.

LOL I assumed that would be on us at first.

mike1960
Shut up, Quint.

Man these guys are a tough listen.

CJ has missed three shots. He's off just a hair.

6-5 PSU

Kelleher with "an absolute hadouken" 6-6

Kelleher power dodge, 6-6

Looks like Cascadden starting to heat up.

they are much better on kirst than on kelleher. kirst seems off. can't shake his defender in a way that gets his hands free.

Yep. Go zone on us and see what happens.

Waldman after a long possession, 7-6 Red

got the lead back. wear them down, boys.

ugarte
they are much better on kirst than on kelleher. kirst seems off. can't shake his defender in a way that gets his hands free.

CJ's being face guarded him. They are doing what they can do deny him the ball inside.

CJ not himself, likely playimg through some sort of injury

Goldstein from Staub! 8-6

Wow! Beautiful look from Staub to Goldstein on the doorstep!

Two goal load. Let's make it three.

what a pass from Staub to Goldstein on the doorstep. time to pull away.

That's three. How about four?

Luzzi dodge! 9-6

luzzi making them pay for focusing on kirst. 9-6.

Ok there’s the goal for Luzzi

That 10-6.

Keep it rolling!

Ball movement, Long, 10-6

It's a really good thing when your best offensive player has no goal and all the other guys can make up for it

End of Q3

There's a tendency to let down with a lead. We cannot let that happen. Traynor intends to take over this game in the fourth.

several chances late to make this a 5-6 goal load.. lets continue into the 4th

Excellent quarter. Keep it rolling.

mike1960
There's a tendency to let down with a lead. We cannot let that happen. Traynor intends to take over this game in the fourth.

Traynor and Kirst have both been well covered but our team has done a better job of filling the gaps - except for their 51 who has been outstanding.

TV timeouts helping PSU here.

1-3-6. lets get 12 this quarter

Connor is intense.

We should not be afraid to let go hard shots from outside in the zone.

PSU goal 10-7

Let's hit the 6X6 on out the outside shots!

PSU Matthews with his 2nd BTB, 10-8

PSU fast break goal 10-9

offense is stagnant nobody is cutting kirst has settled into being a decoy

ugarte
offense is stagnant nobody is cutting kirst has settled into being a decoy

finally makes a move at the cage and gets unlucky but glad to see it

ugarte
offense is stagnant nobody is cutting kirst has settled into being a decoy

We had a couple of good opportunities against the zone, but they won't go in if they miss the entire goal.

about 8-10 min with no goal vs zone with a good passing team shouldnt happen

Rain pouring down

That's it. Put the missile on goal.

Kelleher! 11-9

Hockey pass!

Deep breath. 1:20 to go.

1:20 to go, Cornell with the ball, time out. Shot clock at 58.

does the time out reset the shot clock? why take it?

ugarte
does the time out reset the shot clock? why take it?

No sir.

Took it because he thought the ballcarrier was in trouble.

Need to find that pacemaker again.

The caravan moves on.

LGR!!

Final! 11-9 Red!

what a play by 7 to shut it down. LGR

job done. i don't think syracuse or maryland are going to be as stiff a defense. lgr!

Yes!
Thanks for all the updates. See you on Monday.

imafrshmn
job done. i don't think syracuse or maryland are going to be as stiff a defense. lgr!

Yep. I thought the Spiders defense was the best we would see, but the Penn State defense cranked it up a notch.

GREAT job by Wyatt, Jack, and the Cornell defense too!