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Inside Lacrosse 2024 Men's DI Media All-Americans: Zappitello Lone Unanimous First-Team Selection
https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... tion/63390

Kirst - first team
Long - honorable mention

CJ Kirst is not a Tewaaraton finalist. https://twitter.com/LacrosseNetwork/status/1788668539529777383 Finalists: Pat Kavanagh Liam Entenmann Brennan O'Neill Connor Shellenberger Matt Brandau But, somehow, he is a first-team All American while Brennan O'Neill is a second-team All American. https://c...

CJ Kirst is not a Tewaaraton finalist. https://twitter.com/LacrosseNetwork/sta ... 9529777383

Finalists:

• Pat Kavanagh
• Liam Entenmann
• Brennan O'Neill
• Connor Shellenberger
• Matt Brandau

I thought this forum would appreciate the new award given out at my son's high lacrosse team's season banquet last night: The Mario St. George Boiardi Award. I think it's cool that a random school in Colorado has this connection to Cornell lacrosse. (I help the team with stats, but I am not involved...

From an outside POV, I just don't think Cornell could overcome the personnel losses to graduation and injury on the defensive side. The defense did get better late in the season, but 47th in adjusted defensive efficiency is not a tournament caliber defense. The offense was obviously tremendous, but...

I understand and appreciate your passion for Cornell lacrosse. I hope your only sentiment that resonates with Coach Buczek is your last one — can’t wait for next year. If he endorses your other complaints, then he is not the coach we have come to respect. You can only control your own team and your...

Good thread from Lacrosse Reference on Cornell v. Yale qualifications: https://x.com/laxreference/status/1786821590006571412?s=46&t=1C1MZleHqqoA4NsGOUnhaw Here’s an excerpt: “Yale has 204.2 QW points; 203.7 for Cornell. Yale has a -17.3 bad loss factor; -17.4 for Cornell. These are virtually ind...

In the last 9 quarters + overtime, Penn has held Cornell’s normally prolific offense to a total of 13 goals. 13 in almost two full games. Wow. (The outlier was the first quarter of the regular season game in which Cornell scored six goals.) There are always things to improve, but I don’t think Corne...

They just put first half stats up. Cornell is winning the stats (I know that doesn’t matter except scoreboard) except for saves: 10 for Penn vs. 5 for Cornell.

Chousnake wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 9:24 pm Carroll is seeing the ball well. This is going to be a tough game.

No doubt. He’s already had several saves that an average goalie would not make.

joewillie78 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:24 pm What time are the games on Friday?

I see Cornell is in the later game.

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Joewillie78

2024 Ivy League Tournament

Friday, May 3. (Semifinals)
No. 2 Princeton vs. No. 3 Yale, 6 p.m. on ESPNU
No. 1 Cornell vs. No. 4 Penn, 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU

Sunday, May 5 (Championship)
1 p.m. on ESPNU

A couple of notes on goalie play: First, I feel bad for Tully who gave up three goals (not really his fault) and had zero saves. He wasn't spectacular in the few games he started, but he was solid. Goalie is such a difficult position. You never know when we will need him to step in. Second, Knust se...

I liked that the team didn't go crazy in celebration at the end of the game. Winning the regular season Ivy League title outright is a huge accomplishment. But that reaction tells me that they've got more/bigger goals in mind.

Nice story about CJ Kirst that includes interviews with CJ, Mike Long and Connor Buczek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmXLZhKaeH4

In terms of goals allowed per game, Harvard is only second to Penn in the Ivy League (and behind Penn and Princeton according to Massey's defensive rankings). Harvard's Instagram account heralds their close defense as creating long periods of shut downs of their opponent's offense. Goalie Christian...

Harvard game notes: https://gocrimson.com/news/2024/4/17/mens-lacrosse-no-18-mens-lacrosse-takes-on-no-9-cornell-in-key-ivy-league-contest.aspx Cornell game notes: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2024/4/18/mens-lacrosse-eyes-ivy-tournament-bid-on-senior-day.aspx I typically find these game notes int...

Boys, time to focus on Harvard. What seems to be getting lost in the defensive stats is how much improved our pole unit has been. They are playing very solid, less penalties, clearing the ball well, slide rotations on time. Very happy to see the upward trajectory of this unit. This might be a must ...

joewillie78 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:46 am #1 Stat in my opinion for Cornell this year;

AT SCHOELLKOPF: 6-0
AWAY FROM SCHOELLKOPF: 1-4

Wow! I did not realize that. For me personally, I think home/away is overrated in terms of impact but the data doesn't lie.

Congrats to both teams for putting on an absolute show for all lacrosse fans. The stars definitely were out today with the likes of Kirst, Long, the Kavanaughs etc. Classic game where neither team deserved to lose. As for Cornell, as I said before, the IVY LEAGUE is their ticket to the big dance. W...

CU88a wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:21 am Quick practice clip:

Mic'd up with Men's Lacrosse Senior Captain and Attackman Michael Long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opI_PmZH4ec

That was a fun clip. Very cool to get an inside glimpse of some of the characters on the team and the practice vibe. Thanks for sharing, @CU88a!