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Laxbuck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:43 am Delaware at Penn today should be very interesting

could be, but it's February 1...how long have Ivies even been able to practice together this winter?

Today is the first day they can officially practice together (whole team with all coaches)

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:56 am

Laxbuck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:43 am Delaware at Penn today should be very interesting

could be, but it's February 1...how long have Ivies even been able to practice together this winter?

Close friend is flying in to see his son play. Don’t think he’s going to a practice

FannOLax wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:38 pm

ICGrad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:39 pm

Ox77 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:26 pm ILT (men) at Columbia May 5 and 7
https://ivyleague.com/news/2023/1/26/mens-lacrosse.aspx

Yuck

Well, I'd say that it's less bad than having it at Hofstra, which was the plan for 2020. Yes, it is a neutral site, which seems to take away the incentive to finish first regular-season and host the tourney; but then, last year Brown hosted and was knocked out in the semi's. You could also say it might favor Yale and Princeton as the two Ivy schools nearest to NYC; but then, Cornell and Penn have on the two ILTs played at Columbia's football stadium at the northernmost tip of Manhattan. NYC is a big, showcase city: the bright lights of Broadway, Madison Square Garden and all that. Does anyone think that this has any chance of nudging Columbia U closer to adding a varsity men's lacrosse program?

I like having it at Columbia. I live in the NYC suburbs, so it gives me a chance to attend the games, which I did in 18/19. I think the reason the IL does this is because there are a large number of Ivy alums in the area and it can draw from a larger pool of fans to attend the game while keeping it an Ivy League venue. That's the positives. There are negatives too. Columbia's Baker Stadium ( I refuse to call it after the owner of the Pats, which I think is the name of the stadium now) is ridiculously hard to get to- by car and mass transit. There is no parking.

Still, when I went in 18 and 19, I saw many many more people that I knew than had I gone to Providence.

Some conferences pick predetermined sites for the post season tourney, so the idea that this screws the #1 seed is somewhat hollow.

I don't think is has anything to do with an attempt to convince Columbia to play lax.

I think using Columbia as the venue has everything to do with convenience. As noted, there are a lot of Ivy alumni and other lax fans in the metro area. In addition, NYC is centrally located relative to the schools who might play in the tournament. Lastly, there are plenty of hotels for those who travel to the game [including the teams].

I lived in Ithaca for 50 years and love the place. However, if Cornell were hosting, the likelihood of anyone other than the family, friends and diehard fans traveling to Ithaca to see the visiting team play is small. Princeton is closest and it is at least a 4-hour drive in good weather.

Any color on the Penn vs Delaware scrimmage?

One of the Hen’s fans probably attended,

he’s usually good for a lot of detail.

Ox77 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:39 pm Today is the first day they can officially practice together (whole team with all coaches)

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:56 am

Laxbuck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:43 am Delaware at Penn today should be very interesting

could be, but it's February 1...how long have Ivies even been able to practice together this winter?

thanks, yes, I'm aware...it was a bit of rhetorical, tongue-in-cheek "question" for those who think a scrimmage now, from an Ivy point of view, means anything at all beyond an opportunity for the Ivy to play some ball against a different color jersey, whetting the appetite for what's to come.

enterprise wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 5:03 pm I think using Columbia as the venue has everything to do with convenience. As noted, there are a lot of Ivy alumni and other lax fans in the metro area. In addition, NYC is centrally located relative to the schools who might play in the tournament. Lastly, there are plenty of hotels for those who travel to the game [including the teams].

I lived in Ithaca for 50 years and love the place. However, if Cornell were hosting, the likelihood of anyone other than the family, friends and diehard fans traveling to Ithaca to see the visiting team play is small. Princeton is closest and it is at least a 4-hour drive in good weather.

Two other reasons why Columbia makes sense: (1) precisely because Columbia doesn't have a lacrosse team makes it the only neutral IL venue, and (2) holding it in NYC helps further the sport in the city itself, especially among kids and schools in the five boroughs and inner burbs.

Media day interviews with HCs and Captains for each team available on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImSvVILiSs

This year the Ivies should be grateful for their later start to the season. Weather will be brutal in the northeast Saturday. A few samples of the forecasted high temps for the day:
Hanover - 10 degrees
Cambridge - 16 degrees
Providence - 17 degrees
New Haven & Ithaca - 23 degrees
Each of these locations is expected to experience 10-20 MPH winds. Good day for film, lifting and an indoor shoot around.

Went out on a cold day and caught the Navy season opener in person but eager for the Ivy season to begin! Lax journalist Dan Arestia had a twitter thread from the Yale-Fairfield scrimmage: https://twitter.com/danarestia/status/1 ... 5101095940

Sounds like Yale dominated ("up 10ish" at the half, per the report) with an attack that was firing on all cylinders -- Arestia really emphasized Yale's depth at midfield (mentioned Sharp, Hackler, Bragg, Monfort, McDermott, Soelberg, Krevsky). Sounds like Yale dominated possessions with the starters in (Arestia noted that the sophomore FOGO Mac Rodriguez was having a good day) so maybe hard to gauge how things will roll for Yale on defense. But it won't surprise Ivy opponents if the Elis can fill up the net again this year.

Chousnake wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:47 pm

FannOLax wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:38 pm

ICGrad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:39 pm

Ox77 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:26 pm ILT (men) at Columbia May 5 and 7
https://ivyleague.com/news/2023/1/26/mens-lacrosse.aspx

Yuck

Well, I'd say that it's less bad than having it at Hofstra, which was the plan for 2020. Yes, it is a neutral site, which seems to take away the incentive to finish first regular-season and host the tourney; but then, last year Brown hosted and was knocked out in the semi's. You could also say it might favor Yale and Princeton as the two Ivy schools nearest to NYC; but then, Cornell and Penn have on the two ILTs played at Columbia's football stadium at the northernmost tip of Manhattan. NYC is a big, showcase city: the bright lights of Broadway, Madison Square Garden and all that. Does anyone think that this has any chance of nudging Columbia U closer to adding a varsity men's lacrosse program?

I like having it at Columbia. I live in the NYC suburbs, so it gives me a chance to attend the games, which I did in 18/19. I think the reason the IL does this is because there are a large number of Ivy alums in the area and it can draw from a larger pool of fans to attend the game while keeping it an Ivy League venue. That's the positives. There are negatives too. Columbia's Baker Stadium ( I refuse to call it after the owner of the Pats, which I think is the name of the stadium now) is ridiculously hard to get to- by car and mass transit. There is no parking.

Still, when I went in 18 and 19, I saw many many more people that I knew than had I gone to Providence.

Some conferences pick predetermined sites for the post season tourney, so the idea that this screws the #1 seed is somewhat hollow.

I don't think is has anything to do with an attempt to convince Columbia to play lax.

The Columbia stadium is nice but it is inconvenient to get to, the parking is horrible, hotels overpriced, etc. Having the tourney at the location of the #1 seed was the best approach.

Anyone catch the Princeton - Drexel scrimmage yesterday? Friend who's son plays at PU mentioned it was 9-6 PU at half. PU has all of the pieces, anyone know who played goalie?

HGK wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:04 pm Any color on the Penn vs Delaware scrimmage?

Teams were about even, I thought. It looked like starters played the first half. Murph sub'd more in the first half than normal, so maybe it was more top of the rotation type guys as well. Delaware ended up winning by a goal or two, but it didn't look/feel much more than two pretty even teams.

NE Lax Journal addresses the three top questions facing the IL (pay wall): https://www.laxjournal.com/answering-th ... ies-in-23/.

Answering three burning questions facing the Ivies in ’23
By Kyle Devitte
February 7, 2023

The highest level of academic excellence in the country is also the home to six of the best men’s lacrosse teams going into 2023.

The Ivy League has always put forth at least one or two top-tier teams, but last year it produced six NCAA tournament teams – a record among all conferences. Cornell would last the longest, making it to the NCAA championship game but ultimately falling to a dominant Maryland team, 9-7.

This spring, all eyes will be on those six teams to see whether they can replicate the feat. Some teams were challenged by graduation and COVID transfers, while others strengthened their resolve with solid recruiting classes and hungry underclassmen.

We are in for another unpredictable year in the Ivy League. Let’s answer the tough questions.

Which team has the most to prove?
This is a loaded question. No team from the Ivy League won the NCAA tournament. Sure, Cornell got there, but in terms of teams bowing out of the bracket, you could look at all six having disappointing runs simply because that final goal was not achieved.

A national championship for the Ivy League is maybe not something everyone roots for — especially not diehard fans of Big Ten and ACC teams — who make up the majority of D-1 lacrosse fans, but it would still draw even more attention to the programs everyone wants to be recruited by.

With that being said, Yale and Harvard — the most storied of rivals — are at the top of the heap in terms of fulfilling their potential. Yes, Cornell will be excellent even with the departure of John Piatelli (Wrentham, Mass.), but in terms of taking the next step to greatness, all eyes will be on the Elis and the Crimson.

Who will be this year’s breakout player?
All eyes will be on Yale attackman Matt Brandau. He’s a first-team All-American, he’s the top scorer for the Bulldogs, and he’s the engine that runs coach Andy Shay’s offense.

However, keeping with the theme of Harvard-Yale rivalries, Sam King would be my pick for a breakout player in 2023. The dynamic X attackman generated 46 points as a freshman last spring. He’s not exactly going to double that, but if the Crimson really develops their mid-range shooters, King could easily eclipse his team-high 21 assists.

Of course, Princeton has a bevy of players on offense who could jump into this conversation as well. Jake Stevens is chief among them. Named a first-team All-American by any and all disambiguation of the honor, Stevens is the most respected all-around offensive midfielder in the Ivy League other than Penn phenom Sam Handley, and somehow he’s still underrated in the national picture.

How many teams make the NCAA tournament this year?
A sucker’s bet is to wager on six teams from the Ivy League making the NCAA tournament once again. Even five teams would be a stretch. But what are the odds on four? Because that’s a bet everyone should be taking a look at.

On paper, Princeton, Cornell, Harvard and Penn will all be improved from last season after retaining the lion’s share of their talents. Yale lost a few key players to post-Ivy graduate years, but it’s also well and truly in the mix. Brown will have to replace a lot of offense and lean heavily on the people’s goalie, Connor Theriault (Mount Hermon, Mass.), and Dartmouth is still trying to build its offense up to score more than 10 goals a game.

It’s going to be a crowded field on selection day — it always is — but if you’re looking for a top-tier schedule that meets all the RPI metrics, Penn has that arena covered. The Quakers have an incredibly strong out-of-conference slate that could really tip the scales if they win most of those tilts.

@TheKyleDevitte
[email protected]

Sportin' Life wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:55 pm NE Lax Journal addresses the three top questions facing the IL (pay wall): https://www.laxjournal.com/answering-th ... ies-in-23/.

Answering three burning questions facing the Ivies in ’23
By Kyle Devitte
February 7, 2023

The highest level of academic excellence in the country is also the home to six of the best men’s lacrosse teams going into 2023.

The Ivy League has always put forth at least one or two top-tier teams, but last year it produced six NCAA tournament teams – a record among all conferences. Cornell would last the longest, making it to the NCAA championship game but ultimately falling to a dominant Maryland team, 9-7.

This spring, all eyes will be on those six teams to see whether they can replicate the feat. Some teams were challenged by graduation and COVID transfers, while others strengthened their resolve with solid recruiting classes and hungry underclassmen.

We are in for another unpredictable year in the Ivy League. Let’s answer the tough questions.

Which team has the most to prove?
This is a loaded question. No team from the Ivy League won the NCAA tournament. Sure, Cornell got there, but in terms of teams bowing out of the bracket, you could look at all six having disappointing runs simply because that final goal was not achieved.

A national championship for the Ivy League is maybe not something everyone roots for — especially not diehard fans of Big Ten and ACC teams — who make up the majority of D-1 lacrosse fans, but it would still draw even more attention to the programs everyone wants to be recruited by.

With that being said, Yale and Harvard — the most storied of rivals — are at the top of the heap in terms of fulfilling their potential. Yes, Cornell will be excellent even with the departure of John Piatelli (Wrentham, Mass.), but in terms of taking the next step to greatness, all eyes will be on the Elis and the Crimson.

Who will be this year’s breakout player?
All eyes will be on Yale attackman Matt Brandau. He’s a first-team All-American, he’s the top scorer for the Bulldogs, and he’s the engine that runs coach Andy Shay’s offense.

However, keeping with the theme of Harvard-Yale rivalries, Sam King would be my pick for a breakout player in 2023. The dynamic X attackman generated 46 points as a freshman last spring. He’s not exactly going to double that, but if the Crimson really develops their mid-range shooters, King could easily eclipse his team-high 21 assists.

Of course, Princeton has a bevy of players on offense who could jump into this conversation as well. Jake Stevens is chief among them. Named a first-team All-American by any and all disambiguation of the honor, Stevens is the most respected all-around offensive midfielder in the Ivy League other than Penn phenom Sam Handley, and somehow he’s still underrated in the national picture.

How many teams make the NCAA tournament this year?
A sucker’s bet is to wager on six teams from the Ivy League making the NCAA tournament once again. Even five teams would be a stretch. But what are the odds on four? Because that’s a bet everyone should be taking a look at.

On paper, Princeton, Cornell, Harvard and Penn will all be improved from last season after retaining the lion’s share of their talents. Yale lost a few key players to post-Ivy graduate years, but it’s also well and truly in the mix. Brown will have to replace a lot of offense and lean heavily on the people’s goalie, Connor Theriault (Mount Hermon, Mass.), and Dartmouth is still trying to build its offense up to score more than 10 goals a game.

It’s going to be a crowded field on selection day — it always is — but if you’re looking for a top-tier schedule that meets all the RPI metrics, Penn has that arena covered. The Quakers have an incredibly strong out-of-conference slate that could really tip the scales if they win most of those tilts.

@TheKyleDevitte
[email protected]

The anti-"Notre Dame" strategy...

I’m thinking 4 is the number,
hard to imagine ND and Duke not getting in the NCAAs.

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:18 pm

Sportin' Life wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:55 pm NE Lax Journal addresses the three top questions facing the IL (pay wall): https://www.laxjournal.com/answering-th ... ies-in-23/.

Answering three burning questions facing the Ivies in ’23
By Kyle Devitte
February 7, 2023

The highest level of academic excellence in the country is also the home to six of the best men’s lacrosse teams going into 2023.

The Ivy League has always put forth at least one or two top-tier teams, but last year it produced six NCAA tournament teams – a record among all conferences. Cornell would last the longest, making it to the NCAA championship game but ultimately falling to a dominant Maryland team, 9-7.

This spring, all eyes will be on those six teams to see whether they can replicate the feat. Some teams were challenged by graduation and COVID transfers, while others strengthened their resolve with solid recruiting classes and hungry underclassmen.

We are in for another unpredictable year in the Ivy League. Let’s answer the tough questions.

Which team has the most to prove?
This is a loaded question. No team from the Ivy League won the NCAA tournament. Sure, Cornell got there, but in terms of teams bowing out of the bracket, you could look at all six having disappointing runs simply because that final goal was not achieved.

A national championship for the Ivy League is maybe not something everyone roots for — especially not diehard fans of Big Ten and ACC teams — who make up the majority of D-1 lacrosse fans, but it would still draw even more attention to the programs everyone wants to be recruited by.

With that being said, Yale and Harvard — the most storied of rivals — are at the top of the heap in terms of fulfilling their potential. Yes, Cornell will be excellent even with the departure of John Piatelli (Wrentham, Mass.), but in terms of taking the next step to greatness, all eyes will be on the Elis and the Crimson.

Who will be this year’s breakout player?
All eyes will be on Yale attackman Matt Brandau. He’s a first-team All-American, he’s the top scorer for the Bulldogs, and he’s the engine that runs coach Andy Shay’s offense.

However, keeping with the theme of Harvard-Yale rivalries, Sam King would be my pick for a breakout player in 2023. The dynamic X attackman generated 46 points as a freshman last spring. He’s not exactly going to double that, but if the Crimson really develops their mid-range shooters, King could easily eclipse his team-high 21 assists.

Of course, Princeton has a bevy of players on offense who could jump into this conversation as well. Jake Stevens is chief among them. Named a first-team All-American by any and all disambiguation of the honor, Stevens is the most respected all-around offensive midfielder in the Ivy League other than Penn phenom Sam Handley, and somehow he’s still underrated in the national picture.

How many teams make the NCAA tournament this year?
A sucker’s bet is to wager on six teams from the Ivy League making the NCAA tournament once again. Even five teams would be a stretch. But what are the odds on four? Because that’s a bet everyone should be taking a look at.

On paper, Princeton, Cornell, Harvard and Penn will all be improved from last season after retaining the lion’s share of their talents. Yale lost a few key players to post-Ivy graduate years, but it’s also well and truly in the mix. Brown will have to replace a lot of offense and lean heavily on the people’s goalie, Connor Theriault (Mount Hermon, Mass.), and Dartmouth is still trying to build its offense up to score more than 10 goals a game.

It’s going to be a crowded field on selection day — it always is — but if you’re looking for a top-tier schedule that meets all the RPI metrics, Penn has that arena covered. The Quakers have an incredibly strong out-of-conference slate that could really tip the scales if they win most of those tilts.

@TheKyleDevitte
[email protected]

The anti-"Notre Dame" strategy...

au contraire. penn seems to schedule as few teams as possible every year. i wouldn't be surprised if murphy called corrigan for tips on it.

also, devitte looks to have misspelled tournament teams.

10stone5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:34 pm I’m thinking 4 is the number,
hard to imagine ND and Duke not getting in the NCAAs.

ha! u can imagine it!
what did you think about nd and duke not getting in this time last year?