of course im a little biased as a Cornell fan, but i can definately see them pulling it off.

The two teams are soo even and similar in the style of play, and it definately was showing during the UNC game for Duke, and the Albany game for Cornell that they both start off slow.

This game is gonna go to the team who plays out the first half, i think Cornell is a better 2nd half team, they get into the motions and make big plays, but Duke definately showed they can turn a deficit at half time into a huge lead (UNC).

I think in the last game at Albany Cornell discovered where their real strong faceoff and set motions are, and i think we might see seibald at the faceoff X more in the first half.

Both teams have incredibly strong attack lines, but even though Quinzani is such a good player, i think he is still the weakest link on the attack line and he isn't played too as much as the Mitchell-Pittard-Bartlett trio, who seem to be on an even level.

Also i think that Duke's middies might be their weak point, even though they can shoot and they can do transition, UNC brought out some real flaws in their. They just ran right by them half the time, almost effortlessly, but didn't create much on the slide or cuts. I think Cornell will capitalize on that with middies like Seibald, Glynn, and Clayton who can run and dodge and then feed a good cut or draw the slide.

It's gonna be close, and can go either way, i just think Cornell might just have that extra depth, not to mention how pissed off they'll be, looking to take back their #1 spot from Duke.

Also, i don't want to hear Duke's story again if they make it to the final, saying it 5 or 6 times a game by the announcers is just too much. (Not that I don't care, in fact i'm glad they're back with respect, maybe they just need a new video clip for the game)