 | CNY almost owned it all
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:02PM | | So if LeMoyne had held up their end yesterday, we could have had four lacrosse championships within about 50 miles of each other. Onondaga Community College (in Syracuse, NY) took JUCO. Cortland St. (about 30 miles south of Syracuse) took DIII, LeMoyne (in Syracuse) could have taken DII, and DI will go to Syracuse or Cornell (about 15 miles from Cortland, about 50 from Syracuse). Has there ever been such a geographic concentration of championships for any one sport before? Even with C.W. Post winning instead of LeMoyne, you have all four champions residing in the same state. 2009 definitely adds to New York's claim to being the biggest lacrosse hotbed. | | | Reply to this
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| Abbott-Seibald
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:14PM | | Looks like Seibald matched up on Abbott early, that could be interesting to watch. | | | Reply to this
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| Cornell first blood
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:17PM | | Johnny Glynn sets up a nice dodge and just got his hands free enough to rip a shot. Just his roll, come out fiery and got his team on the board early. Jovan Miller was just a little too soft on Glynn. He is a physical dodger, you have to give him that physical play right back. | | | Reply to this
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| Sloppy ride
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:22PM | | Daniello does the typical overzealous attackman move and tried to ride a clearing middie right across midfield. :30 for offsides. | | | Reply to this
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| Glynn again tallies
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:23PM | | Glynn just comes down the wing and buries a shot high. Again, Syracuse shorty D, this time Abbott, is soft on him and Glynn gets his hands free enough to shoot. | | | Reply to this
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| Glynn Again
| by midman03 (#130063) on 5/25/09 @1:24PM | | Looks like Cornell is going to have to put somebody that can hit on Glynn today. | | | Reply to this
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| Myers tough again
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:26PM | | Myers just stuffed a nice shot off a feed from Daniello. Talk about a guy stepping up in the right time. Myers was never too consistent, but he has found a way to be when it counts. | | | Reply to this
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| Syracuse on board
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:26PM | | Daniello gets his revenge. After grabbing a loose ball, he got a step on Rocco Romero behind the cage, just turned the corner and ripped a shot to the open net. | | | Reply to this
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| Tied up 2-2
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:31PM | | Greg Niewieroski just buried a feed from Josh Amidon as a defender came out to crush him. Decent gun from Niewieroski. Let's see if Syracuse uses more set offense and just tries to control tempo for as long as possible. | | | Reply to this
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| Glynn is a force today
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:33PM | | Well, now that Syracuse is worried about him dodging, Glynn beat out a poorly positioned Dan Hardy, and as Pat Perritt came on the slide he hit Ryan Hurley just camped out on the crease for the easy goal. | | | Reply to this
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| 3-2 First Quarter
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:40PM | First quarter done. Cornell definitely came out of the gate fired up. Syracuse has shown a lot of poise in these playoffs, but it will be interesting if they have to match Cornell's energy, because I don't think anyone is going to match the determination and will of Glynn and Seibald today.
Syracuse seemed to step it up at the end of the quarter, but they have to play better D on Glynn. The Orange's depth will play a factor at some point too I imagine, though all that scoring depth belies one point, SU doesn't really have that one guy who can take the game over (though Perritt looked like maybe he was that guy on Saturday). The Orange needs to move more on offense. Too little off-ball movement. Cornell's D is too good to rely on dodging alone.
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| Tied -Up 3-3
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:41PM | | Jovan Miller made a nice play picking up a loose ball on a bad clear, then threads a pass to a cherry-picking Keough who just sold out with no angle and still figured out how to score. Give that kid on inch, he'll make it a yard. | | | Reply to this
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| 4-3 Cornell off Romero blast
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:44PM | | Now that Syracuse is keying on Glynn, he dodged, sucked the D over, and dished to a wide open Romero who had the space and time to take about 3 steps and wind up into a shot he buried. | | | Reply to this
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| Speaking of Perritt, 4-4 now
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:47PM | | Pat Perritt just catches a feed and takes about a step into the box, if that, and just blasts a lefty shot to the far pipe. Maybe a good sign, because Syracuse is going to need production out of the midfield. Cornell is too good at close to expect Nims, Keough, Daniello, and Jamieson to carry the load today. | | | Reply to this
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| Joel White really wants his shorty again
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:52PM | | Joel White loves to hang in the offensive end and see what kind of look he can get. He is the all-time leading point scorer for Homer High in New York, not to mention he has a handful of points himself. | | | Reply to this
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| Pannell on the board, 5-4
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:53PM | | Couldn't keep him quite all day I guess. John Lade, who normally plays such good position, just gave Pannell a step and never closed the gate, allowing Pannell to get the corner, turn and burry a shot high. | | | Reply to this
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| Seibald Snipes one too, 6-4 CU
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:55PM | | Well, if you give him time to set his feet he is hard to stop. Somehow, even being man down, half the Cuse D sucked over to Hurley, and a quick skip pass from Romero over and there is Seibald, no one on him, enough time to rips a shot low. | | | Reply to this
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| Galloway looks pretty sharp
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @1:58PM | | Galloway stands up tall and makes two big saves on David Lau, giving his team possession and keeping the deficit to two. | | | Reply to this
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| :15 and a flag
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:05PM | | what do you do as Syracuse here. 15 seconds and a flag. Hold it and get possession for the next half, or go for a score? | | | Reply to this
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| not what the Orange wanted
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:09PM | | A decent shot, but a little rushed. I thought they were going to hold it when it didn't look like NIms had the feed. But Keough made a nice cut, and again, Myers somehow got a piece of it, sat on the ball, and held it. Not only does Syracuse not get the score they needed, but now Cornell is set to kill the penalty as they start the next half with possession. | | | Reply to this
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| where is cuse's offense
| by sufflax21 (#203307) on 5/25/09 @2:15PM | | cuses offense has been slow today... we need to let nims go in on the iso plays and let him beat his man... also our D has been bad at sliding from x but otherwise our Ds been over commiting | | | Reply to this
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| 6-4 at the half
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:15PM | I'd love to know what is being said in the locker rooms. Is Cornell satisfied, because so far it seems they have been doing everything they wanted. Is it just staying the course, or does Tambroni have some tweaks.
And as for Syracuse, knowing the way Desko typically operates, I imagine he is making some serious adjustments. The defense really doesn't look that bad, but they got caught ball watching a few too many times, and they aren't challenging Glynn enough. Offensively, they need to move the ball quicker and do something off ball. Cornell is too packed in, and they slide too well to expect to score on dodges consistently.
Be interesting to see the first possession or two of the second half. | | | Reply to this
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| Careful
| by midman03 (#130063) on 5/25/09 @2:25PM | | Even though Cornell is leading on the scoreboard, they have to be careful to make sure 'Cuse doesn't go on a run. Once 'Cuse gets into a rhythm, they are to good to be stopped. The rest of this game should be a good one. | | | Reply to this
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| Announcers
| by natelax (#157771) on 5/25/09 @2:28PM | | These guys are gonna jinx Cornell if they keep up this talk as if the game is won already! | | | Reply to this
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| Seibald is a truck
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:29PM | | When you run that fast and you are built that solid, you can steamroll most people i guess. Seibald just leveled about two Orange defenders on his clear. Kind of an odd play for him considering he got a concussion on a similar play in the 2007 FInal Four game against Duke, when he got leveled by a guy stepping out of the box. | | | Reply to this
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| Maybe White should be on the field more
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:32PM | | No one is doing exactly what they need to like Joe White right now. He is all over the ground scooping up balls, and protecting his stick well in traffic, creating transition. | | | Reply to this
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| Galloway stands up twice
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:33PM | | Galloway just had two nice saves, one to start the half off a quick shot, and now Galloway stuffs I believe Hurley right on the door step. | | | Reply to this
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| Amidon breaks the seal, 6-5
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:37PM | | Amidon finally gets Cuse on the board again breaking an almost 17 minute drought. Amidon just realized the D was confused and in between assignments, just took an extra step or two and ripped an underhand shot. It's good to see him stepping up more this post season as he will be looked to as the next leader of that midfield next year | | | Reply to this
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| Glynn gets his third, 7-5 CU
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:40PM | | Again Glynn finds the net. Lade got caught ball watching Hurley coming around and waiting to slide and just cuts behind the D. Glynn caught and finished, and now wins a faceoff. Syracuse needs to figure out what to do with him or have someone step up the way Glynn has. | | | Reply to this
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| Pannell is gonna tag one soon
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:42PM | | With the way Pannell keeps getting a little edge turning the corner, he is gonna get one to drop soon. He rattled the pipe on his first, and just missed the far side on his next. | | | Reply to this
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| Wow Cornell slides well
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:46PM | They are right there every time. Syracuse needs that second pass. If the first slide comes that quick, then one more step, maybe the second slide isn't as good.
And Matt Moyer is just a rock. He is sliding everywhere he needs to, and shutting down the match-ups he has. And he does it all on two bum knees. I understand Glynn is probably the MVP of this game so far, but Moyer might have given the most underrated effort all season. | | | Reply to this
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| FINALLY Syracuse sliding aggressively on D (nt)
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:47PM | | (no text) | | | Reply to this
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| Hardy gets one, 7-6
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:54PM | Dan Hardy and Cody Jamieson got on the board. Finally using a little off ball movement, Jamieson just sat and waited for Hardy to cut at the cage. Jamieson hit him in stride and Hardy just slapped it in. That is what they need. Move the rock, move off ball, cause confusion.
And it would be nice if they could score and win the next faceoff. Hard to build out of a deficit when you trade possessions. | | | Reply to this
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| wow
| by sufflax21 (#203307) on 5/25/09 @2:57PM | | how much money is cornell payin these refs... cause these ref F**KING SUCK! | | | Reply to this
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| WOW need to see that one again.
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @2:57PM | I saw a lot of chaos in front of the goal, but I am not sure if I saw a crease violation. And now to throw a flag on Cuse. If the refs screwed this up that could be a two goal swing, which would be HUGE. Gotta show me that one again.
Oh, and a hold on Niewieroski. Not what you guys need Orange. | | | Reply to this
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| Another hold
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:01PM | | OK, so I am not gonna start saying these refs are skewing the game, because it has been pretty even, but if you call a million holds, is it really that the D is holding that much, or is it that you are too sensitive about that call. Guys have to hold a little because offensive players chicken wing sticks and generally you can't get the ball out. | | | Reply to this
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| Seibald mans up again
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:02PM | | Weak D on Seibald, and he got a step and got a shot off. You need to be on his hands aggressively, not following his hands with your stick. Nice move and nasty rip by Seibald. | | | Reply to this
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| 6:30 left
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:04PM | | let's see how much time Cornell can kill off the clock. This is huge, maybe more important than scoring is just keep holding the ball. | | | Reply to this
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| Beautiful
| by midman03 (#130063) on 5/25/09 @3:05PM | | What a great shot by Lang. Looks like Cornell might win this. | | | Reply to this
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| Cornell tallies another, 9-6
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:06PM | Roy Lang just dodges down the alley and scores a low ripper. Probably the only bad D I have seen Joel White play. Lang is such an awkward, hurky-jerky dodger it has to be a little odd to play D on him.
Three goals could do it. With how stagnant Syracuse has looked on O, and how ridiculously solid the Cornell D has been, I don't know if the Orange come back from this one. 5:20 left, three goals when you've only scored six all day and aren't winning a lot of faceoffs. Not good. | | | Reply to this
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| LOL
| by NightIvIaRe (#206939) on 5/25/09 @3:08PM | | you can hear Glynn say "AH MAN" in the refs mic at faceoff | | | Reply to this
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| Another big save by Myers
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:10PM | Myers stuffs Perritt. A metaphor for the day. Cornell's big guys are just making plays over Syracuse's big guys.
But I am sorry, it didn't look like Moyer beat that ball out. Oh well for Syracuse. | | | Reply to this
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| Syracuse snags one, 9-7
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:12PM | | Keough finally buries another in his typical style, sneaking in off ball. Hardy tried to dodge in, and made a nice look off to Keough. Hardy maybe needs to fall to that role now. Maybe he needs to make some aggressive plays to get the D to react, then hit guys on the back side. | | | Reply to this
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| Jamieson adds another, 9-8
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:14PM | Well, when you need the opportunistic guys to step up, they do. Keough gets a nice grounder, Amidon getst he ball, makes it like he is shooting, and instead dishes to Jamieson just sitting on the crease, who finishes.
Is the momentum shifting, or is this just a suckers rally? Nice that the most exciting game of the tournament might wind up being the championship after two blowouts in the semis. | | | Reply to this
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| Hardy, bad shot, but lucky to get position
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:17PM | I think Hardy should pull the trigger, but he looked too hesitant, as if he didn't want to shoot but thought he should. Then Jamieson makes a move at the crease, gets hit, and steps in.
Thought it might be a push, but I guess just a violation. | | | Reply to this
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| Nice Check
| by midman03 (#130063) on 5/25/09 @3:18PM | | Syracuse had a very nice check to get possession back. Boy what a game this has turned into. | | | Reply to this
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| Abbott makes the play he has to.
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:19PM | WOW, what a check and play by Abbott. They needed a turnover bad, and there it was, plus Abbott was able to pick up the loose ball and just carry down to the offense. A timeout now by Desko. Let's see what he tries to do now, go for a quick shot, or kill the clock and go for a goal in the final 20 seconds or so.
Abbott and Seibald both look about out of gas right now. This is going to be a gritty finish. | | | Reply to this
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| WOW turnover
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:21PM | | Syracuse just turned it over on a sloppy pass. Not sure if Keough couldn't get to it or thought he shouldn't. | | | Reply to this
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| Nims ties it 9-9
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:22PM | Wow, great check on Moyer, and just a melee in the field. Syracuse rode well off season, and now it paid off. Abbott gets the loose ball, and floats a desperate pass to Nims who just snags it off a tip, and tucks it under Myer as he gets crushed. Four seconds left. Looks like OT is coming.
Wow, what a game this has turned out to be. Wow. | | | Reply to this
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| OVERTIME
| by midman03 (#130063) on 5/25/09 @3:23PM | | WOW...what a goal by Nims for his first point of the day and what an important one. Overtime here we come. | | | Reply to this
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| by adiduro10 (#195810) on 5/25/09 @3:23PM | | cuse is the LUCKIEST TEAM IN THE WORLD, they dont deserve this game at all or to even be in this position | | | Reply to this
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| On to OT
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:26PM | Well this doesn't bode well for Cornell. They are not as deep, and the momentum is clearly with the Orange now. Their strength at the faceoff X will definitely help in OT, but how gassed are their leaders, and how pumped up can you get after owning a game for about 50+ minutes, and then seeing a team claw back in and start to take over the final two.
With how well they have played all day, part of Cornell has got to be wondering how it is tied right now. Syracuse has the inverse of confidence, knowing they struggled much of the day but still find themselves one goal away from another championship. | | | Reply to this
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| Glynn steps up again and gets the faceoff.
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:28PM | | Nice faceoff win by Glynn, but now Sid Smith causes a turnover, and Abbott clears. Syracuse ball. | | | Reply to this
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| Not Today Ladies
| by Naptown Fan. (#219440) on 5/25/09 @3:29PM | | I love when a team sits on the ball for the whole game and then loses. | | | Reply to this
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| by adiduro10 (#195810) on 5/25/09 @3:30PM | cuse doesn't deserve this victory at all, jameson a transfer from OCC who couldnt play because of academics, quality team with quality kids who play on that team...
and to cornell you blew a game you shouldve won | | | Reply to this
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| Jamieson wins it, 10-9 in OT
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:31PM | | WOW, again, Hardy tries to shoot, and is handcuffed, and gets the ball out to Jamieson, again camped out on the crease. He just tucks it right under Myers for the game winner. | | | Reply to this
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| by laxer042993 (#221684) on 5/25/09 @3:32PM | | cornell u guys blew the game for urself should have just threw the ball up the field | | | Reply to this
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| Cornell has no one to blame but themselves.
| by Gooey26 (#130269) on 5/25/09 @3:35PM | | That was a sad excuse for a clear. An average highschool team would have done better than that. No excuse. Good ride, but still, they should never have even given the chance to turn it over like that. You don't lose the ball like that on your side of the field. I'm upset. | | | Reply to this
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| Poor Cornell
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:35PM | While this was a fantastic game, part you has to feel for Cornell. To control the game of so long just to lose it. And while Syracuse will probably continue to be a team in the Final Four, it is harder to build such successful teams at schools like Cornell.
And if anyone had the chance to talk to or get to know some of the seniors on this Cornell team, most notably Seibald and Moyer, you had to kind of pull for them. Two absolute warriors who play the sport the right way, and who gave everything they had to Cornell for four years. Seibald wanted this bad, and to get so close he could taste it is going to sting for a long time. | | | Reply to this
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| player of game
| by eifelax20 (#222470) on 5/25/09 @3:40PM | | Glynn shoulda won the player of the game not jameson just for winnin the game. he won soo many face offs and had like 7 points and played about the entire game. That pisses me off cuz jameson is all left hand and shouldnt even be playin on cuse. | | | Reply to this
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| fml
| by eric25 (#195971) on 5/25/09 @3:49PM | | my mother wanted to leave at 5:32 in the 4th quarter, then when i got home from the 15 minute drive i turned on espn and discovered that syracuse won in OT... FML | | | Reply to this
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| Jamieson with the game winner
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @3:52PM | | Who would have thought, this kid was so hyped coming into the year, or was at least this X-factor about what he might bring to the table. Then he is all but forgotten as he is ineligible for most of the season, and does very little when he does come on the squad. Then he has a few good games in the playoffs, but still nothing that really sells you on him. But he sure looks clutch, scoring the goal that got the game to one, and then scoring the game winner. The kid picked a great day to show up. It will be interesting to see how that Orange attack shapes up next year. Keough and Jamieson are both more offball/finishers. They are not the carrying, quarterbacking types like Nims. Will Daniello be left to that role next year, or will either Keough or Jamieson develop an off hand? | | | Reply to this
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| EPIC Game
| by Zach Babo (#93833) on 5/25/09 @4:26PM | Great game, though more of a great finish than anything. Cornell really dominated most of the game, but could never grow the lead big enough for insurance. Let a team like Syracuse hang around long enough, and eventually they start clicking, or at least get a few bounces their way. This game was truly one for the ages, and if last year didn't convince people that the 5-8 season was just a hiccup, and frankly a matter of time before it happened, and that Syracuse is still a power, then this year better. The first two-time champs since 1997-1998 Princeton.
We'll have our usual pictures and story to come later. Thanks for being a part of the blog. | | | Reply to this
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| Cornell
| by laxMack (#76664) on 5/26/09 @12:43AM | | Regardless of what you think Cornell deserved everything and all the prais after that game. They were great and played there hearts out. Cuse did come through in the end but Cornell showed that they will play the game that they know and not try and be anyone other than their self. Great game and was clearly a classic. I expect great things in the future from Cornell. | | | Reply to this
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