CORNELL LACROSSE 29 Ivy League Championships 28 NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 Final Four Appearances 3 National Championships
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CornellBigRed.com Cornell Athletics @CornellSports CornellAthletics CORNELL LACROSSE 29 Ivy League Championships 28 NCAA Tournament appearances 7 Final Four appearances 3 National Championships THE MATCHUP • GAME 17 CORNELL (12-4, 4-2 IVY) 2018 Schedule & Results Overall Record: 12-4 Ivy League: 4-2 • Non-Conference: 8-2 VS VS. SYRACUSE (8-6, 4-0 ACC) MAY 13, 2018 • 7:15 P.M. • SYRACUSE, N.Y. • CARRIER DOME (49,262) Home: 6-1 • Road: 3-3 • Neutral: 3-0 @CornellLacrosse vs. @CuseLacrosse FEBRUARY Cornell Syracuse Story Lines 17 at Colgate (PLN) ...........................................L, 11-14 12-4, 4-2 Ivy League Records 8-6, 4-0 ACC 24 HOBART (ILN) ..................................... W, 15-8 • The third-most contested rivalry in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse takes to the MARCH 8 USILA Ranking 11 biggest stage when the No. 10 Big Red travels to eighth-seeded Syracuse for the 7 IL Media Ranking 11 3 at No. 1 Albany .................................................L, 9-11 106th meeting all-time between these two storied programs, happening in the Peter Milliman Head Coach John Desko 6 BINGHAMTON (ILN)............................. W, 18-2 opening round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament on Sunday, May 13. 12-4 (1st year) Record at School 244-80 (20th year) 10 % vs. No. 20 Penn State .......................................W, 9-7 49-30 (5th year) Career Record 244-80 (20th year) • Cornell (12-4) is coming of its first Ivy League Tournament championship since 2011 17 * No. 8 YALE (ILN) ..................................L, 11-13 14.12 Goals per game 11.43 after it upset No. 1 Yale, 14-8 in the title game on May 6 to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 24 * at No. 15 Penn (ILN) ....................................W, 20-13 9.00 Goals allowed per game 10.71 27 AIR FORCE (ILN) .................................. W, 23-5 9.9 Assists per game 6.6 • The Big Red has won nine of its last 10 contests, including a regular season 13-8 34.7 Shots per game 34.1 victory over the Orange on April 10. 31 * at Dartmouth (ILN)......................................W, 22-11 33.2 Shots allowed per game 35.4 • Cornell, making its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2015, is seeking its first APRIL 29.3 Ground balls per game 29.9 trip back to the national quarterfinals since 2013. 7 * HARVARD (ILN) .................................W, 15-11 27.6 Ground balls allowed per game 30.7 10 No. 6 SYRACUSE (ILN) .......................... W, 13-8 193-423 (.456) Faceoffs 168-360 (.467) • The Big Red is unseeded in the NCAA Tournament for just the seventh time out 58 (41:30) Penalties 55 (42:00) of its 28 appearances. 14 at No. 17 Lehigh (CBS Sports) ......................W, 12-10 15-41 (.366) Man-up goals-opportunities 16-39 (.410) • Syracuse (8-6) snapped a two-game skid when it defeated Colgate, 17-5, in its 21 * BROWN (ILN) ..................................... W, 19-5 18-52 (.346) Opponent man-up goals-opp. 16-49 (.327) regular season finale on May 5. 28 * at Princeton (ILN) ...........................................L, 8-14 259-300 (.863) Clears 230-267 (.861) • The Orange have made 38 NCAA Tournament appearances and are hosting a first MAY .573 Save percentage .462 round game for the sixth straight season. 4 # vs. Brown (ESPNU) ..........................................W, 7-4 .377 Opponent save % .475 • The Big Red and Syracuse have met three times in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse 6 # vs. No. 1 Yale (ESPNU) ....................................W, 14-8 62/38 1st Q goals scored/allowed 43/31 Tournament, with the Orange holding a 2-1 lead in the series. 13 $ at No. 13 Syracuse (ESPNU) ........................7:15 p.m. 56/29 2nd Q goals scored/allowed 29/33 • Cornell won the first meeting, 18-15, in the 1987 quarterfinals in Piscataway, 55/34 3rd Q goals scored/allowed 38/48 Home games in BOLD CAPS 53/43 4th Q goals scored/allowed 48/38 N.Y., before falling to Syracuse in the 1988 national championship game, 13-8, % US Lacrosse’s Tierney Field (Sparks, Md.) 0/0 OT goals scored/allowed 2/0 at the Carrier Dome. * Ivy League game • The Orange defeated Cornell once again in the 2009 national championship game, # Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (New York, N.Y.) Teat (37) Goals Leader B. Bomberry (26) $ NCAA Tournament game Petterson (37) 10-9 in overtime, in Foxborough, Mass. Teat (59) Assist Leader Rehfuss (27) Teat (96) Points Leader Rehfuss (46) Countdown To Face Off Interim Head Coach Peter Milliman Rasimowicz (.522) FO% Leader Varello (.467) Cornell ranks in the top TEN in the nation in points (first), assists (first), shot Peter Milliman (12-4, .750) was named the interim head coach Knight (.581) Save % Leader Madonna (.458) percentage (first), goals (second), scoring margin (fourth), and saves (10th). of the Cornell men’s lacrosse program on May 8, 2017. For the Game Coverage past four seasons, Milliman has served the program first as an The Big Red had NINE players named All-Ivy, the most since the 2007 season. assistant coach and then as the program’s Mario St. George Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/cuse/mlax/ Boiardi ‘04 Associate Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse. He begins Live Video: www.ESPN3.com Cornell’s three first team selections – Jeff Teat (unanimous), Jordan Dowiak, and Jake Live Audio: www.WHCURadio.com Pulver (unanimous) – are the most sine first-team honorees since the 2015 season. his fifth season as a head coach (49-30). Radio: WHCU 870 AM / 95.9 FM (Ithaca, N.Y.) Assistant Coach: Jordan Stevens (Cornell ‘15) Television: ESPNU Since 2000, Cornell has made the quarterfinal round on the NCAA Tournament Assistant Coach: Connor Buczek (Cornell ‘15) EIGHT times THE SERIES Volunteer Coach: Kevin Reisman (Limestone ‘17) First Meeting: 1920 Jordan Dowiak ranks SEVENTH in the nation among all Division I midfielders Director of Operations: Mark Wittink (Cornell ‘00) Overall: Syracuse leads, 64-40-1 (32-17 in Syracuse) with 35 goals. Athletic Trainer: Jim Case In Overtime: Series tied, 1-1 Strength Coach: Thomas Howley Current Streak: Cornell, 1 game Cornell’s top SIX midfielders have accounted for 107 goals, the most in the nation. Last Meeting: Cornell, 13-8 (4/10/2018 in Ithaca) Cornell Athletic Communications Longest Cornell streak: 12 games; Longest SU streak: 16 games Only FIVE current Big Red players – Christian Knight, Dan Bockelman, Jordan Director: Jeremy Hartigan Series vs. Syracuse: Since the rivalry began in 1920, there have Dowiak, Jake Pulver, and Kason Tarbell – have seen action in an NCAA Tournament Deputy Director (MLAX Contact): Julie Greco been only four seasons (1944, 1945, 1977, 1978) that the two game. E-mail: [email protected] squads have not faced each other. Office Phone: 607) 255-4688 • With 105 meetings in the books, the rivalry is the third most Jeff Teat needs FOUR points to become just the fourth player in Cornell history to Cell Phone: (315) 559-3422 contested in NCAA DI men’s lacrosse history. amass 100 points in a single season, joining Mike French (105 in 1976), Rob Pannell Press Box Phone: (607) 255-3535 • Cornell has won two in a row on Schoellkopf Field, but has not (102 in 2013) and Tim Goldstein (100 in 1987). won at the Dome since 2011. Follow the Big Red rosse • Since 2000, SU holds a 12-8 lead, but the teams have played sev- Christian Knight needs just THREE saves to move into fourth place in Cornell history en one-goal games, with two others being decided by two goals. Cornell Website: www.CornellBigRed.com for career saves, matching Justin Cynar (588; 1999-2002). Cornell Facebook: www.Facebook.com/cornellathletics Cornell Twitter: www.Twitter.com/cornellsports LAST 5 MEETINGS Jeff Teat needs TWO assists to become just the fifth player in Cornell history to Cornell Instagram: www.Instagram.com/cornellsports amass 100 assists in a career, joining Rob Pannell (204), Eamon McEneaney (164) Year Winner (Location) ........................... Score Cornell YouTube: www.Youtube.com/cornellathletics Tim Goldstein (122) and Mike French (105). 2014 Syracuse (Ithaca) .......................................14-9 Men’s Lax Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Cornell-Mens-Lacrosse 2015 Syracuse (Syracuse) ....................................14-6 2016 Cornell (Ithaca) ...................................10-9 (OT) Jeff Teat needs ONE assist to become just the third player in Cornell history to Men’s Lax Twitter: www.Twitter.com/CornellLacrosse 2017 Syracuse (Syracuse) ....................................15-8 amass 60 assists in a single season, joining Tim Goldstein (73 in 1987), and Eamon Men’s Lax Instagram: www.Instagram.com/CornellLacrosse 2018 Cornell (Ithaca) ...........................................13-8 McEneaney, who achieved the mark twice (65 in 1975; 61 in 1976). Cornell Big Red vs. Syracuse • The Carrier Dome (Syracuse, N.Y.) May 13, 2018 • Page 1 CornellBigRed.com Cornell Athletics @CornellSports CornellAthletics A WIN OVER SYRACUSE WOULD: Probable Lines • send the Big Red into the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament quarterfinals for the 21st time overall and the ninth time since 2002. • improve Cornell to 33-24 overall in NCAA tournament games. ATTACK • make the Big Red 5-0 against the number eight seed in NCAA tournament games. 41 John Piatelli Fr., 6-0, 190 • improve Cornell to 7-6 all-time when unseeded in the NCAA tournament. Wrentham, Mass. 16-10-26, 17 GB • give Cornell 13 wins in a season for the first time since the 2013 team went 14-3. -or- • tie the best single-season win total improvement (8 games) in men’s lacrosse history. 2 Colton Rupp Jr., 5-10, 180 • give the Big Red back-to-back wins over the Orange for the first time since winning both the regular season and post-season match-up in 1987.