CORNELL LACROSSE 29 Ivy League Championships 27 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 27 NCAA Tournament appearances 7 Final Four appearances 3 National Championships THE MATCHUP • GAME 5 CORNELL (2-2, 0-0 IVY) 2018 Schedule & Results Overall Record: 2-2 VS. PENN STATE (4-2, 0-0 B1G) Ivy League: 0-0 • Non-Conference: 2-2 VS Home: 2-0 • Road: 0-2 • Neutral: 0-0 Spraks, Md. SAT., MARCH 10, 2018 • 12:00 P.M. • SPARKS, MD. • TIERNEY FIELD (1,500) Tierney Field @CornellLacrosse vs. @PennStateMLAX FEBRUARY Cornell Penn State Story Lines 17 at Colgate (PLN) ...........................................L, 11-14 2-2, 0-0 Ivy League Records 4-2, 0-0 B1G 24 HOBART (ILN) ..................................... W, 15-8 ORV USILA Ranking 20 • Cornell is looking to get over .500 for the first time this season MARCH ORV IL Media Ranking 20 when it takes on No. 20 Penn State on Saturday. 3 at No. 1 Albany .................................................L, 9-11 Peter Milliman Head Coach Jeff Tambroni • The Nittany Lions are coached by former Cornell head coach 6 BINGHAMTON (ILN)............................. W, 18-2 2-2 (1st year) Record at School 64-46 (8th year) 10 % vs. Penn State ...........................................12:00 p.m. 39-28 (5th year) Career Record 173-86 (18th year) Jeff Tambroni, who is now in his eighth season at Penn State. 17 * YALE (ILN) ....................................... 1:00 p.m. 13.25 Goals per game 13.5 • The Big Red is 0-1 so far this season against nationally ranked 24 * at Penn (ILN) ............................................12:00 p.m. 8.75 Goals allowed per game 9.50 opponents, but is looking to extend its current streak of 19 27 AIR FORCE (ILN) ............................... 5:00 p.m. 8.5 Assists per game 6.2 31 * at Dartmouth (ILN).....................................7:00 p.m. 32.5 Shots per game 38.0 consecutive seasons with at least one win over a top 20 foe. 35.5 Shots allowed per game 32.5 APRIL 22.8 Ground balls per game 32.8 • The game will be the first-ever for the Big Red at U.S. Lacrosse’s 7 * HARVARD (ILN) ............................... 1:00 p.m. 31.5 Ground balls allowed per game 23.8 Tierney Field and will also be the first-ever neutral site contest 10 SYRACUSE (ILN) ............................... 7:00 p.m. 32-103 (.311) Faceoffs 113-159 (.711) in the history of the series with Penn State. 14 at Lehigh (CBS Sports) ................................2:30 p.m. 22 (15:00) Penalties 15 (12:50) 21 * BROWN (ILN) .................................. 1:00 p.m. 4-9 (.444) Man-up goals-opportunities 2-13 (.154) • Cornell evened its record at 2-2 earlier this week with a 28 * at Princeton (ILN) .......................................1:00 p.m. 4-21 (.190) Opponent man-up goals-opp. 4-14 (.286) 73-89 (.820) Clears 86-9. (.925) dominating 18-2 win over Binghamton. MAY .624 Save percentage .540 • The Nittany Lions have won two in a row, including a midweek 4 # Ivy League Semifinals .........................................TBD .369 Opponent save % .471 victory over Furman, to improve to 4-2 on the season. 6 # Ivy League Finals (ILN) ........................................TBD 15/12 1st Q goals scored/allowed 21/15 Home games in BOLD CAPS 17/5 2nd Q goals scored/allowed 23/13 % US Lacrosse’s Tierney Field (Sparks, Md.) 14/7 3rd Q goals scored/allowed 18/8 Countdown To Face Off * Ivy League game 7/11 4th Q goals scored/allowed 19/20 # Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (New York, N.Y.) 0/0 OT goals scored/allowed 0/1 Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni served as the head coach Petterson (11) Goals Leader O’Keefe (15) of the Cornell men’s lacrosse team for TEN seasons. Interim Head Coach Peter Milliman Teat (12) Assist Leader Spillane (11) Peter Milliman (2-2, .500) was named the interim head coach Teat (22) Points Leader O’Keefe, Spillane (19) of the Cornell men’s lacrosse program on May 8, 2017. For the Licciardi (.371) FO% Leader Arceri (.720) Cornell ranks NINTH in scoring margin (+4.5). past four seasons, Milliman has served the program first as an Knight (.626) Save % Leader Kneese (.541) assistant coach and then as the program’s Mario St. George Game Coverage Cornell ranks EIGHTH in the nation in goals per game (13.25). Boiardi ‘04 Associate Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse. He begins his fifth season as a head coach (39-28). Live Stats: www.GoPSUsports.com Live Video: None Jeff Teat ranks SEVENTH in the nation in assists per game (3.0). Assistant Coach: Jordan Stevens (Cornell ‘15) Live Audio: www.WHCURadio.com Assistant Coach: Connor Buczek (Cornell ‘15) Radio: WHCU 870 AM / 95.9 FM (Ithaca, N.Y.) Television: None Volunteer Coach: Kevin Reisman (Limestone ‘17) Jeff Teat needs SIX points to become the 42nd player in Cornell Director of Operations: Mark Wittink (Cornell ‘00) THE SERIES history to reach 100 points. Athletic Trainer: Jim Case Strength Coach: Thomas Howley First Meeting: 1923 Overall: Penn State leads, 21-20 At Neutral Site: N/A Penn State is one of FIVE Cornell opponents currently ranked Cornell Athletic Communications In Overtime: N/A in the USILA Coaches’ Poll.. Director: Jeremy Hartigan In NCAA play: N/A Deputy Director (MLAX Contact): Julie Greco Current Streak: Penn State, 2 games E-mail: [email protected] Last Meeting: Penn State, 20-10 (2/18/2017 in Ithaca, N.Y.) A year ago, FOUR Big Red – Jeff Teat, Charlie Estill, Sam Office Phone: 607) 255-4688 Milliman vs. Penn State: 0-0 Duggan, and Connor Fletcher – scored the first goals of their Cell Phone: (315) 559-3422 Series vs. Penn State: The teams first met in the 1923 season Press Box Phone: (607) 255-3535 and went on to play 36 times prior to 1961. career vs. Penn State. • The series took a 40-year hiatus before Penn State took an 8-7 Follow the Big Red victory in the 2001 season. rosse • The Big Red responded by winning the next two meetings (2002, Christian Knight ranks THIRD in the nation save percentage Cornell Website: www.CornellBigRed.com 2003), but the Nittany Lions have won two in a row (2016, 2017) (.626) and saves per game (14.25). Cornell Facebook: www.Facebook.com/cornellathletics to take the slim 21-20 lead in the all-time series. Cornell Twitter: www.Twitter.com/cornellsports Penn State has won TWO in a row vs. the Big Red to take the Cornell Instagram: www.Instagram.com/cornellsports LAST 5 MEETINGS Cornell YouTube: www.Youtube.com/cornellathletics Year Winner (Location) ........................... Score slim 21-20 lead in the all-time series. Men’s Lax Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Cornell-Mens-Lacrosse 2001 Penn State (Ithaca, N.Y.) ...............................8-7 Men’s Lax Twitter: www.Twitter.com/CornellLacrosse 2002 Cornell (University Park, Pa.) ......................11-9 Men’s Lax Instagram: www.Instagram.com/CornellLacrosse 2003 Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) .....................................9-8 Saturday’s game will be the FIRST neutral site game in the 2016 Penn State (Ithaca, N.Y.) ...............................8-7 history of the series with Penn State. 2017 Penn State (University Park, Pa.) ..............20-10 Cornell Big Red vs. Penn State • Tierney Field (Sparks, Md.) March 10, 2018 • Page 1 CornellBigRed.com Cornell Athletics @CornellSports CornellAthletics A WIN OVER PENN STATE WOULD: Probable Lines • snap the Nittany Lions two-game winning streak in the series. • even the all-time series at 21-21. ATTACK • be the first over a ranked opponent this season. 41 John Piatelli Fr., 6-0, 190 • be the 748th win in program history. Wrentham, Mass. 5-4-8, 3 GB • make Cornell 74-78 all-time when unranked in the USILA Coaches’ Poll. 45 Clarke Petterson Jr., 5-10, 180 • improve Cornell to 6-4 all-time vs. the 20th ranked team in the USILA Coaches’ Poll. Toronto, Ont. 11-2-13, 3 GB CAMPUS CONNECTIONS: 51 Jeff Teat So., 5-10, 165 • Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni spent 10 seasons on the Big Red sidelines as the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Cornell Lacrosse. During his time Brampton, Ont. 10-12-22, 4 GB with the Big Red, Tambroni posted a record of 109-40 and won a share of eight consecutive Ivy League championships. • Penn State volunteer assistant coach John Hogan played lacrosse for Cornel from 2012-2015 and was teammates with current Big Red assistant coaches Jordan Stevens and Connor Buczek. FIRST OFFENSIVE MIDFIELD • Cornell freshman Joe Wolf’s uncle, Mike Wolf, played football at Penn State. 9 Jake McCulloch Jr., 6-0, 190 • There are four high schools represented on both the Cornell and Penn State rosters: Stony Brook, N.Y. 6-4-10, 5 GB • Haverford School (CU’s Parker Henderer; PSU’s Grant Ament, John Nostrant, Chris Sabia) • St. Paul’s School (CU’s Patrick Karey; PSU’s Hunter Pearl) 23 Jordan Dowiak Sr., 6-0, 210 • Boys’ Latin School (CU’s Christian Knight; PSU’s Jake Glatz) Long Valley N.J. 8-1-9, 4 GB • Lawrenceville School (CU’s Harrison Bardwell; PSU’s Dean Lamela) 27 Connor Fletcher So., 6-3, 225 Newton, Pa. 4-0-4, 3 GB CORNELL VS. THE BIG 10: The Big Red is 41-54-2 against the current members of the Big 10 conference.\ • Cornell has a winning record vs. Rutgers (8-1) and Michigan (1-0), •The Big Red’s series with Ohio Stat is tied (2-2). SECOND OFFENSIVE MIDFIELD • Cornell has a losing record vs. Penn state (20-21), Johns Hopkins (6-16-1) and Maryland (4-14-1). 3 Jonathan Donville Fr., 6-0, 190 Oakville, Ont.