1887 – The first game at Cornell takes place on Oct. 15, as two Over a Century of Tradition brothers, Albert and Tom Vickers, recruit friends and classmates to participate in what amounts to pickup games on campus. The Cornell Lacrosse Association is formed with W.F.D. Crane as president, Edwin Sternberger as secretary and What began in 1887 as a group of students playing an informal game on the Cornell treasurer, and Albert Vickers as captain. campus has grown into one of the most storied lacrosse programs in collegiate his- tory – from the first undefeated intercollegiate championship team in 1907, to the Ned 1892 – The first intercollegiate game in Cornell history takes place on May 28, as the University of Toronto defeats the Big Red, 10-3. Harkness-era teams that went 35-1 in a three-year span; from winning the very first NCAA national championship in 1971 and then repeating in 1976 and 1977; back-to-back na- 1893 – After playing only one game in the 1892 season, Cornell plays a tional runner-up finishes in 1987 and 1988, to winning a share of the 12 of the last 16 Ivy four-game slate, including a contest with Lehigh, before winning its first League titles and advancing to the National semifinal game in 2007, 2010 and 2013 and ever game vs. the Marcellus lacrosse club, 6-0. the National Championship game in 2009 – there is little doubt that the Cornell lacrosse 1894 – The Big Red has its first winning season, posting a 2-1 record as it program is among the nation’s elite. defeats Johns Hopkins, 6-0, and the Onondaga Indians, 5-0.

1893 1895 – Harvard is added to the schedule and Cornell defeats the Crimson, 2-1. 1898 – The Big Red and Hobart meet for the first time, beginning ’s longest ongoing rivalry.

1899 – Cornell plays a nine-game schedule for the first time in program history, posting a 4-3-2 record, thanks to two victories over Hobart, a win over Columbia and a victory over Howard.

1901 – Penn is added to the schedule and Cornell defeats the Quakers, 3-1.

1902 – With a 4-2 record, Cornell wins its first Intercollegiate Championship.

1903 – Despite an overall record of 2-4-1, Cornell repeats as Intercol- legiate Champions.

1907 – Cornell goes undefeated for the first time in program history, posting a perfect 7-0 record and is named Intercollegiate Champions, along with Johns Hopkins.

1911 – Cornell opens the season with one of the preeminent lacrosse teams of the time, Navy, and falls to the Midshipmen, 12-0.

1914 – The Big Red is named Intercollegiate Champions for the fourth time in school history, sharing the honor with Lehigh.

1915 – For the first time in program history, the team is not run by a student manager, but by a head coach, as Talbot Hunter takes over the Big Red.

1916 – For the second time in three years, the Big Red is named intercol- legiate champions, along with Lehigh. Intercollegiate Champions 1920 – After three seasons without a team (1917-1919), lacrosse returns Before the establishment of the NCAA tournament, the Cornell under new head coach Nicholas Bawlf. According to the 1921 Cornellian, “Coach men’s lacrosse team was named Intercollegiate Champions five Bawlf had but two experienced men upon which to build a team, but due to times, including back-to-back seasons in 1902 and 1903. The 1907 his own untiring efforts and the enthusiasm with which the revival of the sport team was also the first undefeated squad in program history, while was received … lacrosse for 1920 was an unqualified success.” Cornell met the1914 and 1916 squad shared the honor with Lehigh. upstate rival, Syracuse, for the first time and came back from an early deficit to tie the game at 3-3, but the Orangemen went on to claim a 5-3 victory. 1902 1921 – The Big Red adds another local rivalry with the addition of Colgate to the schedule. Cornell ties the Maroons, 3-3, in their first-ever meeting, but goes on to defeat Colgate, 6-1, in Hamilton later in the season.

1922 – When Cornell opens spring practice, 40 men come out for the team, including 11 members of the 1921 squad. As a result, the first men’s lacrosse freshman squad is formed. Following the season, Walt Krauss and Joe Rooney become the first All-America selections in Big Red lacrosse history, earning second- and third-team honors, respectively.

1923 – The Big Red posts a 6-2 record, and by virtue of it’s first-ever victory 1903 Undefeated 1907 over Syracuse, it ties for the Northern League championship.

1924 – Spring practice brought out a record number of aspirants, as 104 men tried out for the Big Red lacrosse team. Following the season, goaltender Charles Stainton becomes Cornell’s very first selection to the All-America first team, while Joe Rooney becomes the Big Red’s first three-time All-America selection, a feat that would not be repeated until 1951.

1930 – The Big Red begins the most successful stretch of Coach Bawlf’s 1914 1916 tenure, going 16-5-5 over the 1930, ’31, ’32 and ’33 seasons. 1933 – “A new page in lacrosse history was turned when, on March 25, the Bawlfmen, with little practice, met Strength In Numbers Syracuse in the first intercollegiate box-lacrosse game ever played. A record crowd at Rochester saw Cornell win, Two of the most significant numbers in Cornell lacrosse history have nothing to do with goals, assists or statistics of any kind. 12-7, in a contest marked by the five tallies of Phil Winslow and the admirable goal-minding of Tom Haire. When The numbers 10 and 21 have a deeper meaning for the Big Red lacrosse family. The numbers, worn by Eamon McEneaney one considers the inexperience at indoor play, the playing of both teams was commendable.” – The 1934 Cornellian. ‘77 and Mario St. George Boiardi ‘04, respectively, are the only two retired jerseys in program history. McEneaney, one of the greatest players in Cornell history, died tragically on Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. One of 1940 – takes over as the third head coach in Cornell lacrosse history. During this span, he more than 600 employees of the securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald to have perished, McEneaney was a hero during the 1993 bombing of the WTC, helping lead 65 employees to safety by organizing a human chain to traverse the smoke-laden stairwell. also serves as the assistant coach for the Big Red football team. The team struggles during the season, but Boiardi, a co-captain of the 2004 team, lost his life after being struck with a lacrosse ball on March 17, 2004, in a game vs. co-captain Bob Brennan provides a bright spot in the final game of the year as his 10 goals vs. Penn sets an Binghamton. A four-year starter in the defensive midfield and the team’s rookie of the year in 2001, he was the ultimate intercollegiate scoring record. competitor and his leadership qualities on the field earned him the respect of his teammates, coaches and competitors. 1944 – Fred Allner, Jr. becomes Cornell’s first recipient of the Schmeisser Cup, as the nation’s outstanding defenseman, while the Big Red posts a 4-1 record, the best season under Coach Van Orman. Following the season, Everybody’s All-Americans four members of the team are named to the All-America squads, the most selections for the Big Red to that point. In Cornell’s illustrious men’s lacrosse history, only Paul Schimoler ’89, Ryan McClay ’03, Max Seibald ‘09, and ‘13 have been selected as four-time All-Americans. Schimoler earned second-team All-America honors in 1987, third-team in 1948 – The Big Red falls to a powerful Penn State squad, 10-5, but senior co-captain Ham Miller is brilliant 1989 and honorable mention in 1986 and 1988. He was named the Player of the Year as a senior and was the Ivy in goal, stopping 25 Nittany Lions’ shots. League Rookie of the Year in 1986. Over his collegiate career, he made a Cornell and NCAA record 787 saves, and set nearly every goalie record at Cornell. In three of his four seasons, Cornell advanced to the NCAA tournament, with runner-up finishes 1950 – Ross H. (Jim) Smith becomes the fourth head coach in Cornell history. in 1987 and 1988. During the 1988 championships he set the NCAA tournament record for saves with 85. McClay, who was named the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2003, became the first Big Red player in 15 seasons to be named first-team All-American in consecutive seasons (2002, 2003), after being named third-team in 2001 and honorable mention in 2000. 1951 – Senior attackman Tom Nuttle becomes Cornell’s first three-time All-America selection in nearly three A three-time All-Ivy first-team selection, the defenseman led the team with 58 ground balls in his senior season and was decades, earning honorable mention accolades. a candidate for the 2003 . Seibald, Cornell’s first-ever Tewaaraton Trophy winner, was named first-team All-American during his final three seasons, after earning second-team honors as a freshman. Seibald was also the only 1953 – After three losing seasons, Coach Smith’s squad goes 7-5, thanks to a five-game winning streak to men’s lacrosse player in the history of the Ivy League to be named a four-team first-team All-Ivy selection. He has racked end the year. Following the season, Connie Jones was invited to play for the North in the annual All-Star game. up 141 career points, the most ever by a Big Red midfielder, and was one of the most consistent players in the country, having registered at least one point in 59 of his 62 career games. Pannell earned first-team accolades in each of his final 1954 – Thanks to the outstanding offensive production of attackman Dick Shriver and Tom Hopper, who register three seasons after a third-team selection in 2009. He punctuated one of the greatest college lacrosse careers of all-time by 33 goals apiece, Cornell posts the first nine-win season in the history of the program. For their efforts, Shriver winning 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy, the final award in a long list for Pannell, who was a two-time Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award and Hopper join defender Clarence Fauntleroy and midfielder Dave Bradfield as members of the All-America winner (2011, 2013) as the USILA Outstanding Player of the Year, and a two-time winner (2010, 2011) teams, giving the Big Red four members of the team for the first time in a decade. That year, Roy Taylor ’10 is as the USILA Attackman of the Year. He was a three-time Ivy League Player of the Year selection (2013; Unanimous selection named the USILA Man of the Year. in 2010 & 2011) after being named the 2009 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, becoming just the fourth player in the history of Division I college lacrosse to be named conference player of the year three times during their career. He was also just the 1955 – After opening the season with a 6-1-1 record, the Big Red travels to Syracuse to take on the Orangemen third player in the history of the Ivy League to be named first-team All-Ivy four times (2009; Unanimous selection in 2010, in what proves to be an epic battle. “Syracuse, pushing over a last-minute tally, edged Cornell 13-12 in a game 2011, 2013). He set the NCAA points record (354) and finished his carrer ranking third in NCAA history in career assists (204). which went into double overtime. The Orange triumphed in spite of the brilliant defense of goalie Dick Schaap, who chalked up 20 saves.” – The 1956 Cornellian. Goalie Greats For a 10-year span, Cornell goalies dominated the national scene, winning five Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Awards, given 1956 – The Ivy League is formed and in a rather inauspicious start, Cornell finishes conference play with annually to the top goalkeeper in the country. Butch Hilliard started the streak, winning in both 1967 and ’68, the same a 2-3 record. years he was named first-team All-America and first-team All-Ivy. In 1967, he also received the Sydney Cone Trophy for being the outstanding “senior” goaltender, becoming only the second junior in the history of the award to have outshined all the 1957 – The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is formed and Roy Taylor ’10 is a member of the inaugural class. senior candidates. He finished his time at Cornell with the career saves record, the best goals against average in a season and the lowest goals against average in a career. Dan Mackesey ended the streak, also winning the Kelly Award in back-to-back 1958 – Drawing upon 12 returning letter winners, Cornell goes 9-1-1, the best season in Coach Smith’s tenure, seasons, 1976 and ’77. He was also a two-time first-team All-America and first-team All-Ivy selection, as he led the Big Red chalking up victories over Hobart, Syracuse, Penn State and the first victory over Yale in four years. The lone loss, to two NCAA national titles. Following his senior season, he was not only selected to play in the annual North-South all-star to Princeton on the final day of the season, kept the Big Red from the Ivy League crown. game, but he was chosen to serve as the captain of the North squad. In between Hilliard and Mackesey, Bob Rule won the Kelly award in 1971, after leading Cornell to the first- ever NCAA championship in men’s lacrosse. Following his senior season, he 1959 – For the second-straight season, Cornell wins nine games, going 9-2 and posting a 4-1 mark in the was selected first-team All-America and first-team All-Ivy, as well as being chosen to play in the North-South all-star game. Ivy League. It’s the third nine-win season for Coach Smith in six years, the best six year span to that point. The French Connection 1962 – Coach Robert Cullen takes over as the fifth head coach in Cornell men’s lacrosse history and finishes From 1975 to 1976, Cornell boasted perhaps the greatest offensive attack in all of lacrosse history, featuring ‘76, his first season with an Ivy record of 3-2, improving on the previous season’s mark of 0-4-1. Eamon McEneaney ‘77 and Jon Levine ‘76, the top-three point scorers in Big Red lacrosse history. French, the nation’s top player and most outstanding attackman in 1976, set the all-time NCAA records for total career points (296) and goals (191) and led 1966 – takes over as the sixth head coach in program history and leads the Big Red to just its the country in scoring three straight seasons. He was a two-time first-team All-America honoree and a two-time first-team second undefeated season, going 12-0, and winning the program’s first Ivy League title in the process. The team All-Ivy pick. McEneaney was named the 1975 attackman of the year before earning national player of the year honors in 1977. finished the season with a No. 2 national ranking. He was a three-time first-team All-Ivy and three-time first-team All-America selection and ended his career with 256 points, including a school-record 164 assists. Levine was named second-team All-America in 1976 after being an honorable mention 1967 – Cornell runs its winning streak to 24 straight games before falling to Princeton, 7-5. Butch Hilliard pick the previous season. A three-time All-Ivy selection, he finished his career with 175 points with 123 goals and 52 assists. becomes the first Big Red player to win the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s top goaltender after making “They are the finest attack I’ve ever seen,” said Coach Roy Simmons in an interview with the Cornell Sun 155 saves and holding opponents to 4.42 goals per game en route to an 11-1 record. on May 4, 1976. “There have been individuals as great, but not on the same team. They’re the best working together. They compliment each other so well. That is what makes them so great playing together. I look at them as three bodies with one- 1968 – In Coach Ned Harkness’ final season, he leads the team to its second undefeated slate in three years. mind. That’s the way they play.” Another head coach from that time, Hobart’s Jerry Schmidt said to the Rochester Democrat & He leaves the program with a 35-1 record, the best winning percentage of any coach in Cornell men’s lacrosse Chronicle, “They may be are the three best attackmen who have ever played together. People don’t say enough about Levine … As a lefthander he’s a perfect compliment to the others.” history (.972). Butch Hilliard repeats as the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award winner as the top goaltender in the country, making 171 saves and posting a 4.33 goals against average. Magnificent Mentors 1969 – The legendary takes over the program, beginning a 29-year tenure as the seventh head Ned Harkness - The name Ned Harkness symbolizes leadership, education, success and dedication. As the coach of the Cornell coach in men’s lacrosse history. Cornell midfielder Co-Capt. Pete Pierce said: “The players will miss Ned (Hark- lacrosse team, Harkness led the Big Red to a 35-1 record over the course of three seasons. He steered Cornell to its first-ever ness) a lot. There are certain things he taught us which we won’t forget – like winning. Still, we have a great Ivy League championship in lacrosse in 1966, and then repeated that feat in 1968. He posted the best winning percentage of deal of confidence in Coach Moran, and we’re looking forward to playing under him.’” – Cornell Alumni any coach in Cornell men’s lacrosse history (.972) and under his tutelage, Butch Hilliard was named a two-time winner of the News (April 1969) Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award winner as the nation’s top goaltender. Harkness also coached the Cornell men’s team from 1963 to 1970, posting a 163-27-2 record with the Big Red, while winning two NCAA championships. Harkness passed 1970 – In just his second year, Coach Moran’s team is the only squad in the nation to go undefeated with a away in Sept. 2008 on his 89th birthday. perfect record of 11-0, but controversy ensues when the USILA names Johns Hopkins, Navy and Virginia as the national champions, while Cornell is voted fifth in the country. Richie Moran - Perhaps one of the most recognizable names in men’s lacrosse, Richie Moran has been an ambassador for the sport which he coached at Cornell for just less than 30 years. Moran served as the Big Red’s mentor from 1969 to 1997, and during that time, he compiled a record of 257-121 and a 124-50 mark in the Ivy League. He led Cornell to NCAA championships 1971 – After losing in the season opener to Virginia, 10-9, Cornell rattles off 13-striaght victories and wins the in 1971, ’76 and ’77, and runner up finishes in 1978, ’87 and ’88. His teams competed in the NCAA tournament 14 times first-ever NCAA national championship in men’s lacrosse when it defeats Maryland, 12-6. Coach Richie Moran earns and won 15 Ivy championships, with 11 undefeated Ivy seasons. Three of his squads went undefeated overall, while three his first Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year, while John Burnap wins the Schmeisser Cup as others suffered only one loss. From 1976 to 1978, he led the Big Red to a 42-game winning streak, an NCAA DI record that the nation’s outstanding defenseman and Bob Rule wins the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s top goaltender, still stands. A three-time DI National Coach of the Year, he is also a member of numerous Halls of Fame. despite the fact that a season-ending knee injury kept him from playing in the NCAA tournament. NCAA National Champions 1972 – Cornell goes 6-0 in the Ivy League for the third-straight season and wins its fifth-straight Ivy League title. 1973 – The Big Red defeats Harvard, 18-8 and begins a streak of 39 consecutive Ivy League victories, a record 1971 that still stands today.

1974 – Cornell goes 6-0 in Ivy League games, beginning a streak of 10-straight Ivy League championships. As a team, the Big Red sets an Ivy League record by scoring 108 goals, and attackman Jim Trenz wins the very first Ivy League Player of the Year award, the first of six-straight Cornellians to earn the honor.

1975 – Eamon McEneaney becomes the first Big Red player to earn the Jack Turnbull Award as the nation’s most outstanding attackman, while Coach Moran is named the USILA Man of the Year.

1976 – The Big Red has a program-high 10 players named to the All-America teams as it wins its second national championship, going 16-0 in the process and beginning an NCAA record 42-game winning streak. Mike French wins the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the nation’s most outstanding player, as well as the Jack Turnbull Award as the top attackman in the country after setting the Cornell scoring records for goals (65) and points (105). Dan Mackesey 1976 wins the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s top goaltender after making 146 saves.

1977 – Cornell caps off a 13-0 season with its second-straight NCAA championship as it defeats Johns Hopkins, 16-8. Coach Richie Moran earns his second Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year, while Eamon McEneaney wins the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the most outstanding player in the nation and Chris Kane wins the Schmeisser Cup as the nation’s outstanding defenseman. Dan Mackesey repeats as the winner of the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s most outstanding goaltender, making it the fifth time in a 10-year span that a Big Red player has received the award.

Undefeated 1978 – The Big Red finishes the season as the national runner-up as it loses its first game in nearly three full seasons, falling to Johns Hopkins 13-8 in the NCAA championship game. Cornell has seven players named to the All-Ivy first-team, the most in school history. Bob Henrickson becomes the first Big Red player to earn the Lt. j.g. 1977 Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation’s top midfielder. Chris Kane becomes the first Big Red defenseman to repeat as a national award winner, with his second straight Schmeisser Cup.

1986 – Paul Schimoler becomes the first Cornell player to be named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

1987 – One season after finishing just over .500 (7-6) Cornell makes an improbable run to the NCAA championship game, where it falls to Johns Hopkins, 11-10 to finish the season at 13-1. Coach Richie Moran earns his third and final Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year, becoming just the second coach in the history of the award to win it three times. Tim Goldstein becomes the first Big Red player in over a decade to win the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the nation’s most outstanding player, as well as the Jack Turnbull Award as the top attackman in Undefeated the country after setting the Cornell school record with 73 assists.

Cornell’s Six Undefeated Teams* 1988 – The Big Red makes its second-straight trip to the NCAA championship game, this time falling to its *In addition to the 1907 team (pictured on page 2) and the 1976 and 1977 teams (above), which were upstate rival Syracuse, 13-8, to come away with the runner-up trophy. undefeated national champions, Cornell has produced three other undefeated teams in the history of the men’s lacrosse program. 1989 – Paul Schimoler becomes the second player in conference history, and the first Cornellian, to win the Ivy League Player of the Year award after having earned Rookie of the Year honors. 1966 1997 – Coach Richie Moran ends his 29-year tenure with the Big Red, retiring with a record of 257-121, the most wins in program history.

1998 – becomes just the eighth head coach in the 106-year history of the Big Red men’s lacrosse program.

2000 – In what will prove to be his final season with Cornell, Coach Pietramala leads the Big Red to its first 10-win season since the 1987 campaign and takes the team to its first NCAA tournament in five years. For his efforts, he earns the Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year.

1968 2001 – Coach Jeff Tambroni becomes the ninth head coach in program history and goes 7-6 in his first season.

2002 – Coach Tambroni leads the team to an 11-4 record, the most wins since the 1987 season, and takes the team to its first NCAA quarterfinal game since 1988. Sean Greenhalgh becomes just the second player in Cornell history to win Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors.

2003 – The Big Red goes 5-1 in the Ivy League and wins a share of the Ivy League crown, its first conference title since 1987.

2005 – Cornell goes 6-0 in conference play for its first outright Ivy League title since 1987. Sean Greenhalgh becomes the second player in Cornell history to earn Player of the Year honors, after being named the conference Rookie of the Year. 1970 2006 – Joe Boulukos is named a co-winner of the Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation’s top midfielder as he leads the Big Red to a share of its fourth-straight Ivy League championship, the longest streak since Cornell won 10 in a row from 1974-1983. For the first time in school history, the Big Red sweeps the major Ivy League honors as Boulukos wins Player of the Year, while Max Seibald is named Rookie of the Year.

2007 – The Big Red capped an undefeated regular season (13-0) with the program’s first trip to the national semifinal since the 1988 campaign. Cornell held the top spot in both national polls for the final nine weeks of the season and finished the year with a 15-1 record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the Ivy League. Mitch Belisle earned the Schmeisser Cup as the Outstanding Defenseman in Division I, while Matt McMonagle won the Ensign C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the Outstanding Goaltender in Division I. The unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year, McMonagle was named first-team All-American along with Mitch Belisle and Max Seibald. In total, the Big Red had seven players named to the All-America teams. Seibald was named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, becoming NCAA National Runner-Up the first Big Red men’s lacrosse player, and just the fourth second-year player in the history of the award, to make it to the final five. Coach Jeff Tambroni was named the FieldTurf/NCAA Division I Coach of the Year in men’s 1978 lacrosse, while the Big Red were named the 2007 FieldTurf/ NCAA Lacrosse Team of the Year.

2008 – Cornell finished the year with an 11-4 record and a mark of 5-1 in the Ivy League to earn its sixth consecutive conference title. The Big Red also advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight season as the Ivy League’s lone representative. Max Seibald became just the eighth player in Cornell history to be named first-team All-Ivy three times and was also named to the 2008 Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award, Division I Player of the Year Watch List. Sophomore Ryan Hurley earned his first All-American selection after a breakout season in which he became just the 11th individual in Cornell history to score more than 40 goals in a single season. Likewise, his 60 total points on the season were the most by a Cornell sophomore since Eamon McEneaney tallied 96 points in 1975.

2009 – The Big Red advanced to the national championship game for the first time since 1988. Although Cornell dropped a heartbreaking 10-9 decision in overtime to Syracuse, the Big Red made its presence felt in the lacrosse community. Cornell finished the year with a 13-4 record overall and a mark of 5-1 in the conference, earning a share of its seventh straight Ivy League title. Following the season, Max Seibald took home just about every award possible, winning the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy, as well two of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s top honors – the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award, for the Outstanding DI Player of the Year, and the Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award, for the Outstanding Midfielder of the Year. Seibald, who also won the Lowe’s Senior Class Award, also became the first player in the history of Ivy League lacrosse to be named first-team All-Ivy four straight years. Coach Tambroni was also honored by the USILA with the Morris Touchstone Award, as the national coach of the year, while Rob Pannell was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. 1987 2010 – The Big Red made a return trip to the NCAA semifinals in 2010 and finished the year with a 12-6 record overall and a mark of 4-2 in the conference. Cornell earned a share of its eighth straight Ivy League title. Following the seasoni, Rob Pannell won the USILA’s Jack Turnbull Award as the outstanding attackman in 1988 Division I. Additionally, Ryan Hurley graduated as the second leading scorer in Big Red history with 140 career goals. With his 47 goals on the season, he also became just the second player in Cornell history to register 40 goals in three straight seasons, joining the Big Red’s all-time leading scorer Mike French (1974, 75, 76).

2011 – In his first season at the helm of the program, Head Coach Ben DeLuca led the Big Red to a 14-3 record and a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals. Cornell ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation as it won its ninth consecutive Ivy League title with a perfect 6-0 conference mark the longest stretch since Cornell won 10-straight championships between 1974 and 1983. The Big Red’s eight consecutive regular-season Ivy titles is the longest current stretch by any men’s lacrosse team in any conference. Cornell then went on to win its first-ever Ivy League tournament title. DeLuca became only the second coach in the history of the Ivy League to post an undefeated Ivy record in his first season, joining Ned Harkness (Cornell; 1966) and is the first coach in Cornell men’s lacrosse history to lead the Big Red to the NCAA tournament in his first season. Following the season Rob Pannell ’12 was selected as a first-team All-American and was named the USILA Player of 2009 the Year, the USILA Attackman of the Year, the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year, a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and a nominee for an ESPY in the category of Best Collegiate Male Athlete. Pannell was joined on the All-American list by Max Feely ’11, Roy Lang ’12 and Jason Noble ’13. The quartet was also named All-Ivy, along with Mike Bronzino ’13 and David Lau ’11.

2012 – Despite losing Rob Pannell, the reigning USILA National Player of the Year, in just its second game of the season, the Big Red still managed to be highly competitive throughout 2012, ranking as high as third in the country before seeing its season come to an end in the opening round of the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell finished the year with a 9-4 record overall and a mark of 4-2 in the conference, good for a second-place Some of Cornell’s Greatest Games ... finish in the league standings. Freshman Matt Donovan was named the unanimous Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Senior Roy Lang and junior Jason Noble were named first-team All-Ivy, while Donovan was joined Perfect 10 on the second-team by senior Chris Langton and juniors Thomas Keith and Steve Mock were named May 25, 1940 honorable mention selections. Lang (third-team) and Noble (second-team) also added All-America The Big Red closed the 1940 season with a 14-3 victory over Penn on Lower Alumni Field, and two- honors to their list of post-season awards, while Langton was selected to participate in the USILA time All-American senior Bob Brennan set a new Intercollegiate and Cornell scoring record with 10 North/South Senior All-Star Game. goals against the Quakers. According to the Cornell Daily Sun, “Fast ball-clearing by the defense and midfield, and fancy stick-handling on the attack were factors in the victory. Brennan, able to unleash 2013 - The Big Red returned to the national spotlight in 2013, rising as high as No. 2 in the national his full fury for the first time in many weeks without fear of recurring injury, was exceptional on the rankings, going undefeated in Ivy League play, and advancing to the NCAA semifinals before falling field.” Fifty-five years later, Cornell’s Chris Danler would score 10 goals vs. Army to match the record. to eventual national champion Duke in an epic game. The team posted a 14-4 record overall, with Brennan, who was in attendance during the game, stated plainly, “I wish he (Danler) had gotten three losses coming by a single-goal before their final loss came by a two-goal margin against the one more. I had a lot of fun when I scored my goals. Penn wasn’t very good then, they were using Bob Brennan Blue Devils. During the course of the season, Rob Pannell ’14 broke a handful of Cornell, Ivy League football players on defense and you could fake them right out of their shoes.” and NCAA records, becoming the all-time leading scorer in Division I history (354), as well as the Cornell all-time assist leader (204). Pannell then punctuated his epic career by winning the Tewaaraton Trophy. Working Overtime Pannell was also named the winner of the USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award, for the Outstanding DI Player of April 28, 1973 the Year, as well as the Ivy League Player of the Year. He is just the fifth player in USILA history to earn the Enners Bruce Arena’s unassisted goal in the fifth overtime period lifted the Big Red to a 9-8 victory over Penn, handing the Quakers award twice and he is the first-ever three-time Ivy League Player of the Year in men’s lacrosse, and just the fourth their first conference loss of the season. Tied 7-7 after regulation, both Cornell and Penn scored in the first overtime, but player in the history of Division I college lacrosse to be named conference player of the year three times. Pannell couldn’t find the nets in the next three extra periods. Arena’s only goal of the game came at 3:29 of the final four-minute also became just the fourth player in Cornell men’s lacrosse history to be a four-time All-American, earning a OT. Penn outshot the Big Red, 51-48, but Mike Emmerich came up with 25 saves to keep Cornell in the game. first-team selection for the third consecutive season. Joining him on the first-team was defender Jason Noble ’13, while midfielder Connor Buczek ’15 earned a second-team nod. Van Bourgondien (third-team), attackman Steve Big Red Bombardment Mock ’13 (third-team) and long-stick midfielder Thomas Keith ’13 (honorable mention) were also honored. Pannell, April 10, 1976 Mock, Buczek and Noble were all unanimously chosen first-team All-Ivy, with Van Bourgondien, Keith and goalie Cornell set two Ivy League records when it trounced Dartmouth, 26-6, on April 10, 1976. The Big Red broke the record for AJ Fiore ’13 earning second-team selections. most goals in an Ivy League game, surpassing its own mark of 23 goals, and also broke the record for assists in a conference game with 22. Led by Eamon McEneaney’s three goals and five assists, 14 different Big Red players cracked the scoring column. Mike French scored five goals and added two assists, while middie Tom Marino had four goals and one helper. 2014 - Under the direction of Interim Head Coach Matt Kerwick, the 2014 squad exceeded all expectations. Cornell jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first seven minutes of play, before Dartmouth managed to find the back of the net Cornell was selected 17th overall in the 2014 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Preseason Poll, marking the first to cut the lead to 5-1. The Big Red, however, poured in 15 unanswered goals before the Big Green scored again midway time since being tabbed 11th in 2003 that Cornell was chosen to finish outside the top 10. Once the Big Red season through the third period. began on Feb. 22, the team rose in the USILA poll for four straight weeks before earning a No. 2 ranking The Perfect Storm on March 24. Altogether, the team stayed in the top 10 for five straight weeks. The Big Red opened the season with a 9-0 record and was the last undefeated team in the nation. The 9-0 start was the best by May 19, 1976 a first-year coach in Cornell history since Ned Harkness won 22 straight and the team finished with an In a 35-degree driving rainstorm, the Big Red did the improbable when, for the first and only time in NCAA tournament history, goalie Dan Mackesey shut out an opponent. With the help of defensive stalwarts Bob Katz and Ted Marchell, Mackesey made 11-5 record overall and a mark of 5-1 in the Ivy League. The team won the Ivy League title and earned 13 saves en route to a 14-0 victory over Washington and Lee in the opening round the tournament. The No. 7 Generals, who an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where it fell to national semifinalist Maryland on a goal scored had been national semifinalists the previous year, had an impressive offensive unit coming into the contest, having outscored with two seconds to play in the contest. Following the season, Cornell swept the major Ivy League awards its regular season opponents, 147-89. with Connor Buczek and Christian Knight earning Player and Rookie of the Year honors, respectively. The Big Red also had seven All-Ivy selections, including four first-team honorees, and five All-Americans. Clash of the Titans 2015 - The Big Red finished the season with a 10-6 record overall (4-2 Ivy) and claimed a share of its May 29, 1976 It was the matchup lacrosse fans everywhere wanted to see – for the first time in NCAA tournament history, two undefeated 29th Ivy League title and made its 27th NCAA tournament appearance. Cornell ranked in the top 10 of teams, No. 1 Maryland and No. 2 Cornell, met in the championship game. The contest didn’t disappoint, as the Big Red, down the USILA Coaches Poll in 10-of-13 weeks during the season, rising as high as No. 7 on March 16 following 7-2 at halftime, outscored Maryland, 6-2, in the third period to pull within one goal entering the final stanza. The Terps opened a dominating win over Yale. The Big Red earned an eight-seed in the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to the fourth with a goal to go up 10-8, but the next four tallies belonged to the Big Red, who led 12-10 with three minutes to play. Albany in the first round. Following the season, a host of Big Red players earned accolades, beginning with Maryland managed back-to-back goals, including a buzzer-beater, to knot the game and send the contest into overtime. After an first-team All-American and unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection Connor Buczek. The 2015 Senior CLASS initial tally by the Terps’ Terry Kimball, the Big Red scored four unanswered goals to claim the crown with a 16-13 victory. Mike Award winner in men’s lacrosse, graduated as the top scoring midfielder in Big Red history with 155 points French tied the then-NCAA tournament single-game scoring record, finishing the day with seven goals and four assists, while and ranks in the top 20 in Cornell history among all players for goals (ninth – 106), points (13th – 155), Dan Mackesey matched the then-tournament record for saves in a single-game with 28 stops. and assists (18th – 49). Just the ninth player in Cornell history, and the 33d player in the history of the Ivy League, to be named first-team All-Ivy three times in their career, he became the first midfielder in Whirling Wurzburger – April 23, 1988 Cornell history to score 40 goals in a season, and he was just the seventh midfielder in the history of the On a rain-soaked Schoellkopf Field, senior attackman John Wurzburger set an Ivy League record with nine goals, falling one Ivy League to record both 40 goals in a single season and 100 goals in a career. An outstanding student, short of tying the school record, as the Big Red defeated Dartmouth, 23-9, for its first conference win of the season. Wurzburger Buczek was also named a CoSIDA Academic All-District men’s at-large selection and a USILA Scholar Athlete. notched his first goal of the game just over one minute into the contest to get Cornell on the board, 1-0. He tallied four more Buczek was joined on the All-American teams by classmates Jordan Stevens (second team), Matt Donovan goals before the close of the second period, giving the Big Red a 10-5 lead at the intermission. The Big Green cut the home team’s (honorable mention) and Chris Cook (honorable mention). With his honorable mention selection, Cook lead to four-goals, 10-6, just three minutes into the third period, but Cornell would go on a rampage for the rest of the quarter, joins his father, Kevin Cook ‘84, to become the first father-son duo to earn All-American honors for the outscoring Dartmouth 9-1, with three more tallies from Wurzburger, to build a 19-7 lead entering the final stanza. Wurzburger Cornell lacrosse program. Stevens was also a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection and a USILA Scholar set the record at the 13:58 mark of the fourth period when he found the back of he net for his final goal of the day, giving the Athlete. He proved to be one of the top cover men in the nation and finished his career ranked third in Big Red an insurmountable 20-8 lead. Cornell history with 63 caused turnovers. Donovan was a first-team All-Ivy selection after leading the Big Red in points (64) and assists (25) while finishing second overall in goals (39). He was just the 10th player 2nd And 10 – March 4, 1995 in Cornell history to post at least 50 points in consecutive seasons and graduated ranked in the top 10 In the 1995 season-opener, senior Chris Danler used a 10-goal performance to lead the Big Red to a 13-6 victory over No. 15 Army in Cornell history in points (fourth – 189), goals (eighth – 119) and assists (eighth – 70). In addition to at Schoellkopf Field. Five of Danler’s goals came on extra-man opportunities. He scored twice in the first quarter to give Cornell a Buczek, Donovan and Stevens, seniors John Hogan (second-team) and Dan Lintner (honorable mention), 4-1 lead and then scored all seven of the Big Red’s second half goals, including three in a three-minute spurt in the third quarter as well as sophomore Christian Knight (honorable mention) also earned All-Ivy honors. Although he did to give Cornell a 10-3 lead. Danler, who had been moved to the attack after playing midfield during the 1994 season, said of the not earn any post-season accolades, sophomore face-off specialist Domenic Massimilian proved invalu- move, “I’m on the field more. I don’t have to keep coming off and I’m there for the loose ball situation … it definitely makes a able to the Big Red, finishing the season ranked seventh in the nation in face-off winning percentage, difference. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time … I was very lucky.” and breaking the school record with a mark of .654. He also broke the school record for face-off wins in a season (249) and ground balls in a season (150). Honoring George – March 28, 2004 Just 11 days after the death of senior co-captain George Boiardi in a game against Binghamton, the Big Red channeled its emotion into a dominating defensive effort and handed Yale its first loss of the season, taking a 10-6 victory at Schoellkopf Field. The 2016 - One of the youngest teams in the nation, the Big Red finished with a 6-7 record (1-5 Ivy), with game was the first for Cornell following Boiardi’s death and the Big Red held a moment of silence prior to the game in his honor. four of its seven losses coming to nationally ranked opponents. Cornell managed two upsets on the season, Moments later Cornell hit the field and the Big Red defense, which Boiardi had been such a big part of, stifled Yale from the start. defeating No. 17 Virginia, and taking down No. 11 Syracuse in overtime for Cornell’s first win over the Orange Cornell hopped out to a 5-1 lead and allowed Yale just three first quarter shots in taking control of the game. “I’m really proud of since 2012. Of the 39 players that saw action during the 2016 season, more than one-third (15) were fresh- how these young men came out focused and ready to take care of the task at hand,” said head coach Jeff Tambroni. “We didn’t men, including seven that started at least one game. The freshman class proved to be the second highest necessarily play a great lacrosse game, but we gave a ‘George Boiardi-like’ effort, something that would have made him proud.” scoring rookie class in program history with 82 points coming from seven players. Following the season, Cornell had five players named All-Ivy. Brennan Donville ’16, John Edmonds ‘16, Domenic Massimilian ’17 Glynn’s Goal – May 19, 2007 and Jake Pulver ’18 were named second-team, while Ryan Matthews ’16 earned an honorable mention Junior John Glynn took a pass from senior Eric Pittard and buried a shot with 4.8 seconds remaining in overtime to propel selection. All five players were first-time honorees. Donville was also named an YRL Unsung Hero finalist, Cornell into its first NCAA final four appearance since 1988 as the Big Red defeated Albany, 12-11, in front of 8,123 spectators and was a USILA Scholar All-American, along with Matt Schattner ’16. at Princeton Stadium. With time running down in overtime, Albany’s Tyler Endres picked up a loose ball and headed up-field but sophomore Max Seibald streaked 50-yards to catch Endres from behind. A resounding check jarred the ball loose and senior 2017 - After opening the season with five consecutive losses, the Big Red rebounded to go 5-3 down Brian Clayton goosed it ahead to Glynn at midfield. Glynn passed the ball to Pittard, but continued towards the goal, where he the stretch, including an upset of No. 13 Princeton in the season finale to finish with a mark of 5-8 overall received it back and one-timed it into the back of the net for the first post-season goal of his career. Senior David Mitchell had and a fourth place finish in the Ivy League (3-3). Following the season, junior Jake Pulver and freshman a game-high four goals, while Pittard had a pair of goals and five assists. Senior Matt McMonagle made 12 saves against the Jeff Teat were named second-team All-Ivy, while Christian Knight, Marshall Peters, and Clarke Petterson high-powered Great Dane offense, while Mitch Belisle and Danny Nathan played an outstanding game for the Big Red, holding were all named honorable mention. Teat finished the regular season ranked first in the Ivy League in the second- and third-highest scoring players in the nation, Albany’s Frank Resetarits (3.29 gpg.) and Merrick Thomson (3.18 both points (5.54) and assists per game (3.00) and broke Rob Pannell’s Cornell freshman scoring record gpg.), to a combined three goals. with 72 points. Teat was named an honorable mention USILA All-America, as well as an Inside Lacrosse All-Aermican following the season., while Marshall Peters was named a USILA Scholar All-American. One Step Closer – May 23, 2009 With more than a little magic in the air, underdog Cornell controlled top-seeded Virginia from start to finish, avenging an 2018 - The 2018 squad exceeded all expectations, evidenced by the team’s appearance in the NCAA early-season loss to the Cavaliers and advancing to the program’s first NCAA title contest in 21 years with a 15-6 victory at Gil- quarterfinals, where it fell to defending national champion Maryland. After back-to-back losing seasons lette Stadium. The Big Red held the high-powered Virginia offense in check, running out to an 8-2 edge at the break and never in 2016 and 2017, the Big Red started the 2018 season well outside the top 20 and were picked to finish trailing after opening the game with a 3-0 lead. Freshman Rob Pannell was again fearless in the face of pressure, putting up his second six-point day of the season against Virginia with three goals and three assists to lead the offense. Junior Ryan Hurley fifth in the Ivy League. Under inerim head coach ’s direction Cornell continually improved, broke out of a slump in a big way with three goals and an assist, while both Chris Finn (three goals) and Rocco Romero (two returning to the USILA Coaches’ Poll on March 26 (No. 14) ending a 29-week unranked drought, the longest goals, one assist) also had three-point days. Tewaaraton Trophy winner Max Seibald had a goal and an assist, as did David Lau, stretch in school history. The team went on to finish second in the conference with a mark of 4-2 before whose father, George, scored a goal for the Big Red in the 1977 national championship game. Defensively, Jake Myers had eight winning the program’s first Ivy League Tournament title since the 2011 campaign. The Big Red finished the saves and was steady throughout, while Pierce Derkac and Matt Moyer combined for five ground balls and two caused turnovers. year with an overall record of 13-5, posting eight more wins than it did the previous season (5), matching the best single-season turnaround in program history. Cornell finished the year ranked in the top five in Big Red Blasts Buckeyes – May 18, 2013 nation in goals, assists, points, scoring margin, and shooting percentage. The Big Red dominated in every facet of the game and advanced to the program’s fourth NCAA Final Four in a seven-year span with a 16-6 victory over No. 3 Ohio State on May 18, 2013 at Maryland’s Byrd Stadium. Senior attackmen Steve Mock scored a 2019 - In his first season as the Richard M. Moran Head Coach, Milliman’s Big Red posted a 10-5 record career-high seven goals, matching a Cornell record for individual goals in an NCAA tournament game, and classmate Rob Pan- overall despite facing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Four of Cornell’s five losses came nell one-upped him with eight points (two goals, six assists) to lead an offense that scored 16 goals in the first three quarters against teams that finished the regular season ranked in the top three of the USILA Coaches’ Poll, while in exceeding its efficient production in its first round win over Maryland in the same stadium the week before. Connor Buczek one of its wins came over No. 1 Towson on March 10, giving Cornell victories over the No. 1 team in the had three goals and two assists, senior goalkeeper AJ Fiore made 10 saves, and junior faceoff man Doug Tesoriero won 16-of-24 nation in back-to-back seasons. The Big Red’s offense was one of the most dangerous in the nation, as restarts to seemingly give the Cornell offense every possession. The Big Red held decisive advantages in shots (37-20), ground Cornell finished in the top 10 in goals, assists and points. Following the season, Cornell had 10 players balls (39-28), saves (10-8), faceoffs (16-10) and caused turnovers (12-8). It went 1-of-1 on the extra man and held an Ohio State named All-Ivy, including first-team selections Jeff Teat, Brandon Salvatore and Ryan Bray. Both Teat and team that entered the day leading the country in 50 percent efficiency on man-up to an 0-for-4 effort. Salvatore were unanimously voted onto the first-team and went on to be named USILA All-Americans, along with Clarke Petterson.