2007 Season in Review

Cornell was named the 2007Field Turf/NCAA Lacrosse Team of the Year.

2007 Season in Review

The Big Red band supported the men’s lacrosse team both at Schollekopf Field and on the road.

Though the conditions were cold and snowy, No 7 Cornell was red hot as it opened the 2007 season with a decisive 19-4 victory over Binghamton at Schoellkopf Field.

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Matt McMonagle matched a career-high with 19 saves against Princeton.

Tommy Schmicker had a career day against Colgate. He won 18-of-26 (.692) face offs, while scoring the first two goals of his career and picking up eight ground balls.

No. 4 Cornell traveled to Long Island to face No. 8 Notre Dame on Max Seibald’s high school field. The Big Red used an 11-1 scoring run to blow open a tied game as it defeated the Irish, 13-8.

John Glynn (left) led the Big Red at Brown, scoring a game-high three goals and adding an assist. Christian Pastirik (below, far left) scores a man-up goal against Towson.

Two late goals by Brian Clayton helped to seal a 7-4 victory for No. 3 Cornell as it defeated No. 9 Army at Michie Stadium.

Matt McMonagle (below) stops a Yale shot at point-blank range. The team (right) celebrates one of its 19 goals against the Bulldogs.

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Road to the National Semifinal

Long stick midfielder Ethan Vedder (#13) registered a career-high two goals at Brown.

Even on the road, the men’s lacrosse team enjoyed the support of a loyal fan base as Cornellians travelled far and wide to support the Big Red. Above, the fans celebrate a Cornell goal at Brown.

Win or lose, the Big Red pays tribute to its fans after each game with a stick salute.

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These two pictures capture the same moment, from two angles, as Casey Lewis scores one of his two goals vs. Towson in the NCAA tournament.

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The Cornell defense finished the season ranked fifth in the nation.

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Mitch Belisle talks to ESPN’s Quint Kessenich outside the locker room at Raven Stadium.

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Athletic Director Andy Noel accepts the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award on behalf of Matt McMonagle during halftime of the first national semifinal between Johns Hopkins and Delaware.

David Mitchell (above and left) had an uncanny ability to come up with the ball in tight spaces and score from close range.

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The Big Red celebrates its last second victory over No. 18 Syracuse at the Dome.

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Coach Tambroni (above) gets a post-game congratulation from his daughters Carissa and Maddie.

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President David J. Skorton speaks to the team before it departs for Baltimore, Md.

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Eric Pittard (left, jumping) and John Glynn celebrate after teaming up for the game-winning goal vs. Albany in overtime of the national quarterfinal. The contest was named the “Best Game of the Year” in the December issue of Inside Lacrosse.

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Nearly 11,000 fans jammed Schoellkopf Field to watch No. 1 Cornell defeat No. 5 Princeton for the Big Red’s fifth-straight Ivy League title.

The Big Red celebrates its 12-11 overtime victory vs. Albany in the national quarterfinals.

John Glynn won 15-of-22 face offs for the Big Red vs. Duke in the national semifinal.

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2007 Season Review THE SEASON — The 2007 season proved to be one of the greatest in recent years as the Big Red was named the 2007 FieldTurf/NCAA Lacrosse Team of the Year. Cornell capped an undefeated regular season (13-0) with the program’s first trip to the national semifinal since the 1988 campaign. The Big Red, the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament, 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, one victory shy of the school record (16 in 1976) and eighth all-time in NCAA history for wins in a season. Cornell finished its Ivy League schedule with a perfect 6-0 record, winning its second outright league title in the past four years, garnering at least a share of the conference crown for the past five seasons. AT THE HELM — Jeff Tambroni’s seventh season as head coach of the Big Red saw the program reach a level of success that it hadn’t enjoyed in 19 years, as he led the team to its first national semifinal appearance since 1988. With the team’s 15-1 record, Tambroni’s career record improved to 73-26. His winning percentage of .737 is the second-best among the nine coaches who have served as head coach at Cornell, ahead of the legendary Richie Moran (.680) and behind the all-time leader Ned Harkness (.972). COACHING AWARDS — Jeff Tambroni was named the FieldTurf/NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, while associate head coach Ben DeLuca was named the IMLCA’s Assistant Coach of the Year. LAST MAN STANDING — Cornell was the last Division I team in the nation to lose a contest, falling in the national semifinal on May 26. The Big Red amassed a 15-0 record and outlasted Albany, which opened the season at 11-0 before losing to Syracuse on April 20. Division III’s Salisbury (23-0) was the only team to finish the season undefeated. ELITE COMPANY – Over the past four seasons, Cornell has been among the best in the nation, boasting the secondhighest winning percentage of all Division I teams during that span (.793) and ranking third in number of victories (46). Johns Hopkins holds the top spot in both categories with an .823 winning percentage and 51 victories, while Navy edges out the Big Red for second in number of victories with 49. STRIVE FOR FIVE — Cornell’s five consecutive regular season Ivy titles is the longest current stretch by any team in any conference, surpassing Navy, which has won at least a share of four straight Patriot League titles.

AND THE WINNER IS … – For the first time since the 1977 season, the Big Red swept the defensive honors given by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, as Mitch Belisle ’07 earned the Schmeisser Cup as the Outstanding Defenseman in Division I and Matt McMonagle ’07 won the Ensign C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the Outstanding Goaltender in Division I. The duo become the second and third players, respectively, to earn USILA awards during head coach Jeff Tambroni’s tenure, as Joe Boulukos ‘06 earned the Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation’s Outstanding Midfielder in 2006. The unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year, McMonagle became the Big Red’s first Kelly Award winner since Dan Mackesey earned the honor in 1977, while Belisle became the first Cornell defenseman to win Schmeisser Cup since Chris Kane in 1978. EVERYBODY’S ALL-AMERICAN – Cornell placed three on the USILA All-America first team and had seven players honored in total. The seven All-Americans were the most in one season since the 1987 squad also had seven. The three on the first-team was the most since the 1978 squad put four first-teamers on the field. Mitch Belisle ’07 and Matt McMonagle ’07 joined Max Seibald on the first team, while attackmen David Mitchell ’07 and Eric Pittard ’07 joined midfielder John Glynn on the second team. Honorable mention went to defender Matt Moyer. It was the third All-America honor for McMonagle, while Belisle, Seibald and Mitchell all appeared for the second time. The Big Red’s seven All-Americans tied Duke, Virginia and Princeton for the most in the nation. Only the 1976 (10), 1977 (nine) and 1978 (nine) Big Red teams had more All-Americans in one season. SMARTY PANTS – Following the 2007 season, Mitch Belisle ‘07 and Matt McMonagle ‘07 were named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team. The pair became the Big Red’s first Academic All-America selections for men’s lacrosse since Casey Stevenson took home second-team honors in 2005, and are just the fourth and fifth players in the history of the program to be named Academic All-American, along with Troy Gorman ‘99 and David Key ‘01.

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LEAVE IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS – Five Cornell players were selected in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, including David Mitchell (eighth overall) and Matt McMonagle (10th), who were taken in the first round. Mitch Belisle (12th) was selected in the second round, Brian Clayton (23rd) was taken in the third round and Eric Pittard (44th) was selected in the fifth round. The five Big Red players selected in the 50-player draft was the most in Cornell history, and the most of any school at the 2007 draft. TROPHY HUNTING — Max Seibald was named one of five finalists for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy. The midfielder became the first Big Red men’s lacrosse player to make it to the final five and was just the fourth second-year player to earn that distinction, joining Syracuse’s Michael Powell (2002), Johns Hopkins’ Kyle Harrison (2003) and Duke’s Matt Danowski (2005), all of which won the award in their senior seasons.

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CLEAN YOUR SLATE — Cornell’s 11-8 victory over Brown on April 28 gave the Big Red a perfect 6-0 record in the Ivy League for the 15th time in program history. With the 17-4 victory over Hobart, Cornell finished the regular season undefeated for the ninth time in program history and the first time since 1987.

LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS — Matt McMonagle earned the distinction of being the first-ever recipient of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s lacrosse. The award, selected by a nationwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is presented to college lacrosse’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student athlete. McMonagle was selected from 10 finalists, one of whom was teammate Mitch Belisle.

David Mitchell led the Big Red’s potent offense with 2.94 goals per game, a mark that was good for fourth in the nation.

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CORNELL’S SENIOR CLASS — The 11 members of the Cornell men’s lacrosse class of 2007 were a part of four Ivy League championship teams and made an appearance in four straight NCAA tournaments. They finished their careers with a 46-12 record, while achieving a 22-2

record in Ivy League play. FOUR SURE — Cornell has had its share of Final Four appearances in NCAA team competition over the years, as the 2007 men’s lacrosse team brought the total of national semifinal appearances to 20. • Men’s Ice Hockey (8) - 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 2003 • Men’s Lacrosse (10) - 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2007 • Women’s Lacrosse (1) - 2002 • Men’s Soccer (1) – 1972 200 GOALS — With its 14-goal performance vs. Towson, the Big Red reached the 200-goal plateau for the first time since 1987. That season, Cornell scored 204 goals in 14 games, finishing the season as NCAA runner-up. The Big Red finished the 2007 campaign with 224 goals in 16 games, the fourth highest single-season goal total in Cornell history, following only the 1976 (276), 1975 (255) and 1974 (233) teams. TOURNAMENT TIDBITS — The 2007 season marked the fifth time that Cornell made it to the NCAA tournament during Coach Tambroni’s tenure, and the first time it made it to the semifinal round under his tutelage. THE LAST GAME – In what was perhaps the gutsiest performance of the entire 2007 collegiate lacrosse season, the Big Red rallied from a seven-goal deficit with 18 minutes left in its national semifinal contest with Duke and tied the game on a Brian Clayton goal with 17 seconds to play, only to see Duke’s Zach Greer score the game-winner with three seconds to go, giving the Blue Devils the 12-11 victory in front of a record-setting crowd of 52,004 spectators at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. QUICK HITTERS — When Max Seibald scored at the 14:13 mark of the third quarter vs. Albany to cut a two-goal deficit in half, it also triggered a 4-0 Big Red run and three of the fastest successive goals in NCAA history. Just 10 seconds after Seibald scored, he found Eric Pittard to tie the game at 7-7. It also is tied for 14th in NCAA history in fastest consecutive goals by members of the same team and the second-quickest in an NCAA game. Not to be outdone, just nine seconds later David Mitchell gave Cornell an 8-7 lead, the second-quickest time between goals in an NCAA game and the 13th fastest time between goals in NCAA history. When all was said an done, the Big Red scored three times in 19 seconds, an NCAA record for quickest time between three goals in regular season or tournament history. DYNAMIC DUO — David Mitchell and Eric Pittard combined for four points prior to the 2006 campaign, all coming from Mitchell as Pittard transferred to Cornell after serving as a reserve at Virginia. His entrance and Mitchell’s development keyed an offense that averaged 12.97 goals over the last two seasons. Together, the duo combined for 139 goals and 75 assists in the two years for a total of 214 points. Over that span, Mitchell led the Big Red with 90 goals, while Pittard had a team-best 57 assists. LAG TIME – Cornell trailed for just 97:05 during the 2007 season, or an average of just over six minutes per game. The trail time breaks down as follows: Colgate (3-2, 1:16), Notre Dame (1-0, 6:19), Duke (4-2, 25:43), Yale (2-1, 3:18), Penn (1-0, 2:22), Harvard (2-1, 6:38), Dartmouth (1-0, 1:25), Brown (2-1, 11:44), Albany (3-0, 19:42), Duke (10-3, 15:19). PICKING IT UP – With his four ground balls against Albany, David Mitchell reached the 50 ground ball plateau for the season, the most ground balls picked up by a Cornell attackman since Anthony Pavone and Chris Danler registered 64 and 62 ground balls, respectively, in 1995. Mitchell finished the season with 53 ground balls. SIX OF ONE, HALF DOZEN OF ANOTHER — When Cornell held Towson to just six goals in its NCAA opening round game, it marked the 10th time during the season that the Big Red held an opponent to six or less goals. WINNING BIG — Cornell’s eight-goal margin of victory

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on the season were the most since Justin Redd and Joe Boulukos combined for 35 during the 2005 season. Since 1970, only four pairs of pure midfielders have reached the 30 assist plateau – Bob Hendrickson and Craig Jaeger (37 in 1978), Redd and Boulukos (35 in 2005), Glynn and Seibald (42 in 2007) and Bob Shaw and Bill Molloy (30 in 1971) .

SCORING MACHINE — David Mitchell’s five goals vs. Towson on May 12 were the most goals scored by a Cornell player in an NCAA tournament game since Bill O’Hanlon scored five in a 1988 first round game against UMass. WINNING IN A ROUT — When Cornell defeated Hobart, 17-4 on May 4, it marked the eighth time during the season that the Big Red scored at least 15 goals vs. an opponent, the most since the 1978 squad also scored at least 15 goals against eight different opponents.

MAKING A MARK – In his first full season as a starter, John Glynn proved to be one of the best midfielders in the nation. He finished the season ranked third among the nation’s midfielders in assists (22), fourth overall in points (45) and 11th in goals (23). TURN OF THE CENTURY — With his five goals against Towson, David Mitchell became the 32nd player in Cornell history to join the 100-point scoring club. The following game, in Cornell’s overtime win over Albany, Eric Pittard became the 33rd member with two goals and five assists to give him 102 points. Mitchell and Pittard finished their careers with 112 and 106 points, respectively.

IVY GOALS — The Big Red finished the Ivy League season scoring 92 goals vs. its opponents, the most goals since scoring 99 goals during the 1978 conference season. ONE FOR THE THUMB — With its victory over Princeton on April 21, the Big Red claimed at least a share of the Ivy League title for the fifth straight season, the longest stretch since winning 10 straight championships between 1974-83. TAMBRONI AMONG THE BEST — Coach Tambroni began the 2007 season ranked seventh in the nation among active Division I coaches in winning percentage, opening the year with a mark of .699. With a 15-1 record during the 2007 season, Tambroni rocketed up to fourth place with a .737 winning percentage.

WIN-WIN SITUATION — With Cornell’s 16-15 win over Syracuse on April 10, Matt McMonagle became the winningest goalie in Big Red history with 39 victories, surpassing Paul Schimoler, who recorded 38 wins for Cornell from the 1986 to 1989 seasons. McMonagle finished his career with 45 victories, which at the time was the most among active Division I goalkeepers.

HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE — During Coach Tambroni’s tenure, the Big Red is 39-8 at Schoellkopf Field, including a perfect 7-0 record in 2007 and a 6-0 slate during the 2005 season. PACK ‘EM IN — Cornell played in front of its largest home crowd all season when it welcomed Princeton, along with 10,721 spectators, to Schoellkopf Field on April 21.

DOUBLE TIME — Cornell scored exactly twice as many goals as its opponents, holding a 224-112 advantage. (BIG) RED HOT OFFENSE — The Big Red finished the season ranked first in the nation in scoring offense with 14.00 goals per game. LOCK DOWN DEFENSE — Cornell finished the season ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing only 7.00 goals per game.

MONSTERS OF THE MIDFIELD — The midfield tandem of John Glynn and Max Seibald combined for the most assists by a pair of Cornell midfielders since 1970. Their 42 assists

IN THE MARGIN — The Big Red led the nation in scoring margin, defeating its opponents by an average of 7.00 goals per game.

Winningest Programs in the Past Four Seasons 2006 9-5 11-3 11-4 11-3 6-2

2007 13-4 15-1 11-4 12-3 17-3

Total 51-11 46-12 49-15 44-15 45-16

Win % .823 .793 .766 .746 .738

By Victories School 1. Johns Hopkins 2. Navy 3. Cornell Maryland Delaware

2006 9-5 11-4 11-3 12-5 12-5

2007 13-4 11-4 15-1 10-6 13-6

Total 51-11 49-15 46-12 46-20 46-23

Win % .823 .766 .793 .697 .667

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GOING STREAKING — Eric Pittard finished his career with the longest point-scoring streak on the team, and seventh-longest streak in the nation, registering at least one point in each of the 30 contests that he played in for the Big Red, dating back to the 2006 season opener vs. Binghamton. SPREADING THE WEALTH — All three members of Cornell’s starting attack, as well as all three members of both the first and second midfield lines, reached double-digit points following the

BIG RED HELPER – Eric Pittard finished the year in fifth place nationally with 2.06 assists per game, while John Glynn finished 27th overall with 1.38 apg. GROUND BALL GOBBLER – Tommy Schmicker picked up 4.81 ground balls per game, good for 19th in the nation. GOOD OFF THE GROUND – Cornell won the ground ball battle in 11 of its 16 games during the season. DOUBLE-DIGIT STOPS — Matt McMonagle posted doubledigit saves in just over half of the games he played in during his career, hitting double figures in 28-of-55 contests. A BALANCED OFFENSE – The Big Red relied on a balanced offense this past season, getting 153 points from the attack and 158 points from its first and second midfield lines. THIS IS SPORTSCENTER – Following his game-winning goal vs. Syracuse, Max Seibald was featured as the number one play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 list. The next evening, Seibald grabbed the spotlight again with a mention from Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. Teammate John Glynn got his turn in the national spot light when his game-winning overtime goal vs. Albany was featured on Chris Berman’s Top 10 plays of the week. COACH OF THE WEEK – For the second straight season, Coach Tambroni gained national recognition, earning the third U.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Week honor of his career after leading undefeated Cornell to a pair of victories during the week of March 19th. The No. 1 Big Red defeated No. 5 Duke, 7-6, in Durham, N.C., and then won its Ivy League opener over Yale, 19-8. Tambroni was named Coach of the Week the same time during the 2006 season, when No. 3 Cornell upset the No. 2 Blue Devils before beating the Bulldogs. DEFEATING THE UNDEFEATED – When the Big Red defeated 4-0 Army on March 10, it was the fourth straight team that Cornell handed its first loss of the season. Cornell opened the 2007 campaign by defeating Binghamton (0-0) in its season opener. Next, Cornell beat Colgate (2-0) and Notre Dame (2-0).

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By Winning Percentage School 2004 2005 1. Johns Hopkins 13-2 16-0 2. Cornell 9-5 11-3 3. Navy 15-3 12-4 4. Georgetown 11-4 10-5 5. Duke 5-8 17-3

RIDING HIGH — Cornell finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in both the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll, as well as the USILA coaches poll. The Big Red took the top spot in the polls for the first time since the 1978 season and held the position for nine straight weeks.

RUNNING INTO A BRICK WALL — Matt McMonagle finished the year ranked third in the nation in save percentage (.616) and fifth in goals against average (7.03).

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AN ARMY OF ONE — When Brian Clayton scored five goals against Hobart in a 17-4 victory, it marked the second time during the 2007 season that a single Big Red player outscored the opposing team. David Mitchell was the first to accomplish that feat, scoring five vs. Dartmouth, while the entire Big Green squad only managed to score three goals. During his career, Mitchell has matched or outscored the opponent’s offensive performance five times. Max Seibald is the only other current player to match or outscore an opposing team, doing it twice in 2006.

GET TO THE POINT – Eric Pittard (4.06 ppg.) finished the year ranked sixth in the nation for points per game, while David Mitchell was 16th overall with 3.50 ppg.

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SCORELESS QUARTERS — In the 2007 season, Cornell held nine of its 16 opponents scoreless for at least one quarter of play, including overtime. In total, the Big Red held its opponents scoreless in 12 out of 65 periods, including its effort vs. Binghamton in which Cornell held the Bearcats scoreless for three quarters.

SCORING DUO — David Mitchell and Eric Pittard finished the year ranked fourth and 29th in the nation, respectively, in goals per game with Mitchell averaging 2.94 gpg., while Pittard averaged 2.00 gpg.

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SAVES A LOT — With his 19 saves vs. Princeton on April 21, Matt McMonagle moved into fifth place all-time on the Cornell list for career saves, surpassing National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Butch Hilliard (489; 1966-68). McMonagle finished his career with 558 saves.

Big Red’s 11th game of the season. The nine players in double figures were the most since the 2000 squad placed 10 into double figures.

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70 WINS — With the Big Red’s 11-8 victory over Brown on April 28, 2007, Coach Tambroni notched his 70th career win, becoming just the third head coach in Cornell men’s lacrosse history to reach that plateau. Tambroni reached the milestone in his 95th career game during his seventh season. The last Big Red coach to reach 70 wins was Richie Moran, who defeated Penn, 15-6, in his seventh season (1975) to achieve a 70-13 record.

2005 16-0 12-4 11-3 11-6 11-6

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CONFERENCE WINS — Cornell has won 10 straight Ivy contests, the third-longest stretch in school history behind its NCAA record 39-game streak from 1973-79 and its 11-game streak from the final game of the 2004 season to the first game of the 2006 season.

POINT BY POINT — During the 2007 season, 24 players scored at least one point, the most since 25 different Big Red players tallied at least one point in 1986.

2004 13-2 15-3 9-5 13-3 10-6

Following the 2007 season, Mitch Belisle was named the winner of the Schmeisser Cup as the Outstanding Defenseman in Division I.

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against Towson is the largest by the Big Red in an NCAA tournament game since 2002 when Cornell defeated Stony Brook, 12-3, in the first round.

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## Name

GP

G

A

Pts

Sh

Sh%

GW

GB

Faceoffs W-Tot. Pct.

G

Ivy A Pts GW

5 17 20 42 14 24 27 37 9 29 19 13 26 31 12 2 3 18 36 30 49 15 34 25 43 22 44 47 46 45 41 40 39 38 35 32 28 16 8 7 6 4 1

16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 13 11 16 10 16 16 9 7 8 16 16 4 6 8 16 4 6 5 16 15 7 4 2 3 2 1 5 7 7 2 8 16 5 7 16 16

32 47 23 17 28 19 14 9 10 5 5 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 112

33 9 22 20 4 10 2 7 5 3 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 58

65 56 45 37 32 29 16 16 15 8 6 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 356 170

82 129 58 85 60 68 41 26 37 14 16 9 8 6 9 5 7 6 4 9 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 690 552

.390 .364 .397 .200 .467 .279 .341 .346 .270 .357 .312 .333 .250 .333 .000 .400 .143 .167 .250 .000 .500 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .325 .203

3 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1

31 53 39 36 24 10 8 10 8 7 6 48 4 77 52 2 0 4 42 29 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 57 5 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 22 1 0 601 508

0-0 0-0 37-81 10-23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 141-267 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 195-384 189-384

12 15 11 7 15 4 5 7 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 36

10 2 11 8 2 6 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 22

Pittard, Eric Mitchell, David Glynn, John Seibald, Max Bartlett, Henry Clayton, Brian Lewis, Casey Romero, Rocco Espey, John Finn, Chris Pastirik, Christian Vedder, Ethan Hurley, Ryan Schmicker, Tommy Moyer, Matt Corbolotti, Mike Corbolotti, Tom Doctor, Kyle Belisle, Mitch Calvert, George Paulson, Leif Grom, Peter Dorne, Maximilian Nathan, Danny McCready, Joel Turri, Troy Kirwan, Pat McMonagle, Matt MacDonald, Andrew Howe, Michael Ritchie, Christopher Sutherland, Matt Boykin, Austin Levine, Julian Myers, Jake Kamedulski, Brad Derkac, Pierce Cahill, Tee Randall, Tim Olson, Todd Gradinger, Nick Robbins, Matt Webb, Drew Total Opponents

Goaltending # Name 47 Matt McMonagle 35 Jake Myers Total Opponents

Min. 956:31 7:24 963:55 963:55

Overall GAA Svs Pct 7.03 180 .616 0.00 2 1.000 6.97 182 .619 13.94 196 .467

GA 112 0 112 224

W-L-T Sh 15-1-0 550 0-0-0 2 15-1-0 552 1-15-0 690

Min. 360:00 0:00 360:00 360:00

GA 36 0 36 92

.000 .000 .457 .435 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .528 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .600 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .508 .492

GAA Svs 6.00 65 0.00 0 6.00 65 15.33 68

Pct .644 .000 .644 .425

22 17 22 15 17 10 5 10 6 4 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 58

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

G

Career A Pts

49 93 26 36 32 36 27 14 11 7 5 4 2 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

57 106 19 112 26 52 34 70 6 38 23 59 8 35 8 22 7 18 4 11 1 6 5 9 2 4 2 4 4 4 0 2 1 2 2 5 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Ivy League W-L-T Sh 6-0-0 208 0-0-0 0 6-0-0 208 0-6-0 268

GOALS BY PERIOD Cornell Opponents

1st 55 22

2nd 53 27

3rd 76 35

4th 39 28

OT 1 0

Total 224 112

SAVES BY PERIOD Cornell Opponents

SHOTS BY PERIOD Cornell Opponents

1st 158 135

2nd 184 123

3rd 206 145

4th 137 147

OT 5 2

Total 690 552

CLEARS: Cornell University 272-318 .855, Opponents 243-321 .757 MAN-UP OPPS: Cornell University 19-55 .345, Opponents 16-64 .250.

1st 48 37

2nd 40 51

3rd 46 55

4th 48 51

OT 0 2

Total 182 196

2007 Game Results ~Overall: 15-1-0 Conf: 6-0-0 Home: 7-0-0 Away: 6-0-0 Neutral: 2-1-0 Date 2/24 2/27 3/3 3/10 3/20 3/24 3/31 4/7 4/10 4/14 4/21 4/28 5/4 5/12 5/19 5/26

Opponent BINGHAMTON COLGATE vs. # 8/11 Notre Dame ^ at # 9/12 Army at # 5/6 Duke at Yale * PENN * HARVARD * at # 18/17 Syracuse at Dartmouth * # 5/5 PRINCETON * at Brown * HOBART # 14/16 TOWSON % # 10/11 Albany % #2/2 Duke %

Result W, 19-4 W, 16-6 W, 13-8 W, 7-4 W, 7-6 W, 19-8 W, 20-5 W, 15-6 W, 16-15 W, 17-3 W, 10-6 W, 11-8 W, 17-4 W, 14-6 W (OT), 12-11 L, 11-12

Rec. 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0, 1-1 7-0, 2-0 8-0, 3-0 9-0 10-0, 4-0 11-0.5-0 12-0, 6-0 13-0 14-0 15-0 15-1

^ at Hewlett High School (Hewlett, N.Y.)

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Att. 387 257 2,358 1,073 2,332 1,300 4,268 1,228 5,398 914 10,721 2,190 4,323 3,327 8, 123 52,004

Goal Scorers (Goals) Glynn 4, Pittard 3, Bartlett 3, Mitchell 2, Lewis 2, Pastirik, Espey, Vedder, Finn, Grom Pittard 4, Mitchell 3, Glynn 2, Seibald 2, Bartlett 2, Schmicker 2, Espey Mitchell 3, Clayton 2, Pittard 2, Bartlett 2, Finn 2, Glynn, Seibald Mitchell 2, Clayton 2, Pittard, Seibald, Espey Mitchell 3, Pittard, Bartlett, Seibald Pittard 4, Mitchell 3, Clayton 2, Romero 2, Glynn, Belisle, Bartlett, Pastirik, Seibald, Lewis, M. Corbolotti, Espey Mitchell 5, Bartlett 4, Seibald 3, Pittard 2, Romero 2, Glynn, Lewis, Pastirik, Dorne Bartlett 4, Glynn 2, Romero 2, Espey 2, Pittard, T. Corbolotti, Mitchell, Lewis, Finn Pittard 4, Mitchell 4, Glynn, 3, Lewis 2, Seibald, Bartlett, Espey Mitchell 5, Pittard 3, Bartlett 2, Espey 2, Glynn, Finn, Hurley, Lewis, Romero Glynn 3, Clayton 2, Bartlett 2, Pittard, Seibald, Lewis Glynn 3, Vedder 2, Bartlett 2, Seibald 2, Pittard, Mitchell Clayton 5, Mitchell 2, Bartlett 2, Pittard, Glynn, Seibald, Hurley, Espey, Romero, Doctor, Paulson Mitchell 5, Pittard 2, Lewis 2, Clayton 2, Seibald, Romero, Pastirik Mitchell 4, Pittard 2, Seibald 2, Lewis 2, Glynn, Bartlett Mitchell 4, Clayton 3, Bartlett, Lewis, Pastirik, M. Corbolotti

* - Ivy League contest

Goalie (Svs) McMonagle (8), Myers (2) McMonagle (7) McMonagle (15) McMonagle (8) McMonagle (11) McMonagle (9) McMonagle (9) McMonagle (8) McMonagle (11) McMonagle (11) McMonagle (19) McMonagle (9) McMonagle (13) McMonagle (19) McMonagle (12) McMonagle (11)

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2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Lacrosse

2007 Ivy League Final Standings Cornell Princeton Penn Harvard Yale Brown Dartmouth

Ivy League -L Pct. GF -0 1.000 92 -1 .833 51 -3 .500 46 -3 .500 46 -4 .333 53 -5 .167 49 -5 .167 46

GA 36 34 63 54 64 58 74

W 15 10 6 5 7 7 5

-L -1 -4 -7 -7 -6 -7 -10

Overall Pct. GF .938 224 .714 138 .462 113 .417 97 .538 135 .500 121 .333 139

(League Games Only) GA 112 87 128 122 118 114 166

Player of the Year Matt McMonagle, Cornell *

Rookie of the Year Ari Sussman, Dartmouth

Mitch Belisle

Ethan Vedder

Second Team

Brian Clayton

Honorable Mention

2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Lacrosse

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Avg/G 2.50 1.83 1.67 1.50 1.33 1.33 1.20 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17

Ground Balls Per Game Player, Team 1. John Henry Flood, Harvard 2. Justin Lynch, Penn 3. Gregory DuBoff, Yale 4. Tommy Schmicker, Cornell 5. Eric Posner, Harvard

GP 6 6 6 6 6

No. 38 36 31 29 25

Avg/G 6.33 6.00 5.17 4.83 4.17

Points Per Game Player, Team 1. Craig Andrzejewski, Penn 2. John Glynn, Cornell Eric Pittard, Cornell 4. Brendan Gibson, Yale Thomas Muldoon, Brown 6. Henry Bartlett, Cornell Peter Trombino, Princeton David Mitchell, Cornell 9. Ari Sussman, Dartmouth Greg Cohen, Harvard Nick Bonacci, Dartmouth

GP 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

Goals 10 11 12 15 11 15 10 15 9 14 8

Faceoff Percentage Player, team 1. John Henry Flood, Harvard 2. Justin Lynch, Penn 3. Tommy Schmicker, Cornell 4. Alex Berg, Princeton 5. Gregory DuBoff, Yale

GP 6 6 6 6 6

Won 80 67 57 46 66

Lost 39 48 46 44 65

Pct. .672 .583 .553 .511 .504

Goals Against Average Player, Team 1. Alex Hewit, Princeton 2. Matt McMonagle, Cornell 3. Joe Pike, Harvard 4. Jordan Burke, Brown 5. George Carafides, Yale

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GA 34 36 54 57 54

Minutes 355:44 360:00 362:55 371:30 328:39

GaAvg 5.73 6.00 8.93 9.21 9.86

Save Percentage Player, team 1. Matt McMonagle, Cornell 2. Alex Hewit, Princeton 3. Jordan Burke, Brown 4. Joe Pike, Harvard 5. George Carafides, Yale

GP 6 6 6 6 6

GA 36 34 57 54 54

Saves 65 59 88 64 51

Avg/G .644 .634 .607 .542 .486

Ast. 15 11 10 3 4 2 7 2 7 2 8

Pts. 25 22 22 18 15 17 17 17 16 16 16

Avg/G 4.17 3.67 3.67 3.00 3.00 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.67 2.67 2.67

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Attack — Dave Madeira, Brown Attack — Ari Sussman, Dartmouth Midfield — Alex Buckley, Brown Midfield — John Henry Flood, Harvard Midfield — Mike Karwoski, Yale Defense — Max Gottschall, Harvard Defense — Chris Peyser, Princeton Defense — Charlie Kolkin, Princeton Defense — Pat Grimm, Yale Goalie — Jordan Burke, Brown

Matt Moyer

Assists Per Game Player, Team 1. Craig Andrzejewski, Penn 2. John Glynn, Cornell 3. Eric Pittard, Cornell 4. Tyler Casertano, Yale 5. Nick Bonacci, Dartmouth Max Seibald, Cornell 7. Brian Clayton, Cornell 8. Ari Sussman, Dartmouth Chris Kempner, Yale Brian Mahler, Harvard Peter Trombino, Princeton Scott Sowanick, Princeton

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Attack — Craig Andrzewski, Penn Attack — Greg Cohen, Harvard Midfield — Brian Clayton, Cornell Midfield — Chris Kempner, Yale Defense — Dan Cocoziello, Princeton Defense — Matt Kelleher, Penn Defense — Matt Moyer, Cornell Goalie — Alex Hewit, Princeton

Avg/G 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.33 2.20 2.00 1.83 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67

2008 Opponents

David Mitchell

Max Seibald

No. 15 15 15 14 11 12 11 10 10 10 10

2007 Season Review

John Glynn

Eric Pittard

GP 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

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First Team Attack — Nick Bonacci, Dartmouth * Attack — David Mitchell, Cornell Attack — Eric Pittard, Cornell Attack — Peter Trombino, Princeton Midfield — John Glynn, Cornell Midfield — Mark Kovler, Princeton Midfield — Max Seibald, Cornell * Midfield — Scott Sowanick, Princeton Defense — Mitch Belisle, Cornell * Defense — Zac Jungers, Princeton Defense — Ethan Vedder, Cornell Goalie — Matt McMonagle, Cornell * - unanimous selection

Goals Per Game Player, Team 1. Henry Bartlett, Cornell Brendan Gibson, Yale David Mitchell, Cornell 4. Greg Cohen, Harvard 5. Thomas Muldoon, Brown 6. Eric Pittard, Cornell 7. John Glynn, Cornell 8. Tommy Davis, Princeton Peter Trombino, Princeton Evan Calvert, Harvard Craig Andrzejewski, Penn

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2007 All-Ivy League Team

Matt McMonagle

General/Media Info

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#4 CORNELL 16, COLGATE 6 February 27, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red opened the 2007 season in decisive fashion with a 19-4 victory over Binghamton on Feb. 24 at Schoelkopf Field. John Glynn, who entered the game with three career goals to his credit, finished the afternoon as the Big Red’s leading scorer with four goals and two assists. In goal, Matt McMonagle held the Bearcats scoreless for the first 36 minutes and made eight saves in 52 minutes of action. David Mitchell and Eric Pittard recorded five points each, with Pittard scoring three goals and Mitchell adding two. Henry Bartlett and Casey Lewis were multi-goal scorers for the Big Red, recording two goals apiece. Cornell outshot the Bearcats, 47-17, and held a 44-22 advantage in ground balls. Binghamton held the edge in face offs, going 15-of-26, but the Big Red’s Tommy Schmicker won 50 percent of his attempts (11-of-22) while picking up 10 ground balls. Cornell opened the scoring four minutes into the game when Mitchell scored off a pass from Glynn. Seven minutes later, Bartlett and Lewis scored less than one minute apart to put the Big Red up, 3-0. Pittard started the scoring in the second and Glynn registered what would prove to be the game-winner on his first goal with seven minutes left in the half. Cornell took an 8-0 lead into the locker room and extended the lead to 12-0 when Mitchell scored off a pass from Rocco Romero with 9:50 remaining in the third quarter. Binghamton finally got on the board at the nine minute mark, scoring the first of four Bearcat goals during the quarter, but Cornell held the visitors scoreless for the final 15:48 and cruised to the 19-4 victory.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red scored five unanswered goals over a 12 minute span to end the second and begin the third quarters as it blew open a tight contest en route to a 16-6 victory over instate rival Colgate at Schoellkopf Field. Eric Pittard registered a game-high four goals and added two assists, while David Mitchell scored three times to lead the Big Red. In addition to scoring the first two goals of his career and picking up eight ground balls, Tommy Schmicker was outstanding in the face-off circle, winning 18-of-26 (.692) attempts, including a stretch in which he won 13-of-16 over the second and third quarters. John Glynn had two goals and three assists, while Max Seibald added two goals and one assist. Defensively, the Big Red got solid performances from Mitch Belisle, and Matt Moyer. Belisle held Colgate’s biggest offensive threat, Matt Lalli, without a goal for the contest, while Moyer picked up a game-high nine ground balls. Colgate (2-1), one of the teams favored to win the Patriot League, got two goals each from Kevin Colleluori and Brendan Hurley. In goal, Matt McMonagle registered seven saves to earn the win and move into sixth place all-time in Cornell history for career saves, while Colgate goalie Tim Harrington stopped 10 shots. Cornell jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the visitors got three unanswered goals and took their only lead of the day, 3-2, early in the second quarter. The Big Red scored 10 of the next 11 goals and cruised to the 16-6 victory.

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Goals: BU – Carlson, Wichmann, Williams, Boyce; CU – Glynn 4, Pittard 3, Bartlett 3, Mitchell 2, Lewis 2, Pastirik, Espey, Vedder, Finn, Grom. Assists: BU – Welch; CU – Mitchell 3, Glynn 2, Pittard 2, Romero, Seibald. Saves: BU – Kline (60:00) 9 saves, 19 GA; CU – McMonagle (52:36) 8 saves, 4 GA, Myers (7:24) 2 saves, 0 GA.

Goals: COL – Hurley 2, Colleluori 2, Corp, Murphy; CU – Pittard 4, Mitchell 3, Glynn 2, Seibald 2, Bartlett 2, Schmicker 2, Espey. Assists: COL – Lalli, Monastero; CU – Glynn 3, Pittard 2, Romero 2, Clayton, Seibald. Saves: COL – Harrington (60:00) 10 saves, 16 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 7 saves, 6 GA.

Shots — BU - 17, CU - 47; Ground Balls — BU - 22, CU - 44; Clears — BU - 14/17, CU - 25/27; Faceoffs — BU - 15 of 29, CU - 12 of 29; Man-Up — BU - 0 for 3, CU - 1 for 2.

Shots — COL - 20, CU - 47; Ground Balls — COL - 27, CU - 41; Clears — COL - 15/18, CU - 17/20; Faceoffs — COL - 8 of 26, CU - 18 of 26; Man-Up — COL - 1 for 1, CU - 0 for 2.

After entering the game with just three career goals to his credit, John Glynn led the Big Red with four goals and two assists vs. Binghamton in Cornell’s home opener on Schoellkopf Field.

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#7 CORNELL 19, BINGHAMTON 4 February 24, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

#4 CORNELL 13, #8/11 NOTRE DAME 8 March 3, 2007hHewlett High School

HEWLETT, N.Y. — The No. 4 Big Red used an 11-1 scoring run to blow open a tie game as it defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 13-8, at Hewlett High School on Long Island. David Mitchell and Brian Clayton led Cornell with four points each, with Mitchell scoring a game-high three goals. Clayton tallied two goals, along with Eric Pittard, Henry Bartlett and Chris Finn. Pittard also added an assist, while John Glynn registered three points on the day with a goal and two helpers. Notre Dame received two goals each from Will Yeatman and Brian Hubschmann. Both teams received outstanding performances from their netminders with Matt McMonagle making 15 saves to earn the win, while Joey Kemp stopped 13 in the loss. One of the best performances of the day for the Big Red came in the face-off circle as Tommy Schmicker dominated, winning 18-of-24 (.750) against Taylor Claggett (5-of-21). Schmicker also picked up a game-high 11 ground balls. The teams traded goals to open the game, but with the score knotted at 2-2, Cornell got five unanswered goals, including a goal by Max Seibald, who ignited his hometown crowd by scoring with less than a second remaining to give the Big Red the 7-2 lead at half time. Notre Dame scored first coming out of the break to make it 7-3, but back-to-back goals by Mitchell ignited another 5-0 scoring run by the Big Red, putting Cornell up, 12-3 with 3:25 remaining in the third period. The Irish outscored Cornell, 5-1 to close the game, but it was too little, too late as the Big Red claimed the victory. Notre Dame (2-1) Cornell (3-0)

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Goals: ND – Yeatman 2, Hubschmann 2, Podgajny, Hoff, Christman, Polk; CU – Mitchell 3, Clayton 2, Pittard 2, Bartlett 2, Finn 2, Glynn, Seibald. Assists: ND – Podgajny, Yeatman; CU – Clayton 2, Glynn 2, Espey, Mitchell, Pittard. Saves: ND – Kemp (60:00) 13 saves, 13 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 15 saves, 8 GA. Shots — ND - 34, CU - 48; Ground Balls — ND - 30, CU - 39; Clears — ND - 22/25, CU - 12/16; Faceoffs — ND - 6 of 24, CU - 8 of 24; Man-Up — ND - 1 for 1, CU - 2 for 3.

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Eric Pittard scored the game-winning goal as the No. 1 Big Red defeated No. 5 Duke, 7-6, at Koskinen Stadium. The man-up goal came with 8:54 remaining to play in the contest.

Shots — CU - 31, AR - 31; Ground Balls — CU - 35, AR - 33; Clears — CU - 12/15, AR 12/15; Faceoffs — CU - 8 of 15, AR - 7 of 15; Man-Up — CU - 1 for 2, AR - 2 for 3.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The No. 1 Big Red trailed Yale, 2-1, early in the first period, but 13 straight Cornell goals blew open the contest en route to a 19-8 victory over the Bulldogs. Cornell saw 12 players reach the scoring column with Eric Pittard’s five points on four goals and one assist leading the way. David Mitchell tallied three goals, while Brian Clayton registered a four-point day with two goals and two assists. John Glynn scored once and dished off two assists, while Henry Bartlett, Mitch Belisle and Rocco Romero all had multi-point games for the Big Red. Yale (3-2, 0-2), which scored five goals in the fourth quarter, was led by Tyler Castertano with two goals and two assists, and Brendan Gibson’s three goals. Cornell out-shot the Bulldogs 48-36, thanks to a 40-19 margin through the first three quarters, and picked up 42 ground balls to Yale’s 19. The Big Red also held the edge in the face-off circle, winning 16-of-28. Tommy Schmicker won 10-of-18 attempts, while Glynn put in a 3-of-6 effort. The game was a physical one as the teams combined for 11 penalties. The Big Red converted 4-of-7 extra-man opportunities, while the Bulldogs scored on only 1-of-4 attempts. Between the pipes, Matt McMonagle was solid for Cornell, making nine saves, and allowing five of Yale’s eight goals in the final quarter after the Big Red had cleared its bench. For the Bulldogs, George Carafides made three saves and allowed nine goals in 21:10, before Joe Costa came on in relief and stopped eight shots, giving up 10 goals.

Cornell (5-0) Duke (5-2)

Goals: CU – Pittard 4, Mitchell 3, Clayton 2, Romero 2, Glynn, Belisle, Bartlett, Pastirik, Seibald, Lewis, M. Corbolotti; Y – Gibson 3, Casertano 2, Washabaugh, Koening, Ryan. Assists: CU – Clayton 2, Glynn 2, Bartlett, Belisle, Calvert, Finn, Pittard; Y – Casertano 2, Kempner 2, Washabaugh 2, Fuchs. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 9 saves, 8 GA; Y – Carafides (21:10) 3 saves, 9 GA, Costa (38:50) 8 saves, 10 GA.

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Goals: CU – Mitchell 3, Seibald, Pittard, Clayton, Bartlett; DU – Danowski 2, Payton 2, Greer, Lamade. Assists: CU – Seibald 2, Nathan, Pittard; DU – Carrington, Greer. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 11 saves, 6 GA; DU – Loftus (60:00) 17 saves, 7 GA. Shots — CU - 35, DU - 32; Ground Balls — CU - 31, DU - 39; Clears — CU - 18/21, DU - 17/21; Faceoffs — CU - 4 of 15, DU - 11 of 15; Man-Up — CU - 1 for 3, DU - 0 for 2.

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Cornell (6-0, 1-0 Ivy) Yale (3-2, 0-2)

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Shots — CU - 48, Y - 36; Ground Balls — CU - 42, Y - 19; Clears — CU - 16/21, Y 12/17; Faceoffs — CU - 16 of 28, Y - 12 of 28; Man-Up — CU - 4 for 7, Y - 1 for 4.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Eric Pittard’s man-up goal with 8:54 remaining in the contest gave the No. 1 Big Red a 7-6 victory over No. 5 Duke (5-2) at Koskinen Stadium, improving Cornell to 5-0 on the year. The Big Red was led by David Mitchell’s hat trick, while Max Seibald registered a goal and two assists. In addition to the game-winner, Pittard also tallied an assist as Cornell’s only other multi-point scorer. The Blue Devils got two goals apiece from Matt Danowski and Sam Payton, while Zack Greer scored a goal and added an assist. The game was a defensive battle with both goalies making tremendous saves. For the Big Red, Matt McMonagle stopped 11 shots, while Duke’s Dan Loftus stopped 17. Duke out shot the Big Red 20-10 in the first half, but Cornell was kept in the contest by the brilliant play of McMonagle, who made six saves. Still, a late tally by Nick Greer with just 13 seconds left in the second period gave the Blue Devils the 4-2 lead at halftime. McMonagle opened the second half with two saves on the Blue Devils’ first possession and Cornell used the momentum to score three unanswered goals, taking its first lead of the contest when Brian Clayton made it 5-4 with just over four minutes to play in the third quarter. After back-to-back goals by the Blue Devils, Mitchell knotted the game at 6-6 just seven seconds into the final stanza, setting up Pittard’s heroics. After a slow first half, Cornell turned the tables in the second half, including a 14-3 advantage in shots in the critical fourth quarter, to hold a 35-32 lead for the game. The Blue Devils held the edge in ground balls (39-31) and face-offs (11-of-15), but were unable to convert on its two extra man opportunities, while the Big Red went 1-for-3.

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#1 CORNELL 19, Yale 8 March 24, 2007hReese Stadium

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#1 CORNELL 7, #T5/6 DUKE 6 March 20, 2007hKoskinen Stadium

2007 Season Review

Goals: CU – Mitchell 2, Clayton 2, Pittard, Seibald, Espey; AR – Chase 2, Korvin, Wakeland. Assists: CU – Glynn, Pittard, Schmicker; AR – Bokmeyer, LoRusso, Morse. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 8 saves, 4 GA; AR – Fullerton (60:00) 8 saves, 7 GA.

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Cornell (4-0) Army (4-1)

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Two late goals by Brian Clayton helped to seal a 7-4 victory for the No. 3 Big Red as it defeated No. 9 Army at Michie Stadium. The contest was a tightly fought battle with Cornell’s high scoring offense being held in check by the stingy defense and deliberate offense of the Black Knights. Cornell (4-0) was led by Clayton with two goals and one assist, while David Mitchell also added two goals. Eric Pittard was the only other multipoint scorer for the Big Red with one goal and one assist. Army (4-1) was led by Ryan Chase’s two goals. Both teams took 35 shots, but the Big Red held the 35-33 advantage in ground balls. For the third straight game, Cornell also held the advantage in face-offs, as Tommy Schmicker won 8-of-15 attempts and picked up a team-high seven ground balls. The Big Red converted 1-of-2 man-up opportunities, while Army scored on 2-of-3 chances. In net, both Matt McMonagle and Adam Fullerton stopped eight shots as McMonagle picked up the win for Cornell. The Big Red wasted no time getting on the board as Schmicker won the opening face-off and found Pittard, who scored just 12 seconds into the game. Cornell pushed the lead to two goals off a score by John Espey. The Black Knights scored on their first possession of the second quarter, but Mitchell put the Big Red back up, 3-1 at the 11:06 mark, and that’s how the teams would enter the locker rooms at halftime. Army pulled within one goal twice in the final two quarters before backto-back goals by Clayton put the Big Red up, 7-4, with 1:46 remaining and a late Army penalty helped the Big Red to run out the clock.

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#3 CORNELL 7, #9/10 ARMY 4 March 10, 2007hMichie Stadium

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#1 CORNELL 15, Harvard 6 April 7, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 1 Big Red opened a season at 7-0 for the first time since 1987 and avenged its lone Ivy League loss from last year as it rolled to a 20-5 victory in front of more than 4,200 fans at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell, who scored 20 goals for the first time since the 1998 season, improved to 2-0 in the conference. The Big Red attack led the way for the Big Red as seniors Eric Pittard, David Mitchell and Henry Bartlett combined for 17 points. Pittard registered a game-high seven points with five assists and two goals, and Mitchell led all scorers with five goals and handed out one assist, while Bartlett tallied a career-high four goals. Rounding out the multi-goal scorers were sophomores Max Seibald, with three goals on three shots, and Rocco Romero with two tallies. Penn (4-4, 1-2) was led by Casey O’Rourke’s two goals and Craig Andrzejewski’s three assists. In goal, senior Matt McMonagle was solid, saving .643 percent of the shots he faced as he made nine saves and allowed five goals, while Chris Casey gave up 16 goals and made only six saves in 46:27. Greg Klossner and Greg Murray closed out the game for Penn, combining for four saves and four goals in the final 13:33. Cornell out-shot the Quakers, 51-36, and held a 45-31 advantage in ground balls, but Penn held the edge in face-offs, winning 16-of-28. The Big Red committed nine penalties on the day, but kept the Quakers 2-of-9 on extra man attempts, while scoring on 1-of-3 of its man-up opportunities.

ITHACA, N.Y. — One week after the starting attack registered 17 points in a victory over Penn, it was the midfield’s time to shine as John Glynn, John Espey and Rocco Romero, combined for six goals and six assists to lead the No. 1 Big Red to a 15-6 victory over Harvard at Schoellkopf Field. With the victory, Cornell remained perfect on the season, improving to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the Ivy League. The Crimson, which entered the game on a two-game winning streak, fell to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Glynn led the Big Red, matching a career-high six points with two goals and four assists on the afternoon. Henry Bartlett was the beneficiary of all four of Glynn’s assists, as he also matched a career-high with four goals. Espey and Romero each tallied two goals and one assist, while Eric Pittard and Tom Corbolotti each registered one goal and one assist. Harvard was led by Brian Mahler’s three points, off two goals and one assist, while Carle Stenmark scored twice. Greg Cohen was the Crimson’s only other multi-point scorer with one goal and one assist. The Big Red doubled-up Harvard in shots, 52-26, and held the slight edge in ground balls, 29-25, but it was a strong commitment to the ride by Cornell that caused problems for the Crimson all day long, forcing Harvard to go 15-of-26 on clear attempts, while turning the ball over 30 times. The Crimson held the advantage in the face-off circle, as John Henry Flood won 14-of-23 attempts, and got a solid afternoon out of their goalie Joe Pike, who made 12 saves. Matt McMonagle made eight saves between the pipes for the Big Red.

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Goals: P – O’Rourke 2, Cornbrooks, Salihi, Hlavin; CU – Mitchell 5, Bartlett 4, Seibald 3, Pittard 2, Romero 2, Glynn, Lewis, Pastirik, Dorne. Assists: P – Andrzejewski 3, Heiderman; CU – Pittard 5, Clayton, Mitchell, Moyer, Romero, Schmicker, Seibald, Vedder. Saves: P – Casey (46:27) 6 saves, 16 GA, Klossner (7:32) 1 saves 4 GA, Murray (6:01) 3 saves, 0 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 9 saves, 5 GA. Shots — P - 36, CU - 51; Ground Balls — P - 31, CU - 45; Clears — P - 9/13, CU - 14/18; Faceoffs — P - 16 of 28, CU - 12 of 28; Man-Up — P - 1 for 3, CU - 2 for 8.

Max Seibald’s goal with four seconds remaining to play vs. No. 18 Syracuse saved the Big Red’s perfect season as No. 1 Cornell defeated the Orange, 16-15, in the Carrier Dome.

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#1 CORNELL 20, Penn 5 March 31, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

Harvard (2-5, 1-1) Cornell (8-0, 3-0)

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Goals: H – Mahler 2, Stenmark 2, Cohen, Calvert; CU – Bartlett 4, Glynn 2, Romero 2, Espey 2, Pittard, T. Corbolotti, Mitchell, Lewis, Finn. Assists: H – Cohen, Mahler; CU –Glynn 4, T. Corbolotti, Doctor, Espey, Pittard, Romero, Seibald. Saves: H – Pike (60:00) 12 saves, 15 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 8 saves, 6 GA. Shots — H - 26, CU - 52; Ground Balls — H - 25, CU - 29; Clears — H - 15/26, CU 17/17; Faceoffs — H - 15 of 26, CU - 11 of 26; Man-Up — H - 0 for 4, CU - 1 for 6.

#1 CORNELL 16, #18/17 Syracuse 15 April 9, 2007hThe Carrier Dome

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Max Seibald scored with four seconds to play to lift No. 1 Cornell to a 16-15 win over No. 18 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Seibald’s goal kept the Big Red unbeaten at 9-0, while Syracuse slipped to 3-6 with the loss. In another classic encounter between the Central New York rivals, Cornell jumped out to 6-0 and 8-2 leads before the Orange roared back, knotting the score at 10-10 in the third quarter and 15-15 in the fourth with just 28 seconds to play. Eric Pittard led Cornell with four goals and three assists for a game-high seven points, as three Big Red players recorded hat tricks. David Mitchell had four goals, while John Glynn found the back of the net three times. Mitchell added an assist and tied for the team lead with seven ground balls, matching teammate Matt Moyer’s performance. In the cage, Matt McMonagle had 11 saves for the Big Red. Syracuse goalkeeper Peter Coluccini single-handedly kept SU in the game with a career-best 22 saves, while the Orange controlled the face-off X, winning 24-of-33 starts. Greg Niewieroski had a game-best five goals to lead Syracuse, while Steven Brooks had three goals and an assist, including the equalizer with less than 30 seconds to play. Cornell held a 50-43 edge in shots and successfully cleared 23-of-26 opportunities while forcing 27 Syracuse turnovers. The extra-man and mandown units also did a solid job for the Big Red as Cornell went 2-for-2 on its extra-man opportunities and held the Orange to a 2-of-7 performance. Cornell (9-0) Syracuse (3-6)

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Goals: CU – Pittard 4, Mitchell 4, Glynn 3, Lewis 2, Seibald, Bartlett, Espey; SU – Niewieroski 5, Brooks 3, Rommel 2, Perritt 2, Hardy, Nims, Abbott. Assists: CU – Pittard 3, Seibald 3, Bartlett 2, Lewis, Mitchell; SU – Hardy 2, Abbott, Brooks, Leveille, Nims, Rommel. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 11 saves, 15 GA; SU – Coluccini (60:00) 22 saves, 16 GA. Shots — CU - 50, SU - 43; Ground Balls — CU - 39, SU - 49; Clears — CU - 23/26, SU - 18/27; Faceoffs — CU - 10 of 34, SU - 24 of 34; Man-Up — CU - 2 of 2, SU - 2 of 7.

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Shots — CU - 46, DC - 29; Ground Balls — CU - 45, DC - 28; Clears — CU - 17/19, DC - 11/17; Faceoffs — CU - 18 of 24, DC - 6 of 24; Man-Up — CU - 0 of 1, DC - 1 of 7.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The game wasn’t as pretty as Cornell fans would have liked, but nevertheless, the No. 1 Big Red managed to hold Brown at bay and escape a sloppy Stevenson Field with an 11-8 victory. The win gave Cornell the outright Ivy League title, as the Big Red finished the conference season with an unblemished 6-0 record and improved to 12-0 overall. The Big Red’s midfield came up big on the day as John Glynn scored a game-high three goals and added an assist and Max Seibald matched Glynn’s four points with two goals and two assists. Long stick midfielder Ethan Vedder registered a career-high two goals and senior attackman Henry Bartlett rounded out the mutli-point scorers with two goals. Brown was led by Alex Buckley, David Mediera and Kyle Hollingsworth with two goals each. Cornell outshot Brown, 42-36 and held the edge in ground balls, 3933. The Big Red also won 13-of-22 face-offs with Tommy Schmicker going 13-of-20 in the circle. Matt McMonagle made nine saves, including four in the critical third period, as the Big Red began to pull away. Jordan Burke stopped 13. The Bears jumped out to a 2-1 lead just 4:30 into the contest and then kept Cornell off the board for the next 10:13 before Bartlett’s unassisted goal with 17 seconds left in the first quarter knotted the game at 2-2. The teams played fairly even over the next 15 minutes with Brown tying the game with a goal from Medeira at the 14:24 mark of the third quarter, but the Big Red scored the next four goals to build a comfortable 9-5 cushion with just under three minutes to play in the third. The squads traded goals over the final 16 minutes as Cornell took the 11-8 victory.

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Goals: P – Hayes 2, Sowanick, Davis, Kovler, Haynie; CU – Glynn 3, Clayton 2, Bartlett 2, Pittard, Seibald, Lewis. Assists: P – Davis, Sowanick, Trombino; CU –Pittard 2, Bartlett, Calvert, Clayton, Glynn, Romero, Seibald, Vedder. Saves: P – Hewit (60:00) 10 saves, 10 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 19 saves, 6 GA. Shots — P - 45, CU - 29; Ground Balls — P - 31, CU - 29; Clears — P - 15/19, CU - 12/15; Faceoffs — P - 9 of 19, CU - 10 of 19; Man-Up — P - 1 for 6, CU - 0 for 2.

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Goals: CU – Glynn 3, Seibald 2, Bartlett 2, Vedder 2, Mitchell, Pittard; B – Madeira 2, Buckley 2, Hollingsworth 2, Bernard, Davis. Assists: CU – Seibald 2, Clayton, Glynn, Moyer; B – Maderia, Bernard, Walsh. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 9 saves, 8 GA; B – Burke (60:00) 13 saves, 11 GA. Shots — CU - 42, B - 36; Ground Balls — CU - 39, B - 33; Clears — CU - 21/22, B - 16/20; Faceoffs — CU - 13 of 22, B - 9 of 22; Man-Up — CU - 0 of 4, B - 0 of 2.

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ITHACA, N.Y. — In a battle that featured two of the best goalkeepers in the nation, it’s clear that the advantage went to Cornell as Matt McMonagle matched a career-best with 19 saves and the No. 1 Big Red defeated No. 5 Princeton in front of 10,721 spectators, including members of the 1977 undefeated national championship team, at Schoellkopf Field. With his performance, McMonagle moved into fifth place in Cornell history with 494 career saves. With the victory, Cornell ensured itself at least a share of the Ivy League title for the fifth-straight season. The victory also clinched the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament for Cornell. The Big Red was led by John Glynn’s game-high three goals and one assist, while Henry Bartlett and Brian Clayton tallied two goals and one assist each. Eric Pittard also had three points, thanks to two helpers, and Max Seibald scored one goal and one assist. For the second straight season, defenseman Mitch Belisle shut down Princeton’s main offensive threat, holding Peter Trombino to just one assist, while the Tigers were led by Whitney Hayes’ two goals. Princeton held the edge in virtually every statistical category, except for saves, where Alex Hewit stopped 10 shots and allowed 10 goals in the loss. The Tigers outshot Cornell, 45-19, and held a slight 31-29 advantage in ground balls. Princeton converted 1-of-6 extra-man opportunities, while holding the Big Red scoreless on its two chances. The Big Red held a slim edge in face-offs, winning 10-of-19 as Tommy Schmicker’s 7-of-15 performance was bolstered by Glynn’s 3-of-4 effort.

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#1 CORNELL 11, Brown 8 April 28, 2007hStevenson Field

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#1 CORNELL 10, #5 Princeton 6 April 21, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

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Goals: CU – Mitchell 5, Pittard 3, Bartlett 2, Espey 2, Glynn, Finn, Hurley, Lewis, Romero; DC – Koch, Gillam, Baordman. Assists: CU – Seibald 3, Glynn 2, Finn, Hurley, Mitchell, Moyer, Pittard; DC – Bonacci, Gillam, Koch. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 11 saves, 3 GA; DC – Novosel (53:00) 12 saves, 15 GA, Marshall (7:00) 0 saves, 2 GA.

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Cornell (10-0, 4-0) Dartmouth (4-5, 1-2)

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HANOVER, N.H. — The Big Red used scoring runs of 8-0 and 7-0 as it dismantled Dartmouth, 17-3, at Scully-Fahey Field. Cornell was led by David Mitchell’s six points (5g, 1a), while Eric Pittard chipped in four points (3g, 1a). John Glynn added one goal and two assists and Max Seibald matched Glynn’s point production with three assists on the afternoon. Henry Bartlett and John Espey notched two goals each, while Chris Finn and Ryan Hurley turned in multipoint performances with one goal and one assist apiece. Casey Lewis and Rocco Romero each scored once, while defender Matt Moyer chipped in one assist. Dartmouth got one goal and one assist each from Brian Koch and Josh Gillam, who led the Big Green with two points, while Will Boardman and Nick Bonacci accounted for one goal and one assist, respectively. The Big Red dominated in shots, 46-29, and ground balls, picking up 45 to Dartmouth’s 28. Cornell also won an impressive 18-of-24 face-offs, thanks to Tommy Schmicker’s 15-of-19 performance in the circle. Schmicker led the team with a game-high nine ground balls. In the cage, Matt McMonagle had an outstanding outing, earning the 40th victory of his career as he stopped 11 shots and allowed only three goals. For Dartmouth, Michael Novosel allowed 15 goals and made 12 saves in 53 minutes before Pat Marshall came on in relief and allowed two goals without making a save. Both teams’ man-down defensive units did a solid job, with Cornell going 0-for-1 on its man-up opportunity and holding the Big Green to 1-of-7 on its chances.

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#1 CORNELL 17, HOBART 4 May 5, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

#1 CORNELL 14, #14/16 TOWSON 6 May 12, 2007hSchoellkopf Field

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red took 11 shots in the first 15 minutes of play and scored seven times, including four goals in a three minute span, to build an insurmountable lead as it rolled to a 17-4 victory over Hobart. With the victory, the No. 1 Big Red finished the regular season undefeated for the first time since 1987 with a 13-0 record. Brian Clayton finished the game with a career-high five goals to lead all scorers and Matt McMonagle made 13 saves to earn the win. David Mitchell registered two goals and two assists and both Eric Pittard and John Glynn contributed one goal and two assists. Henry Bartlett (two goals), Max Seibald (one goal and one assist) and Ryan Hurley (one goal and one assist) all tallied two points on the evening. On defense, Mitch Belisle and Nick Gradinger did an outstanding job of holding the Hobart scoring tandem of Daryl Veltman and Jamie Kirk to just one goal and one assist. Prior to the game, Veltman and Kirk were averaging 6.23 points per game. Chris David, Sean Murphy and Matt Smalley accounted for the remainder of Hobart’s scoring. Statesmen goalie Max Silberlicht made eight saves and allowed 14 goals in 45 minutes of play before Brad Hester and Kurtis Gibbs combined for one save and allowed three goals in the final 15 minutes. The Big Red out-shot Hobart, 43-37 and picked up 40 ground balls to the Statesmen’s 31. Cornell held the slight advantage in face-offs, winning 13-of-24, and cleared the ball successfully 24-of-28 times, while Hobart cleared 18-of-25. The Big Red converted 2-of-4 extra-man opportunities and Hobart, which ranked third in the nation in man-up offense, was held to an 0-for-3 performance.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Matt McMonagle matched his career-high with 19 saves and the Cornell offense scored five goals in the first 15 minutes of action as it rolled to a 14-6 victory over Towson in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red (14-0) never let the visitors get within three goals, as it advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth time in the past six seasons. McMonagle was a brick wall, allowing just one full strength goal during the contest as Towson took advantage of Big Red penalties to go 5-of-7 on the extra-man. Despite that, the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year made several breathtaking saves and the Cornell defense did an admirable job in shutting down a solid Towson team. David Mitchell became the 32nd player in Cornell history to score 100 career points, registering five goals, including three in the decisive first period, while Eric Pittard inched closer to the 100-point plateau as well (95) with two goals and two assists. Both Brian Clayton and Casey Lewis had two goals and an assist in the victory. Cornell was even on face-offs at 9-9 entering the fourth period before the Tigers claimed all five starts in the final 15 minutes. Towson (9-7) got a goal and three assists from Bobby Griebe and two goals from Cryder DiPietro. In cage, Matt Antol and Billy Sadtler combined for nine saves, including Sadtler’s six stops in the final 30 minutes. The loss was the worst for the Colonial Athletic Association’s regular season champion since 2005 when it dropped a 14-3 contest at Virginia.

Hobart (5-9) Cornell (13-0)

Goals: T – DiPietro 2, Griebe, Cooper, Vetter, Engelke; CU – Mitchell 5, Pittard 2, Lewis 2, Clayton 2, Seibald, Romero, Pastirik. Assists: T – Griebe 3, Boyle, Cooper, Hagelin; CU – Pittard 2, Clayton, Espey, Lewis, Seibald, Vedder. Saves: T – Antol (30:00) 3 saves, 8 GA, Sadtler (30:00) 6 save, 6 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 19 saves, 6 GA.

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Goals: H – David, Veltman, Smalley, Murphy; CU – Clayton 5, Mitchell 2, Bartlett 2, Pittard, Glynn, Seibald, Hurley, Espey, Romero, Doctor, Paulson. Assists: H – Kirk; CU – Glynn 2, Mitchell 2, Pittard 2, Espey, Hurley, Pastirik, Seibald. Saves: H – Silberlicht (45:00) 8 saves, 14 GA, Hester (10:00) 1 save, 1 GA, Gibbs (5:00) 0 saves, 2 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 13 saves, 4 GA. Shots — H - 37, CU - 43; Ground Balls — H - 31, CU - 40; Clears — H - 18/25, CU 24/28; Faceoffs — H - 13 of 24, CU - 11 of 24; Man-Up — H - 0 for 3, CU - 2 for 4.

PRINCETON, N.J. — John Glynn took a pass from Eric Pittard and buried a shot with 4.8 seconds remaining in overtime to propel the No. 1 Big Red to the Final Four with a 12-11 victory over No. 10/11 Albany. After spending all week answering questions about a foot injury, Max Seibald let his play on the field do the talking, as he played a key role in setting up Glynn’s game-winner. With time running down in overtime, Albany’s Tyler Endres picked up a loose ball and headed up-field but Seibald streaked 50-yards to catch up with Endres. A resounding check jarred the ball loose and Brian Clayton goosed it to Glynn at midfield. Glynn passed the ball to Pittard, but continued towards the goal, where he received the ball back and one-timed it into the back of the net for the first post-season goal of his career. Mitchell had a game-high four goals, while Pittard had a pair of goals and five assists, propelling him past the 100-point plateau for his career. Matt McMonagle made 12 saves against the high-powered Great Dane offense. Albany (15-3) got three goals and an assist from John Alpizar, while Brett Queener had 14 saves to lead the Albany defense. Cornell’s Mitch Belisle and Danny Nathan played an outstanding game for the Big Red, holding the second- and third-highest scoring players in the nation, Frank Resetarits (3.29 gpg.) and Merrick Thomson (3.18 gpg.), to a collective three goals. Albany held the edge in shots, 43-37 and ground balls, 39-36, while dominating in the face-off circle, winning 17-of-26. Seibald, who had two goals and two assists on the day, also helped the Big Red in the circle in the second half, winning 6-of-13 restarts. 3 3

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Shots — T - 42, CU - 37; Ground Balls — T - 29, CU - 32; Clears — T - 14/18, CU 16/19; Faceoffs — T - 14 of 18, CU - 16 of 19; Man-Up — T - 5 for 7, CU - 1 for 7.

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Goals: A – Alpizar 3, Thomson 2, Levine 2, Small, Wolf, Resetarits, Schongar; CU – Mitchell 4, Pittard 2, Seibald 2, Lewis 2, Glynn, Bartlett. Assists: A – Alpizar, S. Amman, Small, Wolf; CU – Pittard 5, Seibald 2, Espey, Glynn. Saves: A – Queener (59:50) 14 saves, 12 GA, McKeon (4:05) 1 save, 0 GA; CU – McMonagle (60:00) 12 saves, 11 GA.

BALTIMORE, Md. — In what was perhaps the gutsiest performance of the entire 2007 collegiate lacrosse season, the Big Red rallied from a seven-goal deficit with 18 minutes left in its national semifinal contest with Duke and tied the game on a Brian Clayton goal with 17 seconds to play, only to see Duke’s Zach Greer score the game-winner with three seconds to go, giving the Blue Devils the 12-11 victory in front of a record-setting crowd of 52,004 spectators at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. David Mitchell scored four goals and Clayton added three as the Big Red clawed back from its worst deficit of the season to tie the game with 17 seconds remaining in the game. Eric Pittard added four assists, giving him 11 for this season’s NCAA tournament, and Matt McMonagle made 11 saves in goal for Cornell. Greer scored four goals to lead Duke, while Brad Ross and Ned Crotty added a pair as the Blue Devils advance to the national championship game. Duke goalie Dan Loftus made 16 saves, including eight in the critical second and third quarters to earn the win for the Blue Devils. Cornell junior John Glynn was outstanding in the face-off circle for the game, winning 15-of-22 restarts and picking up a team-high eight ground balls, as the Big Red won 17-of-27 face-offs for the contest. Cornell held the slight 47-45 advantage in shots, but the Blue Devils picked up 42 ground balls to the Big Red’s 35. Cornell scored on 2-of-5 extra-man opportunities, while holding Duke scoreless in its two attempts. Cornell (15-1) Duke (17-2)

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Goals: CU – Mitchell 4, Clayton 3, Bartlett, Lewis, Pastirik, M. Corbolotti; D – Greer 4, Ross 2, Crotty 2, Danowski, O’Hara, McKee. Assists: CU – Pittard 4, Finn, Romero, Seibald; D – Danowski 2, Lamade 2, Crostty, Greer, Quinzani, Ross. Saves: CU – McMonagle (60:00) 11 saves, 12 GA; D – Loftus (60:00) 16 saves, 12 GA. Shots — CU - 47, D - 45; Ground Balls — CU - 35, D - 42; Clears — CU - 14/17, D 21/25; Faceoffs — CU - 17 of 27, D - 10 of 27; Man-Up — CU - 2 for 5, D - 0 for 3.

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