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Men’s Lacrosse Upset by Penn in Ivy Tournament Semifinal Stinger
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The loss forces Cornell to await its NCAA Tournament fate, and watch as Penn and Princeton battle for a title on its own field on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens-lacrosse/)
Jason Ben Nathan | Sun Staff Photographer
The Cornell men’s lacrosse team remains one of the most storied programs in the NCAA. The team has won three national championships (1971, 1976, 1977) and participated in the NCAA tournament a total of 30 times. Notable alumni include Mike French ’76 MPS ’78, Eamon McEneaney ’77 and Rob Pannell ’13. The Red has won 31 Ivy League titles, the most recent coming in 2023. Led by head coach Connor Buczek ’15, this season’s squad is captained by senior attackman CJ Kirst, fifth year attackman Michael Long, senior defenseman Jack Follows and junior midfielder Christopher Davis.
The loss forces Cornell to await its NCAA Tournament fate, and watch as Penn and Princeton battle for a title on its own field on Sunday at 1 p.m.
“For us to be able to sleep in our own beds, to be able to have a home crowd, to do all those things in your normal routine at home is so important.”
And though it was the last time Cornell would take the turf for the regular season, it is far from the last time the Red will play in 2024 — imminently, Cornell will host the Ivy League tournament next weekend, May 3-5.
Nine players scored for Cornell, including six with multi-goal games.
A late offensive stay by Notre Dame ultimately proved costly for Cornell, as a long shift resulted in a goal by Ben Ramsey — only his second of the year — with just six seconds left.
“It’ll be a great opportunity [to] play at a neutral site against a great team and [in] a great environment. You can’t ask for much more.”
What went down on Schoellkopf Field will likely go down as one of the most memorable games in recent memory, and a sure game of the year candidate.
On an anniversary that Cornell has played on only five times since George Boiardi’s death, the win was emblematic of the person Boiardi was –– a dedicated player who never quit.
The fourth quarter was the closest as both teams tallied two goals apiece, but a penalty-ridden stretch ultimately barred Cornell from its much-needed comeback.
CJ Kirst posted a touchdown –– seven goals –– and an assist for eight points while Michael Long assembled a hat trick and a seven-point effort to cement the win.