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Men's Lacrosse Weekly Release - Week 8
Complete Ivy League Men's Lacrosse Weekly Release in pdf format
PRINCETON, N.J. -- With a 13-12 win at Harvard,
the sixth-ranked Big Red took a giant step towards securing the
2011 Ivy League regular season title. The win places Cornell at the
top of the League standings with a 4-0 mark and also made Harvard
one of six teams with two Ivy League losses meaning Cornell has
clinched at least a share of its ninth consecutive Ivy title. The
Big Red built a 5-3 lead it took to halftime and held on in the
more offensively charged second half for the win. David
Lau found the back of the net with 1:18 left to score what
proved to be the game winner, which was also his fifth goal of the
game. The Crimson used a career high four goals from Ryan
Stevens and 14 saves from Harry Krieger
to remain in the hunt until the final whistle.
Brown earned its first League win by downing 12th-ranked Penn,
also by the score of 13-12. Brown fell behind early 5-2, but
rallied for the win on the strength of four goal performances from
Rob Schlesinger and Parker Brown.
Trailing 13-8, Penn made a comeback bid of its own that fell just
short. Al Kohart finished the game with three
goals to lead Penn.
Yale moved to 2-2 in League action as it recorded 9-7 win over
Dartmouth. Brian Douglass had three goals as the
18th-ranked Bulldogs generated a 9-3 lead before Dartmouth tallied
four unanswered goals in the game's final two minutes.
In non-league action, the Princeton Tigers hung tough with
top-ranked Syracuse as the game was tied 5-5 late in the fourth
quarter, but the Orange scored the game's final two goals to earn
the win. Earlier in the week, Yale beat Providence 11-9, and Brown
fell at Bryant, 8-7.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cornell senior attackman David Lau (Syosset,
N.Y.) led the Big Red to a 13-12 victory at Harvard on Saturday, as
Cornell clinched a share of its ninth straight Ivy League title.
Lau had a hand in more than half of the Big Red's goals, notching a
career-high five goals and a personal-best three assists.
Lau scored the final two goals of the game, first tying the game
at 12-12 and then putting the Big Red up 13-12 with just 1:18 to
play. He was extremely efficient throughout, taking only seven
shots and putting six on goal. He also picked up a game-high four
ground balls and caused one turnover. Lau joins teammates
Rob Pannell and Steve Mock as Big
Red athletes who have earned Ivy League Players of the Week honors
in 2011.
Lau's Weekly
Stats
5G, 3A, 8 Pts., 7 Shots, 6 SOG, 1 GWG, 4 GB, 1 CT, Team: 1-0
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Princeton freshman Tom Schreiber (East Meadow,
N.Y.) helped the Tigers hang tough with top-ranked Syracuse on
Saturday afternoon in a game in which Princeton's upset bid
ultimately fell short, 7-5. Schreiber led the midfield unit and was
able to notch a goal and assist in the loss, while also picking up
a ground ball and causing a turnover.
Schreiber's goal with 29 seconds to play in the third quarter tied
the game at 5-5 as Princeton was able to erase a 5-2 deficit. It
marks Schreiber's second Rookie of the Week honor, having also
earned the award on March 7.
Schreiber's Weekly
Stats
1G, 1A, 2 Pts., 5 Shots, 2 SOG, 1 GB, 1 CT, Team: 0-1
HONOR ROLL
Brian Douglass, Yale, Sr., A (Waccabuc, N.Y.)
7G, 1A, 8 Pts., 21 Shots, 12 SOG, 7 GB, Team: 2-0
Fergus Campbell, Dartmouth, Jr., G (New Canaan,
Conn.)
1-1 GP-GS, 60:00 mins., 15 SVS, 9 GA, .625 SV %, 9.00 GAA, 3 GB,
0-1
Tyler Fiorito, Princeton, Jr., G (Phoenix,
Md.)
1-1 GP-GS, 60:00 mins., 10 SVS, 7 GA, .588 SV %, 7.00 GAA, 5 GB,
0-1
Maxx Meyer, Penn, Fr., D (Melville, N.Y.)
1G, 1 Point, 1 Shot, 1 SOG, 8 GB, 3 CT, Team: 0-1
Rob Schlesinger, Brown, Jr., M (Medfield,
Mass.)
5G, 2A, 7 Pts., 8 Shots, 6 SOG, 1 GWG, 3 GB, Team: 1-1
Kevin Vaughan, Harvard, Jr., M (Ridgewood,
N.J.)
3G, 3 Pts., 6 Shots, 4 SOG, 5 GB, Team: 0-1
THIS WEEK
Tuesday sees four of the League's seven teams take a break from
Ivy action to play non-conference games before Saturday's
all-important fifth set of regular season Ivy League games.
Tuesday's marquee matchup will be fifth-ranked Cornell's game at
top-ranked Syracuse, but Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton will also
be looking to bounce back from losses this past Saturday with
non-conference wins before heading into a pivotal weekend of Ivy
play.
Saturday's League slate includes three games that could go a long
way in determining who will finish in the top-four of the Ivy
standings and qualify for the 2011 post-season tournament. Each of
the six teams in action – Cornell has the Ivy bye –
have two Ivy losses on the year.
Brown plays at Yale, with the Bears looking to make it two Ivy
League wins in a row and Yale trying to secure a third League win.
Penn plays at Harvard, with both squads trying to bounce back from
Ivy losses last weekend. A win by Penn would move the Quakers to
3-2 and at the very least give them a share of second place in the
League standings, while a Harvard victory would even the Crimson's
Ivy record at 2-2. In Saturday's final game, Dartmouth and
Princeton will square off as the second game of the New England
Lacrosse Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Both teams
carry 1-2 records into the pivotal game.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April
12
1 - Dartmouth vs. (19) Delaware, 1 pm
Harvard at Quinnipiac, 4 pm
Princeton at Rutgers, 7 pm
(5) Cornell at (1) Syracuse, 7 pm [Time Warner Sports]
Saturday, April
16
Brown at (18) Yale, 1 pm*
(15) Penn at Harvard, 1 pm*
2 - Dartmouth vs. Princeton, 6:30 pm*
(#) - refers to national ranking in the USILA Coaches Poll
released on April 11.
* - Ivy League contest.
1 - at Western Connecticut State (Danbury, Conn.)
2 - New England Lacrosse Classic at Gillette Stadium (Foxboro,
Mass.)
[Indicates televison coverage]
