Pannell's Passing Prowess Propels Cornell
from press release
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 9 Cornell
men’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 4-1 lead and held off a
late surge to defeat Penn, 12-6, this afternoon at Franklin Field.
With the win, the Big Red improves to 7-1 on the season (2-0 Ivy),
while the Quakers fall to 4-5 overall (0-2).
Rob Pannell had his third straight game with more than five
assists, registering six assists on the day to quarterback the
Cornell offense. Scott Austin tallied a team-high four goals, while
Chris Ritchie had four points on two goals and two assists. Ryan
Hurley finished with two goals, while Ross Gillum, Roy Lang, Steve
Mock and Jon Thomson chipped in one goal apiece.
In between the pipes, AJ Fiore earned the win with four saves and
three goals-against, before Mat Martinez came on in relief,
finishing with six saves and allowing three goals.
Penn was led Dan Savage’s three goals, while Tim Schwalje had
two assists. Chris Casey and Joe Hegener split time in goal, with
each registering six saves and allowing six goals.
The Big Red outshot Penn, 40-32, and held the dominant edge in
ground balls, 34-17. Cornell also dominated the in the face-off
circle, going 16-of-22, with Austin Boykin wining 14-of-18
restarts.
Neither team registered a man-up goal, with Cornell going 0-for-3
and Penn going 0-for-1.
Cornell scored three goals in the first four minutes of action with
Pannell scoring on goals by Hurley and Austin while Ritchie
registered an unassisted tally.
Savage got the Quakers on the board at the 9:25 mark, but the Big
Red closed the first and opened the second quarter with goals from
Austin and Gillum.
Penn used a 4-2 scoring run to make it a two-goal game, 7-5, with
6:10 remaining in the third quarter, with Mock and Thomson scoring
for Cornell.
Two goals was as close as it would get, however, as the Big Red
closed the game on a 5-1 run to take the 12-6 victory.
Cornell will take on Dartmouth next weekend in the New England
Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, April 3 at noon. The game is the
first of a double-header, as Princeton will face Brown in the
nightcap at 2:30 p.m.
