Saturday, February 26
Bethlehem, Pa.
1 p.m.
Lehigh University
5
vs
9
Cornell
Photo by: Justin Lafleur
No. 14 Cornell Finishes with Three Unanswered to Down Mountain Hawks, 9-5
2/26/2022 4:21:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's lacrosse team scored twice in 1:41 in the fourth quarter to pull within one, but No. 14 Cornell answered with the game's final three goals to defeat the Mountain Hawks, 9-5 in Lehigh's home opener on Saturday afternoon. Lehigh's defense shined against a high-powered Big Red offense, holding it to one goal in the span of 26:24 through the middle stages of the game, and keeping the Mountain Hawks within striking distance.
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"Both teams played really good defense," said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. "That was the story of the game. I thought we played good defense, but we played too much of it. Part of that was what Cornell was doing, part of that was what we were doing. We struggled in the clear a little bit. I thought they did a nice job at the faceoff to give them some extra possessions and limit some of ours.
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"At the end of the day, I think the one positive for us was we played some pretty good defense."
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Sophomore Scott Cole led Lehigh's offense with three goals, good for his second straight hat trick. First year Dakota Eierman and junior Andrew Mapstone scored the Mountain Hawks' other goals, while senior Tommy Schelling dished two assists.
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Defensively, senior Anthony Tangredi posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers. Graduate student Teddy Leggett, junior Ryan Niggeman and first year Giovanni Procaccini each caused two turnovers.
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Senior Mike Sisselberger finished 10-of-18 with eight groundballs, becoming the eighth player in program history to eclipse 200 career GBs.
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Just over a minute into the game, Schelling fed Cole for a man-up goal and a quick 1-0 Lehigh lead.
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Cornell responded with the next four before Eierman finished his second goal in as many weeks with 8:26 left in the second quarter. From there, the teams traded goals, with Cole's second pulling Lehigh within 5-3 at the half.
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Early in the fourth, the Big Red scored the game's first goal in 19:25. But the Mountain Hawks got goals from Cole and Mapstone (a man-up goal) in the span of 1:41, to pull Lehigh within 6-5 with 8:17 still remaining. However, Cornell got goals at the 7:23, 7:00 and 5:21 marks to round out the 9-5 final.
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The Mountain Hawks will remain home next Saturday (Mar. 5) for their home opener, hosting Navy at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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"Both teams played really good defense," said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. "That was the story of the game. I thought we played good defense, but we played too much of it. Part of that was what Cornell was doing, part of that was what we were doing. We struggled in the clear a little bit. I thought they did a nice job at the faceoff to give them some extra possessions and limit some of ours.
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"At the end of the day, I think the one positive for us was we played some pretty good defense."
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Sophomore Scott Cole led Lehigh's offense with three goals, good for his second straight hat trick. First year Dakota Eierman and junior Andrew Mapstone scored the Mountain Hawks' other goals, while senior Tommy Schelling dished two assists.
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Defensively, senior Anthony Tangredi posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers. Graduate student Teddy Leggett, junior Ryan Niggeman and first year Giovanni Procaccini each caused two turnovers.
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Senior Mike Sisselberger finished 10-of-18 with eight groundballs, becoming the eighth player in program history to eclipse 200 career GBs.
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Just over a minute into the game, Schelling fed Cole for a man-up goal and a quick 1-0 Lehigh lead.
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Cornell responded with the next four before Eierman finished his second goal in as many weeks with 8:26 left in the second quarter. From there, the teams traded goals, with Cole's second pulling Lehigh within 5-3 at the half.
This goal by Dakota Eierman 👀
— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) February 26, 2022
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The third quarter saw no goals for either side and 11 combined saves – four from graduate student James Spence and seven from Cornell's Chayse Ierlan – as both goaltenders shined.Scott Cole's second goal of the game pulls the Mountain Hawks within 5-3 at the half.
— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) February 26, 2022
Watch on ESPN+ https://t.co/WG8AeNtWAF pic.twitter.com/nkWm6jspTP
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Early in the fourth, the Big Red scored the game's first goal in 19:25. But the Mountain Hawks got goals from Cole and Mapstone (a man-up goal) in the span of 1:41, to pull Lehigh within 6-5 with 8:17 still remaining. However, Cornell got goals at the 7:23, 7:00 and 5:21 marks to round out the 9-5 final.
For the game, the Mountain Hawks held a 44-34 edge in shots while Cornell finished with a 35-30 advantage in groundballs. The Big Red were 1-for-2 on the extra man and Lehigh was 2-for-3. The Mountain Hawks were 17-of-23 clearing while Cornell finished 17-of-23. Spence finished with 11 saves in goal. Ierlan for the Big Red made 15.Mapstone man-up goal gets Lehigh within one!
— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) February 26, 2022
Watch on ESPN+ https://t.co/WG8AeNtWAF pic.twitter.com/wFOr1AiHQe
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The Mountain Hawks will remain home next Saturday (Mar. 5) for their home opener, hosting Navy at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
Â.@CoachCassese following today's loss to No. 14 Cornell pic.twitter.com/t4oN65yqYq
— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) February 26, 2022
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