NCAA Lacrosse Final

If the absence of a catchy title didn't give away my ignorance about lacrosse the rest of this post show make that painfully obvious. Every year I seem to find myself drawn to the sport of lacrosse. I enjoy watching the semi-finals and finals of the NCAA championship of every summer. Generally I only can watch it for 10 minutes or so at a time. It could be because I know very little about the game. Today's match was different.

The fifth seed Cornell took on defending national champions Syracuse. 'Cuse was the second seed and the clear favorite. Naturally I decided to root for the underdog, and after I watched the Big Red dominate Virginia on Saturday I latched onto Cornell University.

From what I could gather Syracuse had the more potent offense. They wanted lots of shots and a fast-paced game. Cornell, on the other hand, was very deliberate and methodical in the offensive zone.

After withstanding an early Syracuse barrage Cornell started to pull away. The title looked to be theirs when they scored with five and half minutes left to go ahead by three. The wheels came off then for the Big Red. Their methodical attack had been keeping the ball away from the Orange. The final 3:37 saw Syracuse score three goals. The tying goal coming only four seconds from time. The equalizer came off a wild scramble. The 'Cuse player flipped the ball over his head to his teammate just in front of the crease. From there it looked easy, and we were off to overtime. From there a Syracuse counterattack sealed Cornell's fate only a couple minutes into the sudden death period.

I have no idea where this comeback ranks in the annals of lacrosse history. All I am sure of is that it is the most exciting game I have seen. Let me know what you all think if you saw the game.