GAME INFORMATION
GAME #4: Cornell vs. Binghamton
FACE OFF: Tuesday, March 6, at 5:00 p.m.
SITE: Schoellkopf Field (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2018 Records: Cornell (1-2, 0-0 Ivy League); Binghamton (0-5, 0-0 AE)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 12-0
LAST MEETING: Binghamton, 17-10 (2/24/2015 in Binghamton, N.Y.)
 
FOLLOW THE BIG RED
GAME LINKS: Video | Audio | Live Stats | Twitter Updates
RADIO: WHCU 870 AM (Ithaca)
TELEVISION: None
Cornell Athletics Facebook I Cornell Athletics Twitter I Cornell Athletics Instagram I YouTube
Lacrosse Facebook I Lacrosse Twitter | Lacrosse Instagram 
 
* GAME NOTES (PDF)
 
THE MATCHUP: The Big Red men's lacrosse team will look to even its record and win its fifth consecutive game at Schoellkopf Field when it welcomes Binghamton on Tuesday, March 6 at 5 p.m. Cornell fell to 1-2 when its upset bid at No. 1 Albany came up short in an 11-9 decision, while the Bearcats are still looking for their first win of the season, entering the game at 0-5. The game can be viewed on the Ivy League Network or heard at www.WHCUradio.com or locally on WHCU 870 AM with Barry Leonard and Tom La Falce on the call.
 
THE SERIES VS. BINGHAMTON: Cornell holds a 12-0 lead in the all-time series with Binghamton, including a 17-10 victory during the 2015 season at the Bearcat Sports Complex.
• Cornell is 8-0 all-time vs. the Bearcats in Ithaca.
 
A WIN OVER BINGHAMTON WOULD:
• improve Cornell to 13-0 all-time vs. the Bearcats.
• even the Big Red's record at 2-2.
• be the fifth consecutive win on Schoellkopf Field.
• be the 747th win in program history.
• make Cornell 73-77 all-time when unranked in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
• improve Cornell to 252-56 all-time vs. unranked teams in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
 
CAMPUS CONNECTIONS:
• Binghamton assistant coach Peter Ciferri attended Ithaca High School and his mother, Lyn Reitenbach, played lacrosse for the Big Red's women's team.
• There are three high schools represented on both the Cornell and Binghamton rosters: 
   • Chaminade HS (CU's Dom Doria; BU's Kevin Carbone)
   • Victor HS (CU's Ryan Maloney; BU's Mike Demarco)
   • Cold Spring Harbor HS (CU's Ryan Winkoff; BU's Matt Licciardi)
 
CORNELL VS. THE AMERICA EAST: The Big Red is 23-10 all-time vs. the current members of the America East.
• Cornell is 12-0 all-time vs. Binghamton, 5-0 vs. Stony Brook, and 1-0 vs. Hartford.
• The Big Red has a losing record vs. Albany (2-4) and UMBC (5-6).
• Cornell has never faced Vermont.
 
THE HEAD COACH: Peter Milliman (1-2, .333) was named the interim head coach of the Cornell men's lacrosse program on May 8, 2017. For the past four seasons, Milliman has served the program, first as an assistant coach and then as the program's Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Associate Head Coach of Men's Lacrosse. He begins his fifth season as a head coach (38-28).
 
WEEKLY HONORS
• Christian Knight was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on March 5 after a 19-save effort vs. No. 1 Albany.
• Jeff Teat was named to the USILA Team of the Week on Feb. 27 after tallying 10 points (four goals, six assists) vs. Hobart.
 
TEWAARATON WATCH: Jeff Teat has been named to the 2018 Tewaaraton Award men's watch list.
• Teat is one of just eight Ivy Leaguers and 10 sophomores on the list.
 
PULVER'S GOT SENIOR CLASS: Jake Pulver has been named one of 20 candidates for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate lacrosse.
• To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
• Cornell has had three Senior CLASS award winners – Matt McMonagle '07, Max Seibald '09, and Connor Buczek '15.
 
CORNELL STREAKS
• Jeff Teat has the longest point-scoring streak on the team with one point in each of the last 13 games.
• Christian Knight has double-digit saves in seven consecutive games.
 
FASTEST TO 100: With 91 points in 16 career games, Jeff Teat is on pace to reach 100 career points faster than any other four-year player in Cornell history.
• Rob Pannell tallied his 100th career point in his 25th career game with the Big Red during his sophomore season in 2010.
• Michael French '76 (16 games) and Eamon McEneaney '77 (19 games) registered their 100th career point in fewer games, but due to NCAA rules that prohibited freshmen from playing varsity sports, both accomplished the feat in their junior season.
 
THE PETTERSON-TEAT CONNECTION:
• Clarke Petterson and Jeff Teat both attended The Hill Academy.
• Of Petterson's 40 points since the 2017 season, more than half (25) have involved Teat.
• Teat has assisted on 12 of Petterson's 21 goals since 2017.
• Of Petterson's 19 assists since 2017, 12 have come on goals by Teat
 
MOVING ON UP IN CORNELL HISTORY:
• Christian Knight ranks sixth in career saves (489) … He needs 69 more to move into fifth place.
• Christian Knight ranks seventh in career wins (23) … He needs seven more to move into sixth place.
 
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND:  Cornell has traditionally been very successful against collegiate teams from New York state, posting an all-time record of 288-167-7 (.631) … The Big Red has five New York teams on its schedule this season – Colgate, Hobart, Albany, Binghamton, and Syracuse – and is 1-2 so far.
 
ROSTER SUPERLATIVES: Cornell's 49-man roster is the largest since the program carried a jayvee team in the mid-1980s, surpassing the 47-man roster of the 2008 season. 
 
THROWBACK NUMBERS:
• The 2018 roster features five unique numbers on it - #51, #61, #77, #78, and #93.
• Jeff Teat is the first player to wear #51 since Jerome Dolins wore it in 1966.
• Selden Leonard is the first player to wear #78 since Marshall Grode in 1959
• Parker Henderer (#61), Tom Reilly (#77) and Kiernan Coles (#93) are the first. Big Red men's lacrosse player to ever wear their numbers. 
 
ELITE COMPANY:  Over the past 10 seasons (2008-2017) only 10 schools have registered 100 victories – Duke (147), Syracuse (134), Denver (122), Maryland (128), Notre Dame (118), UVA (112), North Carolina (110), Loyola (108), Cornell (105), and Hopkins (100) … During that span, only nine teams have won at least 65 percent of its games – Syracuse (.788), Duke (.754), Notre Dame (.742), Maryland (.736), Denver (.728), Loyola (.692), UVA (.683), Cornell (.673), and  UNC (.671).
 
RANKED OPPONENTS:  Of the Big Red's 14 opponents this season, five are currently ranked in the USILA Coaches' Poll – Albany (first), Syracuse (seventh), Yale (11th), Penn (17th), and Penn State (20th)
• Another two opponents – Lehigh and Princeton – are all receiving votes.
 
CLOSE CALLS: Since the beginning of the 2003 season, Cornell is 37-22 in games that have been decided by a single goal, a mark that was raised when the Big Red defeated No. 13 Princeton, 18-17, on April 29, 2017. Of the 22 losses, 17 have come against ranked opponents, including 11 against squads ranked in the top-10, five of which were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation.
 
BIG RED INTERNATIONAL:
• Three former Big Red players – Rob Pannell (USA), Max Seibald (Israel), and Mat Martinez (Puerto Rico) – have already been selected to participate in the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Men's Lacrosse World Championship, scheduled for this July in Netanya, Israel.
• Two other alumni – Brennan Donville and Jason Noble – and current player Jeff Teat are still on the training roster for Team Canada.
• Cornell senior Kason Tarbell is on the training team for the Iroquois Nationals.
 
MILLIMAN TABBED TO ASSIST TEAM USA: Interim Head Coach Peter Milliman has been named an assistant coach for the 2019 U.S. men's national indoor team. The team will be led by Regy Thorpe (Syracuse University), who will guide the team in pursuit of a gold medal at the 2019 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), Sept. 19-28, 2019, in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
 
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN:  Sophomore attackman Jeff Teat was named a preseason second-team All-American by Inside Lacrosse Magazine.
 
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN:  The Big Red has four captains this season – seniors Jordan Dowiak, Christian Knight, Jake Pulver, and junior Clarke Petterson.
 
HARD HAT: Clarke Petterson was selected to carry the Hard Hat for the 2018 season. The tradition of the Hard Hat began in the fall of 1999. Midway through the fall season, a player is selected to carry the Hard Hat for the year. The recipient is someone that the coaches feel demonstrates a blue-collar approach to the game of lacrosse; he is driven and selfless, not the most talented player on the field, but consistently the hardest worker. He puts the team first, and embodies how the coaches want Cornell players to act and respond on or off the field.
 
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK:  The 13-member Class of 2021 features three US Lacrosse All-Americans, and consists of six midfielders, three attackmen, three defenders, and one goalie. The group hails from six different states, including a class-high six New Yorkers, as well as one player coming from Ontario.
 
EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN: Jeff Teat was named an honorable mention All-American by both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse following the 2017 season.
 
TICKLE THE ALL-IVY: The Big Red returns four All-Ivy selections from a year ago –Jake Pulver (second-team), Jeff Teat (second-team), Christian Knight (honorable mention) and Clarke Petterson (honorable mention).
 
HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE:
• Cornell has enjoyed a true home field advantage since beginning play on Schoellkopf Field in 1972, going 235-83 for a .738 winning percentage, with 12 undefeated seasons.
• Cornell has been even more impressive since 2000, going 102-29 overall (.789) with perfect slates in 2015 (6-0), 2011 (8-0), 2009 (6-0), 2007 (7-0) and 2005 (6-0).
 
WHAT WAS LOST: The Big Red lost one All-Ivy selection from a year ago – Marshall Peters (honorable mention) – as well as seven other letter winners.

WHAT REMAINS: Cornell returns 21 letter winners and nine starters, including All-American scoring sensation Jeff Teat, who finished his rookie season as the Ivy League leader in both points (5.54) and assists per game (3.00).
• Teat is joined by returning All-Ivy selections Clarke Petterson '19 on attack, Jake Pulver '18 on defense, and Christian Knight '18 in goal.
• Cornell returns 141-of-152 goals (.927), 99-of-103 assists (.961) and 240-of-255 points (.941) from a year ago.
 
UP NEXT: Cornell heads to Sparks, Md., for a neutral site game vs. Penn State at U.S. Lacrosse's Tierney Field on Saturday, March 10.