Front Row: Connor English, Myan Adams, Jake Thompson, AJ Fiore, Kyle Ewanouski, Thomas Keith, Rob Pannell, Jason Noble, Steve Mock, Ross Gillum, Max Van Bourgondien, Mike Bronzino, Matt Taylor, Cody Levine, Shane Henry.
Second Row: Associate head athletic trainer Jim Case, assistant director for athletics performance Tom Howley, senior manager Mike Teeter, graduate student athletic rrainer Ashley Mueller, student manager Kelly McGinty, Dan Lintner, Connor Entenmann, Joe Paoletta, Chris Cook, Henry West, Matt Schattner, John Hogan, Brennan Donville, Mike Huttner, Sean Doyle, Jack Molloy, Will Joyce, Tom Freshour, assistant coach Matt Kerwick, volunteer assistant coach Fred Rothman, director of lacrosse operations Mark Wittink, assistant coach Paul Richards, head coach Ben DeLuca.
Third Row: Doug Tesoriero, Andrew West, Cody Bremner, Mike O’Neil, Connor Buczek, Erik Turner, Connor Hunt, Sten Jernudd, John Edmonds, Russell Scott, Jordan Stevens, Matt Donovan, Tony Britton.
The 2009 Big Red
Big Red advanced to the national championship game for the first time since 1988. Although Cornell dropped a heartbreaking 10-9 decision in overtime to Syracuse, the Big Red made its presence felt in the lacrosse community with its second final four appearance in three years. Cornell finished the year with a 13-4 record overall and a mark of 5-1 in the conference, earning a share of its seventh straight Ivy League title, the longest stretch since Cornell won 10-straight championships between 1974 and 1983. Cornell’s seven consecutive regular season Ivy titles is the longest current stretch by any men’s lacrosse team in any conference. The Big Red was also a perfect 6-0 at home, upping the team’s record on Schoellkopf Field to 51-10 (.836) during Tambroni’s tenure. Cornell finished the year ranked in the top 10 in the nation in scoring offense (fifth – 12.18), points per game (fifth – 19.12), scoring margin (sixth – 3.76), assists per game (sixth – 6.94), face-off win percentage (10th – .552) and ground balls per game (10th – 34.94). During the season, head coach Jeff Tambroni coached the USILA Player of the Year and Tewaaraton Trophy winner, Max Seibald, as well as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Rob Pannell. In addition, five Big Red players earned All-American honors, including Seibald (first-team), Matt Moyer (first-team), John Glynn (second-team), Pannell (third-team) and Ryan Hurley (honorable mention).
