03/02/24 - On a cold, rainy day in Upstate NY, Cornell and Ohio State scrapped hard. The game was PHYSICAL with vicious battles for groundballs, particularly on the face-offs. Cornell's CJ Kirst (#15) showed why he is a contender for the Tewaaraton this year, with 7 goals and 1 assist. His teammate, attackman Michael Long (#1), had 3 goals and 4 assists. The two put on an offensive clinic.

Cornell's energy was through the roof from warm-ups until the final whistle. It was the same with them when I saw them scrimmage Maryland in the fall. With that type of spirit and the talent they bring, I can see them having the potential to make a run to Final 4 weekend.

It wasn't like OSU was flat. They played hard and battled throughout. But Cornell was on another level. It was fun watching Caleb "Big Tasty" Fyock starting in the goal as a freshman and making multiple big saves. He certainly wasn't afraid of the stage. OSU's face-off duo of Tommy Burke and Jack Oldman combined to win 18 of 30 to give the Buckeye's the edge at the FO X.

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Thanks for watching and reading!

Joe