Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry
First meeting | April 10, 1922 Princeton 11, Cornell 1 |
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Latest meeting | March 17, 2024 Cornell 15, Princeton 14 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 86 |
All-time series | Tied, 42–42–2 |
Largest victory | Princeton, 19–1 (1936) Cornell, 23–5 (1985) |
Longest win streak | Cornell, 22 (1968–1989) |
Current win streak | Cornell, 4 (2019–Present) |
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The Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry is a college lacrosse rivalry between Princeton University and Cornell University and their respective men's lacrosse teams, Princeton Tigers and Cornell Big Red.
The rivalry stems from the dominance of the two programs in the Ivy League, where in the first 67 seasons (1956 through 2024 seasons, excluding pandemic canceled years of 2020 and 2021), Cornell won 32 Ivy League lacrosse championships (20 outright, 12 shared) and Princeton won 27 league titles (18 outright, 9 shared). The next nearest team in lacrosse titles is Brown University, which has won 11 (five outright, six shared)[1] The Ivy League awards the league championship to the team with the best record at the conclusion of the regular season. In the event two or more teams are tied with identical records, the title is shared with no tie breaking mechanism. The teams shared the title in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 (also with Brown and Yale University) and 2015 (also with Brown).
History
[edit]In October 2011, CornellBigRed.com described the Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry as "The marquee matchup in Ivy League lacrosse".[2] Cornell has won three NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships (1971, 1976, 1977)[3] and four pre-NCAA era national championships (1903, 1907, 1914, 1916).[4] Princeton claims six NCAA championships (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001)[5] and six pre-NCAA era national championships (1884, 1885, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1953).[3] The most recent Ivy League title for Cornell was in 2024 while Princeton's most recent title was in 2015, which they shared with Cornell and Brown with identical 4-2 records.
Although the two schools have a long rivalry, they did not oppose each other in postseason play until the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship at Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium.[6] Cornell won 6–4.[7]
In 2010, Princeton defeated Cornell 10–9 in the inaugural Ivy League lacrosse championship tournament and received the league's automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.[8] Cornell would win the 2011 Ivy League tournament, defeating Harvard 15-6 in the final.[9] Princeton defeated Cornell in the semifinals of both the 2013 and 2015 tournaments, but fell to Yale in the championship game both times. Cornell won the Ivy League tournament again in 2018, giving it two titles to Princeton's one, although both trail Yale's five tournament championships.
The teams first met in 1922, with Princeton winning 11–1.[5] The series is currently tied 42–42–2 over 86 games.[2]
Rival accomplishments
[edit]The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.
Team | Cornell Big Red | Princeton Tigers |
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Pre-NCAA National Titles | 5 | 6 |
NCAA National Titles | 3 | 6 |
NCAA Final Four Appearances | 14 | 11 |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | 29 | 21 |
NCAA Tournament Record | 33–25 | 30–14 |
Conference Tournament Titles | 2 | 1 |
Conference Championships | 30 | 27 |
Tewaarton Award Recipients | 2 | 0 |
Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients | 6 | 2 |
Consensus First Team All-Americans | 55 | 78 |
All-time Program Record | 773–485–27 | 721–502–18 |
All-time Winning Percentage | .612 | .588 |
Game Results
[edit]Cornell victories | Princeton victories | Tie games |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Ivy League Men's Lacrosse: Release Eleven • May 4, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Men's Lacrosse Announces 2012 Schedule". CornellBigRed.com. October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship formerly known as the Wingate Memorial Champion". United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "2009Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). CornellBigRed.com. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Princeton University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Delaney, Brian (May 15, 2009). "A New Stage for Cornell-Princeton Rivalry". Lax. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "Syracuse reaches lacrosse semis; Cornell ousts Princeton". USA Today. May 16, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "Princeton Downs Cornell in First-Ever Men's Lacrosse Ivy League Tournament Championship Game: Tigers secure automatic berth to 2010 NCAA tournament with overtime win". The Cornell Daily Sun. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "Cornell Offense Comes Alive in Second Half as Big Red Claim 2011 Men's Lacrosse Tournament Championship : The Ivy League". Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Cornell All-Time Results" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2019.