Plenty of firsts came for the Cornell men’s lacrosse came out of Princeton, N.J. Sunday afternoon, perhaps none more significant than sophomore defenseman Matt Dooley’s first-career goal with 1.6 seconds left in the game. No. 88 took a leading pass from Kyle Smith and buried the first shot of his career in the back of the goal, capping off a 15-14 Cornell win. The Big Red moved to 4-2 on the season and 1-0 in Ivy play, while Princeton dropped to 4-3 (0-1 Ivy).
Freshman Ryan Goldstein led all attackers with five points in his first collegiate appearance, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. Spencer Wirtheim followed with four assists. Hugh Kelleher matched Goldstein’s goal total at three. Michael Long and AJ Nikolic followed with two goals apiece. CJ Kirst, Ryan Sheehan, and Willem Firth rounded out multi-point scorers, each notching a goal and an assist. Marc Psylloswent 14-of-28 at the faceoff X, scooping a team-high eight groundballs.
Princeton’s Chad Palumbo and Sean Cameron led the Tigers’ attack with three goals and an assist each. Tucker Wade also clocked four points, all of which came off goals. Nate Kabiri, John Dunphey, and Coulter Mackesy rounded out the multi-point scorers, each with a goal and an assist. Andrew McMeekin went 18-of-31 at the faceoff, and grabbed a game-high 13 groundballs.
FIRST QUARTER
- Princeton found the net first, just 42 seconds into the first quarter, but the Big Red fell into rhythm, first with a goal by Spencer Wirtheim on a feed from Hugh Kelleher.
- The teams traded goals again, with AJ Nikolic tallying his first career goal on a feed from senior CJ Kirst with 4:36 remaining in the quarter.
- Cornell tacked on two more to close the quarter with a 4-2 lead.
SECOND QUARTER
- A 4-0 run to open the quarter built the Big Red’s lead to six, but a 6-0 Tigers’ run in the final 5:46 knot the game at eight at the halfway point.
THIRD QUARTER
- Princeton carried its momentum to the second half, scoring 38…
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