26-05-2025
‘There will be noise': Cornell lacrosse fans celebrate fourth national championship title
ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It was a busy Monday afternoon at the Cornell Store, as students, graduates and their families were loading up on merch before the big game.
'I feel like this year's team is very special. 16 seniors, they've been there before, and CJ Kirst is playing on a phenomenal level,' said store manager JT Tompkins. 'It feels like this is the year.'
But it wasn't busy enough for Tompkins to miss the game. He wanted nothing more than for CJ Kirst to go out on top.
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'He would help out any way he could, especially these last couple of games,' Tompkins said. 'He's just got it, you can tell. His brothers come to the games, his family, and they're all in the PLL. It's a legacy waiting to be.'
At the Ithaca Ale House, the bar is packed as these Big Red fans are taking in the game for Memorial Day.
'Lacrosse is a little special. It's my favorite sport. It's not football, hockey, basketball or baseball. I just love lacrosse and for them to win it, wow,' said fan Brad Gates.
John Cressey graduated from Cornell in 1992. He recently moved back to the area and began following the Big Red's run to the finals.
'I'm psyched for them. It's very unusual for an Ivy League school to get that far, especially against Maryland, which is a great lacrosse school,' Cressey said.
Now with the win in the books, it's time to celebrate.
'The lacrosse community is kind of small, but they are fanatical. There will be noise,' Gates said.
'I think Cornelians are more excited than Ithacans about it, but it is a great accomplishment, so who wouldn't be excited about it?' Cressey said.
This is Cornell's fourth lacrosse national championship. The Big Red also won in 1971, 1976, and 1977.
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