Cornell takes home National Championship with 13-10 win over Maryland

FOXBOROUGH, MA (WSYR) — The Big Red push past Maryland in the National Championship, 13-10, to take home the program’s first title since 1977.

A slow start for both teams in the first quarter, Ryan Waldman put the Big Red up first about four minutes into the game. Maryland responds with a goal from Bryce Ford with just under eight minutes remaining in the quarter. With just over a minute to play in the first quarter, Brian Luzzi pushed Cornell ahead 2-1 scoring his ninth goal of the season.

The second quarter was a lot of the same back and forth. The Terrapins went up and Ryan Goldstein answered right back to keep Cornell in the lead with 13 minutes remaining in the half. He would strike again with five minutes remaining to give them the two goal lead as the Big Red went up 5-3. With just under two minutes to play, CJ Kirst would notch his first goal in the last two games, pushing them ahead 6-4. The Terps would cut the Big Red’s lead to one heading into halftime.

Kirst turned on the jets in the second half. He put up back-to-back goals as Cornell pulled away by three with six minutes remaining in the third quarter. Ryan Goldstein putting up his third goal of the day with 13 minutes left in the game to push Cornell ahead 10-7. Maryland not going anywhere in the final frame, they score two straight goals to make it a one-goal game. CJ Kirst notching his fifth goal of the game with under seven minutes to go pushes them ahead by two. He would push them ahead 13-10 for the win.

CJ Kirst and Ryan Goldstein combined for 11 points to push the Big Red past the Terrapins.

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