Score: #12 Cornell 19, UAlbany 10
 
Location: Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-1) | Cornell (1-0)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany men's lacrosse team hosted its first season opener since 2009, falling to #12 Cornell at home for the first time despite a hat trick from Corey Yunker and multiple goal games from Jakob Patterson and Graydon Hogg.
 
Key Stats
 

• Corey Yunker recorded a hat trick with one assist
• Jakob Patterson and Graydon Hogg each scored twice
• Nate Siekierski recorded 13 saves
• Cornell outshot UAlbany 50-37
• Cornell won 21 of 32 faceoffs, including all five in the first quarter
• Cornell picked up 49 ground balls to UAlbany's 32

 
Coach Marr: "First of all, I really appreciate and want to thank all the fans who came out on an extremely cold day to watch us play and unfortunately we took our time to get into a rhythm, but we certainly appreciate their efforts to come out and support us.  We had opportunities early in the game, and I thought if we could have scored early in the first quarter on a couple of the man-ups we had, or a couple of the early possessions maybe it would have turned the tide a little bit.  I was proud of our guys for not quitting, and I thought we came out in the fourth quarter and played really well and really showed what we're all about.  We struggled in the middle two quarters, got out-ground balled, and the possessions were heavily in Cornell's favor.  We're going to get back to work on Monday and get ready for Drexel."
 
Recap
 
Playing at home to open a season for the first time since hosting Denver in 2009, the University at Albany men's lacrosse team fell to #12 Cornell Saturday afternoon 19-10.
 
Early in the first, with the score tied at zero, Cornell found itself in a two-man down situation, but the Big Red defense withstood the numbers disadvantage, preventing UAlbany from scoring despite multiple attempts on net.
 
The Big Red lit up the scoreboard first with an unassisted goal with 7:11 remaining in the first.  UAlbany responded less than one minute later when Corey Yunker found the back of the net, unassisted, to tie the game at one with 6:16 remaining.
 
Cornell rolled off the next three goals, all unassisted, to end the first quarter leading 4-1.  Their run continued with the first goal in the second quarter before Pat Barrow ended the streak with an unassisted goal with 13:26 left in the second, just nine seconds of game time following Cornell's fifth goal.
 
Two unanswered Cornell goals led to Jakob Patterson setting up Graydon Hogg to cut the Big Red's lead to 6-3 with 3:38 remaining.  Cornell scored once more, with 2:25 to go, ultimately taking a 7-3 lead into the locker room.
 
Cornell dominated the faceoff X in the first half, winning 10 of 12 opportunities.  The Big Red outshot UAlbany in the first half 25-15.  Cornell also held the advantage in ground balls, picking up 22 to UAlbany's 13.
 
With their goal to end the second quarter, Cornell sparked an 8-0 run, scoring the first seven goals coming out of the locker room to take a 14-3 lead with 5:56 remaining in the third.  Patterson finally ended Cornell's run with his first goal of the season with 4:03 left in the quarter following a setup from Hogg.  Cornell bounced back to score the final two goals of the quarter, taking a 16-4 lead into the fourth.
 
UAlbany scored quickly in the fourth, with Tehoka Nanticoke setting up Patterson with 14:36 remaining.  Less than one minute of game time later, Cornell scored to go up 17-5, before UAlbany rolled off two straight in less than one minute, seeing Hogg score with 12:16 to go followed by Steve Ramirez with 11:35 to go.
 
Cornell put an end to UAlbany's quick burst just seven seconds later, scoring to go up 18-7 with 11:28 to go.  Over the final 10 minutes, UAlbany outscored Cornell 3-1, and ultimately fell by nine, 19-10.
 
Cornell finished the game seeing four of its players score three or more goals, Jonathan Donville with five, Cooper Telesco with four, and John Piatelli and JJ Lombardi with three each.  The Big Red outshot UAlbany 50-37 for the game, despite a 15-8 shots deficit in the fourth quarter.  On the faceoff, Cornell finished 21-32, and won 49 ground balls to UAlbany's 32.  For the Great Danes, Yunker finished with a hat trick, while Patterson and Hogg each scored twice
 
Next: UAlbany hosts Drexel in the second of three straight home games to start the season on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.