New Haven, Conn. -- The Yale men's lacrosse team gave No. 3 Cornell all it could handle for almost three quarters before the Big Red prevailed 15-8 before 1,538 at Reese Stadium.

Cornell had leads of 3-0 and 4-2 before Ryan Hurley put the visitors up for good, 6-5, at 9:46 of the third quarter. That goal was the start of a 5-0 run that ended with the Red tallying 10 of the last 13 goals to improve to 5-1 in its Ivy opener.

Yale (3-3, 1-1 Ivy), which didn't win any of the statistical categories, still managed to hang with a perennial national power that was coming off a road win at Duke. The Big Red had the advantage in shots (53-33), ground balls (47-31) and faceoffs (18 of 27).

The Bulldogs, who had opened Ivy play a week ago with an OT win at Penn, had a pair of goals from Matt Gibson and Brendan Gibson. The other Yale players who hit the net were Brian Douglass, Michael Karwoski, Nick Tsouris and Matt Fuchs.

Jonathan Falcone, a sophomore, got the start for Yale and made 14 saves. Hurley and Rob Pannell each found the Eli net three times, but Falcone held them off for much of the game.

Kyle Harer made 10 saves to earn the win while allowing six Yale goals. Jake Myers came on in relief and did not stop either of the two shots on target.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After a closely contested first half, the No. 3/4 Cornell University men's lacrosse team used a prolonged 10-1 scoring run over the third and fourth quarters to pull away for the 15-8 victory over Yale this afternoon in New Haven.

John Glynn dominated the game for the Big Red, registering two goals, two assists and winning 13-of-19 face-offs. Freshman Rob Pannell continued to impress with three goals and one assist, while Ryan Hurley found the back of the net three times. Rocco Romero scored twice, while Max Seibald, George Calvert, Mitch McMichael and Shane O'Neill all added a single goal.

In goal, Kyle Harer made 10 saves and allowed just six goals in 52:48, before giving way to Jake Myers, who allowed two man-up goals. Cornel l (5-1, 1-0 Ivy) held the edge in shots (53-33), ground balls (47-31) and face-offs (18-of-27). The Big Red also forced 23 Yale turnovers as an oppressive Cornell ride allowed the Bulldogs to clear the ball successfully just 14-of-26 times.

Yale (3-3, 1-1 Ivy) was led by Matt and Brendan Gibson with two goals apiece, while Brian Douglas registered a goal and an assist for two points. In net, Jonathan Falcone made 14 saves and allowed 15 goals in 58:15, before Andrew Brown came on in relief and did not face a shot.

The Big Red opened the game with back-to-back goals by Romero to take an early 2-0 lead at the 8:31 mark. His first goal was the product of being in the right place at the right time as a loose ball in front of the crease pulled Falcone off his line. Romero beat the Yale goalie to the ball and then beat Falcone up high to make it a 1-0 game. His second goal came off a pass from Chris Finn, who sent the ball from behind the net to the left side of the crease and Romero converted despite being knocked to the ground.

Cornell made it a 3-0 game when O'Neill scored off a pass from Chris Ritchie, but two straight goals by Yale's Brendan Gibson and Nick Tsouris closed the game to 3-2 at the end of the first period.

Glynn returned the two goal advantage to the Big Red as he fought through two defenders and ripped a shot from 15 yards out to beat Falcone down low, but Douglass would answer with just 52 seconds left in the half to make to a 4-3 game. With time running down the Big Red got one more scoring chance, but Romero hit a pipe and the teams headed into the intermission with Cornell leading 4-3.

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