The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/brittanybiggs/)
“The performance that we gave as a team and our season record as a whole does not reflect our talent, skill level, or effort that we have put into preparing for the season.”
“This weekend we will have to come out ready to play all four games competitively at a high level and will have to execute our plays defensively, attack on the mound and adjust from at-bat to at-bat.”
“Six of our last eight games have been cancelled, making it hard to generate any momentum. We continue to practice but we need game situations.”
“I expect our competition to be tough going forward, but no team is unbeatable and I really believe in us.”
“I think it was pretty evident during the games that these were our first games of the season.”
“We’ll need to remain calm, control the things we can control, and take care of the fundamentals.”
“The weekend is chance to show the seniors what they mean to us and reminds us to give it our all and play for them.”
“Every game is competitive, which is what makes the Ivy League such a unique conference.”
After cutting into the Big Green’s 18-point lead, Cornell could not pull off the comeback victory despite late game efforts.
In its last battles of the season, the Cornell women’s volleyball team looks to upset the Princeton Tigers on Friday and continue its winning streak against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. “We will have to be prepared and execute in the match but play with heart and for each other,” said head coach Trudy VandeBerg, on playing the Tigers (17-4, 11-1 Ivy). “They don’t make many mistakes and are good in all of their positions, so we will have to do the same.”
The Tigers have architected a near-flawless season and will present quite a challenge for the Red (11-11, 5-7) in its season-closer. Nevertheless, freshman setter Katie Randolph is confident in her team’s ability to stick to the plan and execute on Friday. “Princeton has done really well, but we put a lot of effort into scouting other teams,” Randolph said.