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Red, Crimson Seek First Ivy Win
October 5, 2007 - 12:00amWhile many students will be leaving Ithaca for fall break this weekend, the women’s soccer team will stay right at home for an Ivy League match versus Harvard. The Red will host the Crimson at Berman Field tomorrow at noon, as each team tries to bounce back from a loss in its first Ivy game. Cornell (4-6-0, 0-1-0 Ivy) fell in its opener at Penn 1-0 last weekend, whereas Harvard (6-3-1, 0-1-0) lost at Yale 2-1 in overtime.
Harvard, who is ranked No. 7 in the Northeast region according to Soccer Buzz magazine — and eighth in the nation — is coming off a 1-0 win over Fairfield.
Football Ready For Ivy Battle
October 4, 2007 - 12:00amIn the two teams’ last six meetings, the football team has failed to beat the Crimson. Fortunately for the Red, the last win over its Ivy counterpart came at Schoellkopf in 2005, when Cornell won 27-13. The Red (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) will look to repeat that home performance this Saturday at 1 p.m.
Regardless of the Crimson’s (1-2, 1-0 Ivy) recent success, senior linebacker Ryan Blessing looks to the 2005 results for motivation.
“I really think we are confident going into this game,” Blessing said.
Georgetown Shut Down By Cornell O-Line, D-Line
October 2, 2007 - 12:00amAfter every game he broadcasts, John Madden selects an exemplary player or players to receive a spot on his “horse trailer.” Often, the veteran broadcaster selects the entire offensive or defense line for commendation. After the football team’s 45-7 thrashing against Georgetown on the road Saturday afternoon, Cornell’s men between the trenches might deserve such an honor.
The defensive line completely shut down Georgetown’s passing game, as Cornell notched five sacks and helped hold the Hoyas to only 173 yards through the air. In one particular fourth-down play, Georgetown quarterback Matt Bassuener dropped the snap, was subsequently crunched from both sides by Red blitzers and heaved the ball in desperation for an incomplete pass.
Football Cages Hoyas, Runs Wild
October 1, 2007 - 12:00amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Georgetown moved from Division-III to Division I-AA in 1993. On Saturday, it showed.
The Red controlled the line of scrimmage on offense and defense, running the ball to keep the offense in rhythm and pressuring Georgetown in the backfield to shut down the Hoyas’ shotgun option attack in the Red’s 45-7 victory.
Of the 3,184 people at Georgetown’s Multi-Sport Field, nearly half were red-clad fans cheering on Cornell.
“We wouldn’t have even filled our side if it wasn’t homecoming,” said one Georgetown graduate.
Princeton Records Only Out-of-Conference Win
September 25, 2007 - 12:00amConference play is already underway in the Ivy League, as Cornell traveled to New Haven to challenge the defending champion Bulldogs and Brown faced off against Harvard in the first ever night game in the 104 year history of Harvard Stadium, the oldest stadium in college football.
While Dartmouth finds itself as the only winless team aside from Penn, it is also the only Ivy team besides Yale with more touchdowns than Yale junior Mike McCleod, who was held to only three scores this weekend after scoring four touchdowns at Georgetown in the opener.
New Hampshire 52, Dartmouth 31