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W. Ice Hockey Makes History with ECAC Sweep
November 3rd, 2009The women’s hockey team made history over the weekend after it completed its first ever sweep of Dartmouth and Harvard, shutting out No.6 Dartmouth 3-0 on Friday night before coming away with a dramatic 4-3 win versus No. 9 Harvard Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink. Read More
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The Death of a Beloved Slipper, As Related to Sports
November 3rd, 2009As I was making my daily trek up the Hill to my office at Helen Newman Hall I became distracted by a slight bulging apparent on my right moccasin. Slightly concerned, I removed my shoe (or “slipper,” as my boss prefers to call them) and was deeply chagrined to discover that the entire right half of the lovely faux-something (Leather? Suede? Very unclear) had separated from the sole. Truly tragic. Read More
Sprint Football Completes Season With 31-14 Victory
November 3rd, 2009On Senior Night, and in its final game of the season, the sprint football team put up a strong performance against Mansfield to end its year on a high note. In a season that had been filled with ups and downs, fantastic performances and a few unfulfilled expectations, the Red notched one final win for their graduating class with a 31-14 result over the Mounties on Friday at Schoellkopf Field. Read More
Volleyball Loses Twice; Losing Streak at Four
November 3rd, 2009“Dartmouth Slips Past Volleyball” reads the headline on the Cornell Athletics website for this weekend. But while the scores for all four sets against the Green may have stayed within five points, at the end of the night the Red had lost another 3-1 match, with final totals of 25-20, 25-22, 24-26 and 25-20. The possibility for redemption on Saturday was not fulfilled, either, as the Red lost to a strong Harvard club in straight sets, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-18. Read More
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Late Goal Ties Game for M. Soccer
November 3rd, 2009“Athletic competition.” “Tough game.” “Battle.” These are the types of phrases used by members of the men’s soccer team to describe Cornell’s Princeton matchup on Saturday — a 1-1 tie after a double-overtime slugfest in the New Jersey rain on Halloween night. Read More
Men’s Tennis Performs Well at C.U. Invite
November 3rd, 2009Men’s tennis put the finishing touches on a strong fall season over the weekend at the Cornell Invitational, taking the Flight A singles and doubles titles. This was the final event of the fall season, which is composed solely of individual events. The team event portion of the schedule will begin in February. Read More
Football Can’t Find Rhythm; Skid Hits Five
November 2nd, 2009PRINCETON, N.J. — In a matchup between two sputtering offenses, one big play, a 78-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Trey Peacock, handed the Tigers the 17-13 victory at Princeton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Cornell’s offense put up 400 yards, but could not break through Princeton’s banged up defense when it counted most — junior Brad Greenway missed a 28-yard field goal and two rushing attempts failed to net the one yard needed to extend Cornell’s drive with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Read More
Greening’s Two Goals Not Enough, So Devin Lends a Hand in Overtime
November 2nd, 2009After a preseason filled with talk of a balanced and prolific offensive attack, the men’s hockey team relied on some familiar faces for its offensive production as it managed to squeak out a 3-2 overtime victory over Niagara on Saturday. Senior captain Colin Greening netted a goal and an assist, junior Riley Nash tallied two assists, and junior Joe Devin potted the overtime winner in the Red’s first regular season game of the year. Read More
Before Conference Play, Some Musings on M. Icers
November 2nd, 2009Because of exhibition and non-league games, it is too early to effectively break down most aspects of team play. Thus, our column today focuses on four different subjects many fans may have overlooked this weekend. Delay Hurts Ivy Programs Although Friday night’s game was the first of the season for Cornell, it was Niagara’s fifth. Teams like Denver and Miami-Ohio have now played eight games to Cornell’s one. Even in Cornell’s own conference, ECAC Hockey, the six non-Ivy teams have all played at least five games. Read More
Rowing Teams Take Five of Seven Races at Syracuse Invite
November 2nd, 2009Over the weekend, the men’s and women’s rowing teams closed out the fall portion of their season in commanding fashion –– winning five-of-seven races despite a persistent rain and strong headwinds that plagued Syracuse’s Onondaga Lake. “The conditions [were] absolutely miserable, but that’s one of the things ... where you can complain about it, and if you complain about it you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage,” said heavyweight rowing head coach Todd Kennett. “Everybody’s going to have to race in it; it’s an outdoor sport, suck it up and deal with it, and go out to win a race. Because if you don’t, you’re not going to win. You have to take what you want to get, and if you don’t push like that, you won’t get it.” Read More