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A Sea of New Faces For W. Basketball
November 20th, 2009On a March night in 2008, the women’s basketball team stood alone atop the Ivy League, celebrating its first-ever championship by cutting down the nets in Newman Arena. After a somewhat disappointing campaign in 2008-09, the Red enters this season with new hopes of reaching the top once again. Read More
Squash Strives Toward Big Season
November 20th, 2009Although Cornell squash is considered to be one of the top programs in the country, the men’s and women’s teams are often underestimated on a Division I campus driven by traditional contact sports. Both squads will work hard to maintain their No. 6 preseason national ranking and gain the respect they deserve from fellow Cornell students. Read More
Wrestling Brings Winning Tradition to the Hill
November 20th, 2009The wrestling team is used to winning. They are used to winning because, in all honesty, that’s what they do best. You can see it in the face of head coach Rob Koll when he talks about this team, his team. He has faith in these young men; this team, his team. They will win, he says. How does he know this? He just knows. Read More
Track Eyes Heps Repeat
November 20th, 2009Coming off a dominant 2008-09 season, the men’s track and field team will look to repeat its victory in the Indoor Heptagonal Championship. Read More
W. Icers Look to Build on Fast Start
November 20th, 2009The women’s hockey team has gotten off to a fast start on a season that already has all the indications of becoming a special one. The Red (5-3-0, 5-1-0 ECAC) currently sits in second place in the ECAC and is ranked seventh in the nation. Less than a month into the season, the Red has five key league victories –– among them a 2-0 shutout win over first-place Clarkson (12-2-1, 6-1-0 ECAC). Read More
Gymnastics Team Ready to Repeat as National Champions
November 20th, 2009Most people graduate from Cornell happy to have earned a degree –– perhaps even honors. Others, like the members of last year’s gymnastics team, will leave Cornell as national champions. Do they think they can win the USAG title again in 2010? “Absolutely,” said junior captain Maddie Pearsall. “I don’t think we would go into the season thinking anything less.” Read More
White Proves Force to Be Reckoned With on Ice
November 20th, 2009Sophomore forward Catherine White can always be counted on to demonstrate a prominent role on the women’s ice hockey team. This past weekend, for example, White scored one goal during both games, and tallied an assist in Saturday’s game against St. Lawrence. Read More
Women’s Basketball to Face off Against No. 17 DePaul at Maggie Dixon Classic
November 19th, 2009The Cornell women’s basketball team will hit the road for the first time this season on Friday night, when it travels to Chicago, Ill. to take on the No. 17 DePaul Blue Demons in the second game of the Maggie Dixon Classic. The game, which is scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m. Read More
Squash Squads Host Western Ontario, Princeton, Penn
November 19th, 2009Cornell men’s and women’s squash open their seasons tomorrow at the Belkin International Squash Courts, with three consecutive days of matches. Read More
Keys to Another World Series
November 19th, 2009In a statement following the Yankees’ World Series clinching victory, in classic Steinbrenner fashion, The Boss said simply, “The quest for Number 28 begins.” Part fantasy sports, part spending spree, and part defense against guilt-trips, welcome to the Yankees Offseason. Read More