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Dreamin’ of an Accountin’ Draft
November 10th, 2009There is a surprising number of ways to get into Cornell. You can get in early decision, you can get in regular decision, or you can get in off the waitlist. You can get in as a guaranteed transfer, or just transfer in. Read More
M. Soccer Loses to Contender Dartmouth; Cornell Still Searching for First Ivy Win
November 10th, 2009When the men’s soccer team met Dartmouth in New Haven on Saturday, the two teams had very different things at stake. The Red was searching for its first Ivy League win while the Green was hoping to remain in contention for the Ivy League championship. After goals from Andrew Olsen and Lucky Mkosana propelled Dartmouth to a 2-0 victory, Cornell is still looking for that first win against a team from the Ancient Eight. Read More
Women’s Tennis Ends Fall Season With Harvard Invitational
November 10th, 2009Women’s tennis wrapped up the fall season this weekend at the Harvard Invitational in Cambridge, Mass. In the final event before the winter session begins in January, the Red capped off a strong season of individual play with the Invite. Read More
M. Icers Come Out Firing in Opening Weekend
November 9th, 2009When the rivals from Cambridge braved a maelstrom of fish and newspaper to try their luck at Lynah Rink, three Red skaters from Massachusetts picked up the intensity in the second half of the game and helped Cornell to a 6-3 win over Harvard and a four-point weekend in ECAC Hockey play. Read More
M. Ice Hockey Defeats Dartmouth in Rough Matchup
November 9th, 2009With both teams penalized more than 10 times, including three Dartmouth 10-minute misconducts, the men’s hockey league opener on Friday night was plenty exciting. The Red opened its ECAC Hockey season and showcased its special teams, as four power-play goals made the difference for No. 5 Cornell (3-0, 2-0 ECAC), as it skated to a 5-1 victory over Dartmouth (0-3, 0-3 ECAC). Read More
Harvard Victory Proves Red Can Mount Comeback
November 9th, 2009Watching Cornell hockey over the last few years was essentially a two-period experience. Most of the time, you could watch the first 40 minutes of hockey and know whether Cornell would win or lose. As seen in Saturday’s win over Harvard, this may no longer be true. Read More
Women’s Ice Hockey Extends Win Streak to Four with Sweep
November 9th, 2009The No. 10 women’s hockey team is up to a four-game winning streak after a weekend away from Ithaca. The Red (4-2, 4-0 ECAC Hockey) first played a shutout game against Union (2-8, 0-3) with a score of 4-0 on Friday, followed by a 3-1 victory over Rensselaer (3-6-3, 1-2-1) the next day. Read More
Football Falls to Dartmouth in Double Overtime
November 9th, 2009With just over 12 minutes left to play against recent Ivy bottom dweller Dartmouth, it looked like the football team would cling to its 10-0 lead and snap a five-game losing streak. Instead, the Red allowed 114 fourth-quarter rushing yards and the Green tied it up at 10 to send the game to overtime. Read More
Field Hockey Wins Final Game of Up-and-Down Season
November 9th, 2009Field hockey completed another solid season with a 1-0 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in Hanover, N.H. The Red (10-5, 4-3 Ivy) defeated the Green (9-8, 4-3 Ivy) to give satisfactory closure to seniors Natalie Appleton, Kelley Kantarian, Katie Kirnan and Melanie Jue. Read More
Volleyball Narrowly Misses Upset of Penn, Loses Two
November 9th, 2009Although the volleyball team is no longer a contender for an Ivy title this season, the weekend’s twin losses — in straight sets to Princeton on Friday and especially the dramatic five-set battle with undefeated Penn on Saturday night — again highlighted the team’s potential, even as it celebrated the stellar careers of its three seniors, Megan Mushovic, Jessica Misse and Juliana Rogers. With the losses, Cornell (6-17, 3-9 Ivy) slips to 6th in the conference standings. Princeton (9-13, 7-4 Ivy) is solidly in third place, with Penn in first with a still perfect 11-0 Ivy record, 20-4 overall. Read More