February 29, 2008 - 1:00am
By Cory Bennett
Of the women’s lacrosse team’s 15 games this season, eight are against teams currently ranked in the IWLCA top-20. Wednesday’s 16-7 win over Colgate was not one of those eight games. Sunday’s non-conference tilt with No. 14 Rutgers is.
It’s also a revenge game, as the Scarlet Knights defeated the Red 11-10 in overtime in Cornell’s season opener.
“Rutgers beat us last year,” said head coach Jenny Graap ’86. “Colgate’s not in that position. They haven’t had success against us in recent history. The Rutgers game brings a little more emotion to the table.”
That win, over a Red squad that was nationally ranked to start the season, is representative of a Rutgers program that is on the rise.
