April 7, 2008 - 12:00am
By Keenan Weatherford
With four seconds left on the clock, senior midfielder Katherine Simmons made perhaps the biggest play of the game by more or less standing still. Cornell was ahead, 10-9, but Dartmouth had possession and was pushing to the goal. Simmons stepped up and took the charge from a driving Green attacker, which returned possession to the home team. While it was just one clutch play in a game full of drama, it was one that allowed the Red to preserve the 10-9 win — Cornell’s first win in a one-goal game since 2005. The Red also beat a ranked opponent (Dartmouth was ranked No. 20) for the first time since 2006.
The contest was hotly-contested from the beginning. There were three lead changes and the score was tied at five points during the game.
