The women’s soccer team traveled to Rhode Island this weekend for a series of matches, losing to Bryant before picking up the squad’s first Ivy win of the year against Brown.

After suffering a disappointing loss to Bryant (4-9-3) on Friday afternoon, Cornell amped up its energy yesterday afternoon to defeat Ivy foe Brown (5-6-4, 1-3-1 Ivy) and run its record to 2-10-1 (1-4-0 Ivy) for the season.

“We went in with a confidence in our own game that we haven’t seen much of this season and we continued to play the best we could throughout the game,” said sophomore captain Lena Russomagno. “We just fed off the fact that we had two goals pretty early on and kept going strong. … Hopefully this momentum will carry through to our last two games.”

The will Red travels out of state this weekend to play two games in Rhode Island. The team will take on Bryant today and Brown on Sunday.

The Red is not entirely sure what to expect in the matchup against Bryant (3-9-3, 0-0 Northeast Conference), as this game be the two teams’ first meeting. The Bulldogs just moved up to the Division I level this season and have played powerfully so far against other Ivy League competitors.

Freshman forward Brook Chang has proved she is no stranger to the soccer field, consistently contributing to the offensive line in her first season playing with the Red.

During her opening collegiate performance in the Oakland University match, Chang showed her notable ball-handling skills and played an important role in the Red’s victory by scoring her first goal. Since that game, Chang has taken the lead in goal scoring, making her third in last weekend’s matchup against Yale. She is tied with sophomore forward Lena Russomagno as the highest point grabber on the team, with six this season.

Chang, a Clifton, Va., native, joined the team this season as a highly anticipated recruit with leadership experience, numerous accomplishments and an overall impressive soccer background.

The women’s soccer team could not utilize its home field advantage on Saturday and fell to Yale, 3-1. While the Red (1-9-1, 0-4 Ivy) has been largely unsuccessful in Ivy play, the Bulldogs (7-5-1, 2-2) have been on the rise, winning their last two games.

In the first half, Yale wasted no time in setting up the ball and attempting to get an early lead. In the 17th minute, Bulldog sophomore Becky Brown passed a nice cross to the left side of the field, and freshman Miyuki Hino finished the play to score Yale’s first goal of the day.

The women’s soccer team will take on Yale tomorrow on Berman Field in a game that will hopefully put the Red back on the right track.

Cornell (1-8-1, 0-3 Ivy) is coming off a five-game losing streak, and this game will provide another chance for the team to see some Ivy League action. In Cornell’s last meeting with Yale, (6-5-1, 1-2 Ivy), the Bulldogs took the win on their home field, defeating Cornell 5-0. The Bulldogs have won five of the last six games they played in Ithaca. Yet the Red edges out Yale in the all-time series record, 14-12.

While on the road this weekend, the women’s soccer team fell to Harvard on Saturday, 3-0.

The Crimson, playing on its home turf, improved its record to 5-3-3 (2-1 Ivy League) with the win, while the loss dropped the Red’s record to 1-8-1 (0-3).

Stop in the name of love: Freshman netminder Kelly Murphy made 11 saves in Saturday’s loss to Harvard at Ohiri Field in Cambridge.

Cornell got off to a rough start in the first half — the team had an own goal in the 10th minute. A Cornell defender was trying to clear the ball from the side of the box, but the ball deflected off another Red player and into the net.

This goal gave the Crimson a 1-0 lead and was the only goal in the first half.

With fervent hopes of demonstrating its talent and work ethic, the women’s soccer team travels to face Harvard tomorrow in an afternoon matchup. Having played all of its non-conference matches within the state and with its Ivy opener against Columbia in New York City, the Red will compete outside of New York for the first time this year with this weekend’s road contest in Cambridge, Mass.

The Red (1-7-1, 0-2 Ivy) is fired up to return the playing field for this weekend’s Crimson challenge after a disappointing loss to Penn at Berman Field last weekend, 6-0.

“It is a key game, we need to play well to gain a little of [our] lost confidence,” said head coach Danielle LaRoche. “We are a talented team. We just need to believe in ourselves and play like that on the field.”

The ball is launched in the air and it’s up to one person to make the save. The goalie waits for her instincts to take control and blocks the ball from entering the goal. The fans, on the edge of their seats, are biting their lips, waiting as the goalie dives to make the great save and ensure a victory.

This year, Cornell women’s soccer has three equipped goalies that are all counted on each game to anchor the defense. The squad recruited two talented freshmen, Megan Bartlett and Kelly Murphy, to help in the Red’s defensive tactics, along with returning starter Jodi Palmer.

Despite having home field advantage, the women’s soccer team fell short against Penn Saturday night by a disappointing score of 6-0. This loss makes the Red 1-7-1 for the season and 0-2 in Ivy League play, while it advances Penn’s record to 6-3-1 overall and 2-0 in Ivy League standings.

“It didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but hopefully we’re going to work this week on playing better next weekend and improving,” said freshman goalkeeper Megan Bartlett. “[We’re] trying to come back and be positive and not let this game get to our heads that much … because there’s no need to dwell on it.”

The women’s soccer team anticipates beneficial results from staying on its home turf this weekend, hosting Penn tomorrow on Berman Field.

This will be the second game of Ivy play for the Red (1-6-1, 0-1 Ivy), and another chance for the team to improve its conference standing. Cornell is 0-1 so far in conference play after suffering a close loss in last weekend’s Ivy opener against Columbia.I'm takin you out: Freshman goalkeeper Megan Bartlett has seen playing time for the Red in her rookie year, as the squad has suffered some frustrating losses and is 0-1 in Ivy play.