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January 19, 2001

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Vesce Knocks in a Pair as M. Hockey Draws

By ryan | January 19, 2001

Behind the quick skates of freshman Ryan Vesce, the Cornell men’s hockey team tied Colgate 2-2 last night in Lynah Rink.

Vesce accounted for both goals for the Red, and combined with sophomore linemates Stephen B

Rekindled Power Play Lifts Men's Hockey

By ryan January 22, 2001

Following 58:58 of lively, fast-paced hockey that Cornell thoroughly controlled, it was the last two ticks on the clock of Saturday night’s game against Colgate that seemed to span forever, unnerving both the Red’s bench and the traveling contingent that that had trooped north to Starr Rink in Hamilton for the occasion. After sophomore forward Shane Palahicky had strode in all alone against an empty net and poked home a score with only one second remaining to up Cornell’s lead to 5-3, the referees promptly nullified the goal, much to the chagrin of Mike Schafer ’86 and his coaching staff. The explanation provided by the men in stripes was that a pair of off-setting penalties on the opposite end of the ice had occurred one second prior to Palahicky’s tally, thereby preempting it. Despite bickering with the officials for several minutes, Schafer could not overturn the decision, and a face-off was assigned just to the right of Cornell goalie Matt Underhill with two seconds left, giving the Red Raiders one final chance to swipe away a victory from right under the Red’s nose, a victory that the visitors had seemingly already earned. But as the face-off trickled towards Underhill’s goal mouth, Cornell senior defenseman and tri-captain Danny Powell pounced on it, stalling its progress and preserving the Red’s precious 4-3 win. With its triumph over Colgate on Saturday (which followed a 2-2 draw against the Red Raiders on Thursday night at Lynah Rink), Cornell (8-5-4, 6-2-2 ECAC) has 14 points and owns second place in the conference, two points behind Harvard. The Red, however, has three games in hand over the Crimson, putting it in the driver’s seat for the ECAC regular season title and top-seeding for the playoffs. “We’ve put ourselves in a position, with 12 games to go, to get the job done,” Schafer said. In recent games, the Cornell power play has been firing on all cylinders, making a remarkable turnaround from its dismal performance earlier in the season. And it was no different on Saturday night. Ironically enough though, Cornell’s scoring began during a man-down situation. After sophomore Stephen B
M. Swimmers Fall to Cadets

By ryan January 22, 2001

The Cornell men’s swimming and diving team came as close as two points on Saturday to Army, but eventually fell to the Cadets 132.5-108.5. Army was up 23 points after six events, but the Red fought back to 85-83 after taking the top three spots in the 200-yard backstroke. But in the end, it was not the day for the Red. Senior Will Norgard led the Cornell, taking the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle in 22.02 and 47.39, respectively. Other stars for the Red were junior John Kenny, senior diver Jon Cebulski, and junior Ryan Buckham. Kenny won the 1000-yard freestyle and placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, with times of 9:44.08 and 4:46.06. Cebulski took second in the one-meter and won the three-meter dives. Buckham, who also swam the first leg of the 200-yard medley relay team, won the 200-yard backstroke. “Ryan definitely had one of the fastest swims of the entire team,” head coach Joe Lucia said. He added, “It was a tough loss for us, but we are fighters and are hoping to finish the season strong.” The loss for the Red brings it to 1-4 overall, and 0-2 in the Ivy League. Trippin’ The men are on the road for the next two weeks, traveling to Colgate on January 27, and then on to Brown and Columbia on February 3 and 4.Archived article by Josh Vlasto