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November 2, 2001

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Test Spins: Addison Groove Project

By wpengine | November 2, 2001

Field Hockey Falls to Dartmouth

By wpengine November 5, 2001

An effort so elegantly orchestrated finished yet again in a heartbreaker of a loss. A dominating offense balanced with a stringent defense has been evident this season for the field hockey team but the inability for the Red to close the game and receive the “W” has been a challenge. Losing a hard-fought battle in overtime or dropping a nail bitter in the final seconds of regulation has been all too familiar to Cornell. On Saturday, the Red closed its season by battling Dartmouth through three fearsome overtime periods. The Red trailed the entire contest and began to storm back late in the first half. It netted two unanswered goals as sophomore Carissa Mirasol got Cornell on the board first. With 3:13 left in the first half, senior attacker Ashleigh Snelson tied the game at 2-2. After two overtime sessions, the Red and Big Green were knotted at 2-2. A shoot-out format was then used to determine the winner. Each team selected five players and five rounds later Dartmouth prevailed. Freshman Stephanie Maher and sophomore Karliegh Burns connected for the Red in the shoot-out. The Decider After four shoot-out rounds, the score was tied 2-2. The fifth and final round determined the winner as Dartmouth’s Abigail Clark clinched the win in dramatic fashion. Sophomore goaltender Kaitlin Tierney put together yet another solid performance with 10 saves. The Red finished the 2001 season with a record of 7-9 overall (2-5 in the Ivy League). Coach Tambroni and the Red will hope to build on this season and put together a solid run for the 2002 season that will land them in contention for an Ivy League crown.Archived article by Andrew Knauer
Sprints Falls to Army

By wpengine November 5, 2001

It definitely wasn’t the way that the season should have ended. In its season finale against Army, the sprint football team fell 52-3 Friday night at Schoellkopf Field to finish with a record of 2-4, 1-3 in the CSFL, closing out the careers of the team’s seniors on a sour note. The story of the game was the performance of the Black Knights’ quarterback Steve McKeon. In his first career start at quarterback, McKeon stole the show, rushing for three touchdowns, and passing for another. His 110 rushing yards and 100 passing yards accounted for 210 of Army’s 451 total yards. Army (5-0, 3-0) jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Just over four minutes into the game, the Knights scored on a 29-yard run by McKeon. This was followed by two more touchdowns in the first quarter to give Army a 21-0 lead. The Knights scored twice more in the second quarter to extend their lead to 31-0. Cornell responded with its only score of the game, a 39-yard field goal by freshman Chris Garnic with 35 seconds remaining in the half. Senior quarterback Sunil Gupta commented, “Army was really strong overall.” Army’s prolific offense continued into the second half, with another touchdown run by McKeon, as well as touchdowns by Baron Moffitt and Jesus Soler. Offensively, the Red suffered from lapses in concentration, possibly due to the fact that this was the last game of a disappointing season. Explaining the lack of offensive production, Gupta said, “We didn’t buckle down and put the ball in the endzone from the red zone.” The potent Army defense limited the Red’s offense to just 173 total yards — 50 on the ground. Unfocused On the defensive side of the ball, a similar lack of concentration was responsible for the team’s poor performance. “People weren’t as focused [as they should have been],” said senior linebacker Greg Drakos. Drakos emphasized many positives in the game despite the result. The Red defense was able to sack McKeon on numerous occasions. Senior DB Angelo Palmieri led the team with 10 tackles in the game. Offensively, Gupta completed a high percentage of pass attempts, despite difficulties in reaching the endzone. Army will conclude its season on Nov. 9 against Navy, with the CSFL Championship at stake. Archived article by Owen Bochner