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April 24, 2003

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By wpengine | April 24, 2003

As I trekked back and forth to classes this week, I noticed a lot of confused Pre-frosh walking around campus, and I began to think about what it was like applying to college, and change, and

Five Red Golfers Tee Off at Ivy League Championships

By wpengine April 25, 2003

The big event is here — the men’s golf team will be traveling to Jackson, N.J. this weekend to take part in the annual Ivy League championships. Held at the Metedeconk National Golf Club, this two-day Ancient Eight tournament consists of a total of 54 holes to determine the top individual and team in the Ivy League. Five members of the golf team will be sent to the tournament to represent Cornell. They are senior Justin Gatwood, sophomore Kevin Scelfo, and freshmen John Patinella, Andy Sliwa, and Andrew Turker. Despite the team’s lack of collegiate experience, coach Matt Baughan remained optimistic. “I’m excited that we’ve got our young team going,” Baughan said, “I feel like we are in a better position this year than in years past.” The event has been held at Metedeconk — designed by Cornell’s own Robert Trent Jones — the last four years, so the upperclassmen on all teams know what to expect. That doesn’t mean it will be easy, though; Metedeconk is renowned for its tight fairways and heavy rough, which leave little room to adjust to mistakes. “It is a demanding golf course, and you don’t expect to make a lot of birdies,” Baughan recalled. “Pars are a good score. If the guys can control the ball off the tee, they won’t get into a whole lot of trouble.” On top of the tough course, weather conditions look far from perfect. Forecasts from weather.com predict that the golfing weather in Jackson, on a scale of 0-10, will be a 1 tomorrow, and only slightly better on Sunday. This adds another obstacle in Cornell’s path to success, but the team has gotten used to playing in lousy conditions. Spring-time golf is often hindered by foul weather, and after weeks of indoor practice, the team has finally been able to practice outside this week despite the intermittent rain and gusts of wind. All of the frustrations, successes, and failures of the past few months have been in preparation for tomorrow and Sunday, when the team goes toe-to-toe with its rivals in the battle for Ivy League supremacy. “We are an extremely young team,” Baughan stated, “We want to be competitive and finish towards the top. Our program has been at the end of the league for a while, and we are now taking steps where the other schools have to look at us as contenders.” The Red will look to be in serious competition throughout the tournament, and the results of the two-day eight-teem mele
W. Lacrosse Vies for NCAA Bid

By wpengine April 25, 2003

The No. 13 women’s lacrosse team (8-4, 3-3 Ivy) will try to earn itself an NCAA tournament bid when it faces the No. 12 Yale Bulldogs (10-3, 4-1) tomorrow in New Haven, Conn. This is perhaps the Red’s most important match of the season, since only two Ivy League squads have gone to the NCAA tournament in recent years. At this point, both Princeton and Yale have better records than Cornell. “It’s crucial to win this game,” said head coach Jenny Graap ’86. “Right now, [Yale] is sitting ahead of us in the Ivy League and in the nation.” The Red is currently coming off of a huge win against Brown this past weekend. Cornell will not be able to overcome Yale as easily, however. Yale has several standout players such as attackers Sarah Queener, Miles Whitman, and Katie Sargent. For example, in last season’s Cornell-Yale game, Sargent had five goals against the Red. “We’re [going to look] to contain some of Yale’s leading scorers,” said Graap. “We’re looking to play good transition defense and not let them go on scoring binges.” Despite being ranked near Princeton earlier in the season, the Red has suffered some costly losses. Prior to beating Brown last weekend, Cornell had lost three consecutive games. The Red now finds itself behind Yale in the rankings, most likely due to its very poor play against its Ivy rivals. “Within the Ivy League we need to step it up,” explained Graap. “[Yale has] that huge, significant win against Princeton [earlier this season].” If the Red hopes to win this match against the Bulldogs, the team must continue to get its scoring from a variety of sources. Senior attacker Sarah Averson has been on fire as of late, but nearly every squad has marked her closely and limited her opportunities. Fortunately for the Red, it has gotten contributions from freshman attacker Allison Schindler and sophomore attacker Lindsay Steinberg to balance the attack. “We need to make sure that we have a lot of players taking the ball to the goal,” commented Graap. “We need to spread our attack out.” The Red will face the Bulldogs on tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Johnson Field. Archived article by Michael Pandolfini