Women's Forwards Shine in Tourney

The underclassmen offensive duo of sophomore striker and midfielder Lena Russomagno and freshman forward Brook Chang scored three of Cornell’s four goals this weekend at the Puma/St. Bonaventure Invitational. Cornell split the weekend’s contests, defeating Oakland University 4-1 on Friday, but then lost to Central Michigan 3-0 and finished the tournament in third place. Russomagno and Chang’s firepower was rewarded yesterday, however, when the two were named to the Invitational’s all-tournament team.
Russomagno scored her pair of goals during the Oakland match, pushing the Red out to a fast start with her first goal a mere 51 seconds into the contest after streaking down the right side and hitting a high, arching shot that soared over the head of Oakland’s goaltender and into the side netting. Capitalizing on a scoring opportunity following a Cornell corner Russomagno added a cushion goal midway through the second half to increase Cornell’s lead to 3-1.
The rookie Chang started her career with the Red off right with her first ever game-winning goal in the Oakland victory. In the 25th minute Chang hit a chip shot from 25 yards out that again looped over the head of the Oakland goalkeeper, but just under the crossbar, to give Cornell the 2-0 lead.
The eleven-man all-tournament team consists of four players from the tournament’s champion Central Michigan, three players from host St. Bonaventure and two apiece from Cornell and Oakland University.