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Lady Booters Try for Four Wins in a Row

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Head coach Danielle LaRoche had been harping on mental toughness all last week, and it paid off as the Red overcame a 2-1 second-half deficit at home to inch by Lafayette, 3-2. This week, the Red must take its newfound toughness one step further; it will face Niagara at home tonight and then will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to take on a talented Bucknell team on Sunday.
The Red (3-3) will seek to close its three-game homestand undefeated when it hosts the Niagara Purple Eagles (3-3). Despite their identical records, the Red likes its chances to continue its three-game home winning streak. “Niagara plays more like Siena does, with a slower and more spaced out game,” said senior captain Leslie Campbell. “We’re just going to focus on playing better, like we do after every game.”

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Campbell Anchors W. Soccer Defense

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Before the season began, senior captain Leslie Campbell was adamant that the 2007 season would not be a rebuilding effort for the Red. Judging from the team’s 3-2 start following last year’s 3-13-1 campaign, it looks like the senior knows Cornell soccer better than anyone else.
The Sacramento, Calif., native faced a considerable challenge coming into her final season as the anchor on Cornell’s defensive line: new head coach Danielle LaRoche installed a revamped defensive strategy. Campbell, who has been in the starting lineup since her arrival in 2004 had played under a more conservative scheme her entire career.

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Women's Soccer Sweeps Lafayette, Siena

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The Red has found its striker — but you never would have known it by watching the players walk off the field yesterday afternoon, where Cornell (3-3) pulled out a dramatic 3-2 comeback win against visiting Lafayette (2-4) to complete a 2-0 weekend after a Friday night, 3-0 victory over Siena. Quiet and unassuming, freshman Lena Russomagno was favoring her right foot. Apparently, it didn’t bother her during the game: she scored all three goals against Lafayette to establish herself as the offensive weapon the team had been lacking this season.

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Women’s Soccer Hosts Pair

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Last weekend, freshman Natalie Zandt broke a 0-0 tie in the second overtime session to deliver the women’s soccer team’s first win of the season — in front of the home crowd at Charles F. Berman Field. The team will look to build off last week’s 1-0 win when it hosts two more games in Ithaca this weekend, taking on the Siena Saints (1-2) tonight and the Lafayette Leopards (1-3) on Sunday.
Home field advantage is expected to provide the Red (1-3) a big boost. Prior to the season, rookie head coach Danielle LaRoche and her team set an undefeated home record as one of their primary goals. So far, the Red’s sole victory has come on home turf.

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W. Soccer Adjusts to New Head Coach

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Last weekend, Danielle LaRoche began her campaign as women’s soccer head coach, taking over for 2006 interim coach Gretchen Zigante. The new hire represents the soccer program’s decision to hire a young, energetic head coach instead of an established veteran to take the Red back to the top of the Ivy League.
It seems that LaRoche was destined to sit in the coach’s seat. She was a member of the University of Maryland’s soccer squad from 1991-95, when she played under April Heinrichs — a captain and eventual coach of the U.S. women’s national team.

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W. Soccer Swept in Opening Weekend

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The women’s soccer team got its season underway this Labor Day weekend with a pair of losses in New York City, losing 5-1 to Hofstra and 4-0 to St. John’s. The weekend also marked the debut of rookie head coach Danielle LaRoche.
Against Hofstra (2-0) on Friday night, Cornell (0-2) was outmatched from the opening minute. Hofstra sophomore Edel Malone, the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year who sat out all of 2006 with knee problems, returned to NCAA play to head the ball in off a free kick only 3:17 into the game.

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W. Soccer Battles Hofstra, St. John’s

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The women’s soccer team is heading to New York City this weekend, as the Red kicks its season off at 7 p.m. tonight at Hofstra University. Danielle LaRoche is making her coaching debut against the Pride this evening, and will follow it up with a Sunday afternoon contest against the Red Storm of St. John’s.
Coming off a 3-13-1 (1-6 Ivy) year, Cornell is looking to get off to a hot start. Senior midfielder Mariye Wick is confident about the squad’s preparations and is looking forward to her final season here.
“I think that this year, the whole tone [of preseason] was set very differently. We’ve worked really hard and we’re going to have a very good season.”

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New Start Brings New Coaches, Defensive Plan

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By the time their senior season rolls around, most Cornell athletes are pretty familiar with their surroundings: they’ve been on the campus for three years already, so they’re just trying to gear up for their final Ivy campaign. For women’s soccer senior Leslie Campbell, however, things are a little different this fall — she has to deal with an entirely new coaching staff after her first three years.

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Campbell Anchors W. Soccer Defense

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Before the season began, senior captain Leslie Campbell was adamant that the 2007 season would not be a rebuilding effort for the Red. Judging from the team’s 3-2 start following last year’s 3-13-1 campaign, it looks like the senior knows Cornell soccer better than anyone else.
The Sacramento, Calif., native faced a considerable challenge coming into her final season as the anchor on Cornell’s defensive line: new head coach Danielle LaRoche installed a revamped defensive strategy. Campbell, who has been in the starting lineup since her arrival in 2004 had played under a more conservative scheme her entire career.

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Track Teams Prepare For Outdoor Heps Meet

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Squads head to biggest meet of the year

After an outdoor season most notable for its turbulent weather conditions, the men’s and women’s track teams will begin the postseason by traveling to Princeton, N.J., for Heps tomorrow. The Ivy League title is described by players and coaches as the biggest meet of the year.