The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/joshuazhu/page/2/)
Despite the loss, Cornell still finds itself in the running for a postseason conference tournament berth and faces two scenarios in which it can secure the playoff spot.
“We’re turning a corner where all the guys are producing, not just Matt and Stone. Tonight [the team] did everything offensively and defensively as well.”
The five Cornellians on Team Canada are the first Red alumni to make the podium at Pyeongchang.
“It’s tough in the Ivy League and everyone’s legs were tired, but Penn also had a long bus ride and we were just outplayed unfortunately.”
Some late-game heroics and a resilient overtime effort gave the Cornell men’s basketball team its largest comeback in over a century on Friday.
“We did compete hard [and] everyone was locked in on defense [but] we just weren’t able to get across the finish line.”
The squad led by 21 at one point, and finished the entire second half without letting the Bears cut the lead to single digits.
Eight Cornell alumni will compete for two countries over three different sports and will be the most participants the Red has ever fielded at a Winter Olympics.
“We did miss a few free throws in the end [but] hopefully in the future, this will be the way it will go rather than blowout losses.”
“We managed to eek out the win. Matt and Stone had a big part in that, but the other guys did some things that you need to do to win down the stretch.”