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Luke Pichini is a member of the Class of 2022 in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and serves as the sports editor on the 139th editorial board. He was previously an assistant sports editor on the 137th and 138th editorial boards. You can follow him on Twitter, @LukePichini.
When I look back on my three years on the Hill, my experience at The Sun will be one of my defining memories. I believe that the one defining vote from my freshman-year election at BC set me on a new path. My foray into journalism has given me so much in the form of skills, friendships and ultimately, unforgettable experiences.
With the top four seeds earning a first-round bye, Cornell’s tilt against St. Lawrence provided an opportunity for the Red to cushion its current position in the conference, but the team fell 2-1 in overtime.
Junior forward Ben Berard recorded both of Cornell’s goals, striking in the second period and in overtime to lead the Red in a big upset of top-ranked Quinnipiac.
Junior forward Matt Stienburg became the third different Cornell player to record a hat trick this season after junior forward Ben Berard and senior forward Max Andreev.
Cornell raced out to a 13-0 lead, but a 34-6 scoring stretch for Columbia put the game out of reach for the Red.
“It hasn’t hit that this is going to be last week,” said fifth-year quarterback Richie Kenney. “I’m sure those feelings will set in more Saturday.”
The Red could not replicate its upset from two years prior, falling to Dartmouth in its seventh loss of the season.
Cornell raced out to a 2-0 lead, but the Crimson responded with three unanswered goals to steal the win, 3-2.
Early turnovers by Cornell and resulting touchdowns off those turnovers allowed Princeton to race out to a 21-0 lead by the early part of the second quarter.
“We’re expecting big things from them,” said senior captain Brenden Locke. “Obviously, we lost a lot of key guys, but we have the next-man-up mentality, and I think those guys are going to fill in nicely. They have showed up and bought into culture. There’s been no messing around with them.”