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Two Late Goals Spell Doom for Men's Soccer at Buffalo

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — It happened just like last year: one goal and it was over. Unfortunately for the Red, last year and this year ended in losses. Despite an early lead in the first half, Cornell (3-2) suffered a tough overtime loss to Buffalo yesterday, 2-1.
With just seconds remaining in the game, and a 1-0 Cornell lead, the Bulls’ junior Domenic Oppong scored his first goal of the season and tied up the game. As the two teams’ history could have predicted, the teams again went into the first sudden death overtime period.
The Bulls were given a corner kick not long after the OT kickoff and Buffalo junior Martin John put the ball in the net. It all happened within the span of four minutes and was reminiscent of all the one-goal loses in recent seasons.

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Men’s Soccer Tries to Avenge Overtime Loss

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The men’s soccer team looks to turn the tides this weekend against the University at Buffalo. Since 1989, the Buffalo Bulls lead the Red in the five-game series history, 3-2. 3-of-5 games went in to double-overtime, and every time a game was played, the home team lost. Cornell won’t rely on crossed fingers that the home field disadvantage continues.
The Red came up short last year with a final score of 1-0 after two tense overtime periods and an elaborate celebration dance by a Bull who let the excitement get the better of him as he ripped his shirt off.
Sophomore defender Miyad Movassaghi is optimistic for the Buffalo match.

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M. Soccer Defeats Albany

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HAMILTON, N.Y. — It was an up and down weekend for the men’s soccer team as it recorded both a 3-2 win and a 1-0 loss in the Colgate Adidas Soccer Classic tournament against Albany and Richmond, respectively.
Against Albany, the Red (3-1) scored its third goal in the second overtime period. Senior Brian Kuritzky broke down the center of the field just in front of sophomore Matt Bouraee on a 2-on-1. Kuritzky drew the sole central defender and passed the ball off to Bouraee, who placed the ball precisely into the lower right corner of the goal, thereby improving the Red’s season record from 2-0 to 3-0.

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M. Soccer Wins Kentucky Classic

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The proud winners of the University of Kentucky Nike Soccer Classic are the first to admit that though it is a great start, this is just the beginning.
The Red (2-0) traveled to Lexington, Ky., to play in a tournament with the University of Kentucky and IUPUI. Friday night, Cornell took down Kentucky with a 2-0 win, before finishing off the weekend with a 4-1 triumph over IUPUI.
Head coach Bryan Scales expressed cautious praise for the team’s performance.

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Men’s Soccer Seniors Target Ivy League Title

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“Nothing less than the NCAA tournament,” agreed senior co-captains Kyle Lynch and Aaron Vieira. “It’s our last year and it’s definitely time.”
The men’s soccer team has high hopes for the upcoming season — and for good reason. The team finished in the top-half of the Ivy League last year and has shown consistent improvement since the seniors were freshmen. In its first season at Cornell, the senior class struggled with an underwhelming record and has fought to improve in the standings since. With 16 returning upperclassmen, the team is justifiably optimistic.

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M. Soccer Ready to Challenge Ivy Title

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For the men’s soccer team, the goal remains the same: an Ivy League championship. The squad has set its sights on the ever-elusive prize after three years of disarray, and despite two recent losses, maintains its initial aspirations. As a result, the coach and players all recognize the importance of every game this season.
“The Ivy League season will always be a true test of mental and physical strength,” said head coach Bryan Scales. “Each match is a playoff game and we feel as though we have the experience and leadership to compete with the top teams in the league.
Junior Joe Yonga also expressed the team’s hope for the title after experiencing a tough few seasons.

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Tennis Teams to Finish Ivy Season

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Conveniently for word lovers, the Red faces Penn for its penultimate conference match.

Despite Penn’s unbeaten Ivy League record for both the men’s and women’s tennis teams, the Red remains optimistic for the matches tomorrow. Penn’s impressive women’s team has swept its past three challengers — Brown, Harvard, and Dartmouth. The team’s first two matches against Princeton and Yale were similarly impressive with scores of 5-2 in both matches. Though the men’s team does not have such a flawless record, it has still maintained its undefeated status. This year, Penn beat the only two Ivy League teams that had beaten them the previous year. Penn defeated Harvard for the first time since 1974 and looks to continue its unprecedented level of success. Last year, Penn’s women similarly only lost to Harvard; this year, however, Penn immediately swept Harvard.


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Tennis Splits Ivy Openers

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The men’s and women’s tennis teams opened up Ivy League play this past weekend, as the women beat Columbia, 6-1, and lost to the Lions, 5-2.

“The nationally-ranked Big Red proved too much for the Lions,” the Columbia website accurately conceded.


Women's Tennis Looks to Stay Undefeated

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The women’s tennis team is a fighting force this year, battling every team that has come its way — and winning.

‘“We are a very close team which makes us work harder, because we know that each person’s performance will affect others. said senior co-captain Nisha Suda. “We are so fortunate to have such a close-knit team, it really helps us achieve our goals.”


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Tennis Gears Up for Tough Opponents

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The men’s and the women’s tennis teams are gearing up for some tough competition this weekend. The men will have a full weekend as they travel to play both Georgetown and Maryland while the women stay in Ithaca to take on UMass.