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Field Hockey Splits Weekend Against Connecticut and Albany
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Field hockey is 1-2 through its first three games.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/field-hockey/)
Field hockey is 1-2 through its first three games.
“Picking up the energy was a big thing. I think in the first 7 minutes [of the game] we came off kind of slow,” Ramsey said. “But from the second quarter and on, we really picked it up from there. So, going into the third, we were just focused on keeping up and playing the game.”
“We played very well but we didn’t take advantage of our offensive opportunities when we had them and didn’t execute on our penalty corners [which] cost us the game,” Smith said.
“Everybody who played today was fantastic and the bench was fantastic,” Smith said. “It was a team performance.”
“Everything is still on the table,” Smith said. “You know, we have four games left and we can do a lot in those four games and create some history for ourselves at the end of the season.”
“[In the first half] we were playing very fast and composed,” said senior midfielder Julia Darmo. “In the second half, Penn really came out a lot faster than they had been playing in the first half, so it might have caught us off guard a bit. I really think we were able to handle it, but unfortunately, they did score twice and we weren’t able to finish on the other side.”
“[We] played really well all weekend, scored some nice goals on Saturday, scored some really nice goals on Sunday,” Andy Smith said.
Cornell began its weekend with a matchup against No. 6 Penn State (6-1) on Saturday, before taking on No. 7 Michigan (4-3) on Sunday. Both games were hard fought, but the weekend ended in two scoreless losses for the Red.
“Aerin Park was unbelievable,” Head Coach Andy Smith said. “I think she had 13 saves on Sunday and I think that she kept us in the game and gave us a platform for us to go on and compete and we did. We tied the game up with five minutes to go.”
2021 was a season of missed opportunity for the Red. The team found itself in a number of close matchups, including multiple games in which it blew leads, that would have significantly changed its final record.