Men's Basketball

In Robert Hatter’s Return, Cornell Men’s Basketball Drops Two Games to Ivy Opponents

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After sending ripples through the Ivy League by sweeping a pair of road games last weekend, Cornell men’s basketball followed it up this weekend with two losses. Brown pulled away in the final minutes to pull off an 86-80 victory, while Yale led wire-to-wire on route to an 83-52 domination of the Red. Junior guard Robert Hatter — who injured himself days before the team’s first Ivy League game against Columbia in January — made his return this weekend but struggled to find his rhythm. “Any time you miss four weeks of action, there’s going to be a little rust,” said head coach Bill Courtney. “He’s not 100 percent right now.

Men's Hockey

Cornell Hockey Plays to Draw Against No. 1 Quinnipiac, Beats Princeton

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Coming into the weekend, No. 17 Cornell men’s hockey (12-7-4, 7-6-3 ECAC) desperately needed a strong showing in two road games to rebound from a four-game losing streak. The Red averaged one goal per game during the skid — a mark that simply isn’t up to par in the competitive East Coast Athletic Conference. “We have to play faster and move pucks quicker into the offensive zone,” said associate head coach Ben Syer. “We also have to make poised plays once we get in there.”

Syer described the importance of sustaining net presence and getting pucks from low to high.

Men's Hockey

A Weekend of Cornell Hockey as Seen From the Pep Band

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Unlike most Cornellians, on Friday I packed a bag full of clothes and snacks and prepared for a weekend away from Ithaca. At lunchtime on Friday, thirty members of the Big Red Pep Band, including yours truly, headed to New York’s North Country to cheer on Cornell men’s hockey. Three and a half hours later, we pulled into Potsdam, set up our instruments and invaded Clarkson’s Cheel Arena. Now, most of the band was aware of the team’s recent struggles. I chronicled them last Wednesday; the team was winless in its past four games and had no recorded conference wins this calendar year.

Men's Hockey

Following Rough Stretch of Games, Cornell Men’s Hockey to Face No. 1 Quinnipiac and Princeton

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Going through a losing skid is never easy, especially when that skid includes losses to rivals at home. But that hasn’t put a dent in the Red’s confidence going into a crucial weekend, according to associate head coach Ben Syer. “From a physical standpoint I think our guys are pretty fresh,” Syer said. “It does take a little bit of a toll on you when you lose some heartbreakers like that. But [head coach Mike Schafer ’86] has talked about this all year long.

Men's Hockey

LINSEY | Isolation, National Recognition and Cornell Hockey

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Lynah Faithful everywhere rejoiced on Monday, as Cornell entered the national Top-20 for the first time in a year. Out of 59 NCAA Division 1 hockey programs, the Red slotted in at eighteen, two spots ahead of its conference foe, Clarkson. Off to a 5-1 start, Cornell certainly deserves the eighteenth place. Yet, comparing Cornell hockey to other teams around the country has always felt awkward. This is because Cornell is far from significant college hockey hotspots, is isolated from major population centers and plays a different style of hockey than most teams.

College hockey doesn’t have the fan attraction level of the major college sports, football and basketball.