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Men’s Hockey Falls to Harvard in Overtime in ECAC Semis
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Cornell’s quest for its 13th ECAC title ended with an overtime loss to Harvard in the semifinals.
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Junior Matt Buckles netted two goals in Cornell's 5-2 win over Ryerson. (Brittney Chew / News Photography Editor)
Cornell’s quest for its 13th ECAC title ended with an overtime loss to Harvard in the semifinals.
“It’s been a long process to get back to where we wanted to, which was to get to this point.”
The Red may appear as an underdog on paper, but it is not daunted by the big names on the Crimson roster.
Cornell prevailed in a penalty-riddled affair to sweep the Golden Knights and advance to the conference semifinals.
Cornell eked out a 2-1 win to take the first game of the best-of-three series.
Men’s hockey is looking to return to Lake Placid for the first time since 2019.
The commanding win will send Cornell into its bye week on a high note after a dominant weekend.
Cornell needs to win both games to keep its chances of securing an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament alive.
“It’s frustrating. We had opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on. It was a tight game.”
Despite the loss, out of town results led to Cornell clinching a first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs.