men's soccer
Men’s Soccer Secures 3rd in Ivy League With Senior Day Victory
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Three of Cornell’s seniors scored in a 4-0 win against Columbia on Saturday in the last game of the year.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens_soccer/)
Three of Cornell’s seniors scored in a 4-0 win against Columbia on Saturday in the last game of the year.
A banged-up Cornell roster bounced back into winning ways against a physical Bucknell side on Tuesday. Going into the match, Cornell seemed to have lost its early-season momentum, unable to harness the same energy exhibited in big wins against Michigan State and Akron in its more recent games. The Red was winless in its past three contests, suffering two losses and tying against an underwhelming Brown side, who was just 2-8-2 heading into the game. Key pieces were missing for the Red, as its two leading goal scorers were unable to play. Junior midfielder Harry Fuller, who leads the team with four goals, sat out due to yellow card penalty accumulation.
The Red did not seize a prime opportunity to pick up a conference victory as it settled for a draw with the Bears.
The Red fell to Albany after conceding a go-ahead goal in the final seconds of the game. The Great Danes took the win, 2-1. Playing conditions were not ideal, as rain poured throughout the game, making the pitch and ball slippery and difficult to manage. The Red’s starting lineup was largely comprised of younger players in Albany. Freshman goalie Brady McSwain was given his second start.
The Red tallied its highest-scoring output in a six-goal outburst against the Crimson.
“Every time I get in [the game], I take it as an opportunity to get better and make something happen.”
After upsetting the No. 3 team in the nation in Akron last week, Cornell saw its three-game winning streak come to an end in a narrow loss to the Quakers.
The Red almost stole the win in regulation time, but its desperate last attempt ended up wide. There were six seconds left on the clock.
Cornell men’s soccer took a total of 29 shots throughout a commanding 90 minutes on Tuesday, yet junior midfielder Harry Fuller’s precise penalty in the eleventh minute was all that mattered in a 1-0 win against Siena College at Berman Field.