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Backups Shine in Sprint Football’s Win Over Tigers

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With the senior quarterback and starting running back both on the bench with injuries, the sprint football team notched its first conference win on Friday with a dominating 40-14 victory over Princeton at Powers Field.
The theme of the night was the breakout performance of sophomore backup quarterback Elliot Corey, who started for senior captain Zak Dentes.
“At the beginning of [last] week, Zak texted me and let me know he wasn’t going to be starting,” said Corey.
Dentes and the Red coaching staff did not disclose before game time that the usual signal-caller’s nagging foot injury would keep him from, which might have thrown off the opposing defense.

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Field Hockey Makes Stronger Showing

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Fresh from a 4-3 road upset against defending Ivy League champion Princeton over this past weekend, Cornell field hockey is demonstrating its ability to outlast opponents in closely played games — an ability that was conspicuously lacking in years past.
In all professional and collegiate athletics, the pressure of maintaining a slim lead down the stretch of a nail-biting finish proves to be a daunting and nerve-wracking task for most players on the field. While some players and teams under the intense microscope of Ivy League play might wilt, the Red has flourished

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Field Hockey Scores Four, Beats Tigers for First Time Since 1990

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It hasn’t been done in 17 years. But that didn’t stop the field hockey team from staging an improbable comeback this weekend when it defeated the heavily favored and league-leading Princeton Tigers.
“We’re really excited about the win,” said junior Abbi Horn. “I’m really happy with the way the team played. We’re starting to learn from each other and trust each other. We’ve finally learned to take it to the next level.”
The odds were definitely stacked up against the Red. Cornell was out-shot 22-13. They were down 2-0 at halftime. And it hasn’t beaten Princeton since 1990. But all of that didn’t matter when junior Abbi Horn scored the final goal that gave the Red a long awaited 4-3 victory.