The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/sprint_football/page/2/)
The Red found their first bright spot at the end of the third quarter when junior quarterback Xavier Martinez hit Evan Nicholas on a slant pass. Nicholas torched the Cougar defense up the middle, making a house call on a 71-yard touchdown.
After a year-long hiatus from competition, Cornell Sprint Football traveled down to northern Pennsylvania to face the Mansfield Mounties for their season opener of the 2021 season. Looking to improve from their 2019 record of 1-5, the Red had high hopes to start their season off on a better note against the Mounties.
“We consider everybody part of the family — as soon as you sign up, you’re part of the family,” head coach Bob Gneo said.
“We’ve grown a lot as a program and I’m super excited to build on that and make a run this year.”
“We were incredibly focused on winning this game — to have a chance against Army. We had to beat Post, and we did exactly that.”
Cornell put up a stunning 23-point fourth quarter on the way to downing the Spartans 30-15.
Owing largely to quarterback Connor Ostrander’s three touchdowns, the Red bested Chestnut Hill in last Saturday’s shootout to move to a 2-1 record.
Cornell downed Caldwell in a lopsided 28-11 contest, the second time in two years the Red has opened its season with a win over the Cougars.
The Red hopes 2018 is the season when it will play competitively with perennial heavyweights Army and Navy.
Cornell ended its campaign 4-3 this past weekend, a two-game improvement from the 2016 season.