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Men’s Polo Team Wins Two Events, Women’s Team Loses a Nailbiter
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The women’s team fell to 3-4 after barely losing in late-game comeback, while the men’s team improved to 6-1 after two consecutive victories.
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The women’s team fell to 3-4 after barely losing in late-game comeback, while the men’s team improved to 6-1 after two consecutive victories.
“A lot of our strengths lie in our ability to work together and to support each other in the arena,” Booth said. “The challenge now is maintaining it and bringing that same level of play to the tournament at UVA next week.”
In the past 40 years, the team has collected 15 national titles — more than any other school — 18 second-place finishes and 25 regional titles.
These games bring the women’s record up to 10-4 and the men’s record to 8-4.
The Red further asserted its primacy in the Ancient Eight.
Men’s and women’s polo returned to the field last weekend for their first games since venerated former head coach David Eldredge ’81 — the winningest in Cornell Athletics history — retired amidst allegations of misconduct.
In their showing against regional rival UConn, the women of the Cornell polo struggled to break their losing streak. The Red had its match against the Huskies on Saturday with a home field advantage, but came away with a 17-10 loss. “I honestly can say we just didn’t have a good day,” said senior Emma Eldredge. “That happens. We all get days where things just aren’t working out how we want them to, just as some days we will play incredibly well.”
The team’s previous matchup against UConn was down to the wire, with the Huskies pulling ahead by one goal.
The Red is left with a 2-3 record as they prepare to face UConn yet again on Saturday, this time on home turf.