Women's Soccer
Despite Disappointing Finish, Women’s Soccer Looks Forward to a Bright Future
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After a long-awaited return to normal collegiate soccer, the Red’s low win total does not tell the whole story.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens-soccer/)
After a long-awaited return to normal collegiate soccer, the Red’s low win total does not tell the whole story.
After close loss to dominant Princeton, Cornell women’s soccer is set to face Dartmouth at home on Saturday for the last game of the season.
The first half started off as a back-and-forth marathon, with the squads trading possessions and testing their endurance. The Red’s defense, anchored by senior goalkeeper Miranda Iannone, held strong, limiting Brown to only one shot on goal for the first 15 minutes of the match.
“It’s not always linear,” said junior goalkeeper Nicole Shulman. “We’re not better every time we play, but I think generally from the start of our season until now it’s been insane and watching from the side line it’s been clear cut right in front of me.”
Led by Head Coach Rob Ferguson, the Red have emerged from the pandemic with fresh talent and an eagerness to turn around this program’s reputation.
After a win and a tie to kick off the season, the Red fell to Niagara University and Villanova University in back-to-back games.
Freshmen Erica Fox, Reinna Gabriel and Peyton Nichols all debuted for the Red in the starting lineup, helping the team to its first victory, a 2-0 win over Canisius.
“All teams go through ups and downs during the season and we sure had our fair share, but I think the team did really well handling a tough season,” said Dana Daniels.
Cornell faced a tough defeat at home as Princeton handled the Red easily by five goals.
Despite an aggressive first half and a strong showing defensively, the Red came up short against Brown this past weekend in Providence, after the Bears’ freshman midfielder Amanda Lane scored off a corner kick in the 85th minute of play. The goal boosted Brown to a 1-0 victory over Cornell without sufficient time remaining for the Red to make a successful counter attack. Cornell will host Princeton at Berman Field this Saturday, for its penultimate League competition of the season — the team’s final game will be against Dartmouth on Nov. 5, which will also be senior day for the Red—marking the last time its seven seniors will suit up to play on Berman Field. Both Cornell and Princeton have been eliminated from contention for the Ivy League title this season.