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Women’s Soccer Head Coach Resigns After 3 Winless Ivy Seasons
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According to Hornibrook’s LinkedIn, he has since assumed the role of Director of Soccer with the Halifax United Soccer Club.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens_soccer/)
According to Hornibrook’s LinkedIn, he has since assumed the role of Director of Soccer with the Halifax United Soccer Club.
After starting the season with a four-game winning streak, the Red finished its 2019 season by losing nine games and finishing overall at 4-10-1. Cornell’s 0-7 record in the Ivy League put the team in last place.
Against the best team in the Ivy League, the Red fought hard but came up short as it remains winless in conference play.
As the second half progressed in a tie game, the Red’s offense could not complete the job, as it recorded zero shots on goal in the second half. Colgate’s offense broke out and ended up outshooting Cornell, 7-4, with just one shot becoming the pivotal deciding goal.
With the loss, Cornell has now dropped four games in a row.
“The group of freshmen definitely helped us off to the best start we have had since 2005,” said head coach Dwight Hornibrook.
“We lost the game,” coach Andrew Smith said. “We felt like we beat ourselves. We didn’t work hard, we didn’t play smart, we didn’t play to our game plan. We all have a shared responsibility for that.”
As the sun beat down on Saturday, the Red took to their home turf Berman Field to face the Columbia Lions in the first match of the Ivy season. Despite a strong first half, the Red was unable to fend off Columbia, losing the game 2-0. After the game, Coach Dwight Hornibrook said his team “played a great half” — but “we need to play the second as well as the first.”
Cornell headed into the game with 4-2-1 overall, evenly matched to Columbia’s 4-2-1. The first half of the game reflected that evenness: Both teams played aggressively, resulting in no points on the board. Senior Chrissy Mayer was in goal and made six saves in the second half, skilfully sending the ball back out when Columbia put pressure on the Red.
Even despite the loss to St. John’s, the Red is in a good position entering Ivy play. Cornell heads into playing the Ivies with a 3-0-1 home record for the first time since 2007. But this metric isn’t the only significant improvement for the Red — already, the team has quadrupled its win total from 2018.
Cornell earned a shutout win against a team it lost to a year ago.