The No. 6 Cornell wrestlers will take on No. 8 Lehigh tonight at 7 p.m. in Newman Arena for the start of a big weekend for wrestling in Ithaca. After tonight's dual meet, Cornell will host 18 schools for the New York State Intercollegiate Wrestling Championships, which will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The Red field hockey team had a historic weekend in Pennsylvania, where it extended its winning streak to six games to break the 37–year old program’s record for most consecutive wins at the start of the season. Cornell came away from the Keystone State with two thrilling victories against Penn and Lehigh.

On Friday night, the Red (6-0, 1-0 Ivy) defeated the Quakers, 3-2, in the Ivy League opener and carried the momentum through the weekend to down the Mountain Hawks, 1-0, yesterday afternoon.

Junior attacker Catie De Stio racked up all four goals on the weekend, including two game-winners, to represent the Red’s offense. Senior goalie Mel Jue had a combined 11 saves for the defense in the wins.

After starting its season with a tie and a loss, the women’s soccer team will split its time this weekend: traveling to Lehigh on Friday before returning to face Manhattan College at home on Sunday.

“We feel pretty confident coming into the weekend and think we can come away with a few wins,” said junior forward Lena Russomagno. “A lot of us are frustrated after some of the results last weekend and we are just looking to beat some teams and end on a good note.”

The Mountain Hawks (1-1-0) started their season with a 3-1 victory over Nebraska, followed by a 1-0 loss to Virginia Tech.

“I think Lehigh is definitely beatable for us,” said sophomore defender Sam Wright.

BETHLEHEM, Penn. — “See you in the end zone,” was all wide receiver Jesse Baker ’09 had to say to his quarterback as they were breaking up the huddle.

About 10 seconds later, that’s exactly where the two met, celebrating Cornell’s 25-24 victory over Lehigh that had seemed almost impossible merely seconds earlier.

“It really was a dog fight,” said head coach Jim Knowles ‘87, trying to sum up the back-and-forth, rollercoaster feel of the entire afternoon. Seven lead changes, four fourth-quarter touchdowns and a leaping catch by Baker in the front corner of the end zone that won the game with three zeroes on the clock — nothing short of a classic.

BETHLEHEM, Penn. — “See you in the end zone,” was all senior wide receiver Jesse Baker had to say to his quarterback as they were breaking up the huddle.

About 10 seconds later, that’s exactly where the two met, celebrating Cornell’s 25-24 victory over Lehigh (1-3) that had seemed almost impossible merely seconds earlier.

“It really was a dog fight,” said head coach Jim Knowles ’87, trying to sum up the back-and-forth, rollercoaster feel of the entire afternoon. Seven lead changes, four fourth-quarter touchdowns and a leaping catch by Baker in the front corner of the end zone that won the game with three zeroes on the clock — nothing short of a classic.

BETHLEHEM, Penn. — “I still can’t believe it happened,” said senior tri-captain quarterback Nathan Ford. “I just remember, Jesse looked to me in the huddle and said, ‘I’ll see you in the end zone.’ So that’s when I knew good things were going to happen.”

[video:node=32435] And good things did happen for Ford and the Red Saturday afternoon, especially in the team’s last drive against Lehigh. Trailing 24-19, Ford connected with seniors Zac Canty, Horatio Blackman and junior Bryan Walters to march the Red to the 20-yard line.

Then, with four seconds left, Ford put his trust in senior wide receiver Jesse Baker to bring down the jump ball he threw to the right pylon in the end zone.

Whether by bus or by plane, the Red’s miles of travel and miles of summer training paid off this past weekend.

The women’s cross country team bussed it to the 34th annual Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. The men’s team flew to South Bend, Ind. to compete at the 52nd Notre Dame Invitational. Though each team faced their strongest competition yet, racing against 47 and 23 teams respectively, the Red returned to Ithaca with its share of success.

In a field of 47 teams and 317 runners, the women’s team placed 7th overall, defeating nationally ranked teams such as Tennessee (28) and Heps rivals Penn and Harvard.