Men’s Tennis Nets Ivy League Title for First Time in Nearly a Decade
For the first time since 2017, Cornell seized the Ivy League tennis title.
For the first time since 2017, Cornell seized the Ivy League tennis title.
Men’s lacrosse won’t have any trouble getting pumped up for Saturday. A top ten matchup with the chance to host the Ivy League tournament on the line, the possibility to all but lock up an NCAA tournament berth and senior recognition make this the biggest game of the season so far for the Red.
The start of the game was sloppy, with Cornell seemingly feeling the long road trip. Dartmouth started strong offensively, but junior goalkeeper Matt Tully saved the first three shots of the game, killing an extra-man opportunity for Dartmouth and allowing the Red to pull out to a 2-0 lead.
"I decided to enter the portal because we thought — my family and my adviser — that I could get a better opportunity. And Wisconsin reached out right after so it worked out pretty well."
This week, Cornell will travel to Hanover, New Hampshire, to play Dartmouth. On paper, the Big Green are a weak team, but have given some other Ivy League teams trouble this year. Despite a 4-7 record and 0-4 conference record, Dartmouth has played Harvard, Penn and Brown within three goals.
First rumored by College Hockey Insider founder and publisher Mike McMahon on X Tuesday afternoon, the move became official Wednesday morning.
Men’s lacrosse had a lot on the line this week in terms of its NCAA tournament hopes, and the Red took a big step toward securing one with a sweep of Duke and High Point.
In the opener, the Red carried a 2-0 lead into the fifth before a Quaker four-run frame, fueled by Cornell miscues — four walks and a hit batter — gave Penn the lead. The Quakers carried on that momentum, adding three more in the seventh inning for a 7-3 result.
60 minutes, 24 goals and 14 cards received. The Red could not have asked for a more dramatic match in their April 11 face-off against Harvard. Despite all the controversy, Cornell (8-5, 3-2 Ivy League) was able to come out on top against Harvard (5-7, 1-4 Ivy League) by a score of 13-11.
On a day characterized by strong headwinds and crosswinds, the men's heavyweight rowing team faced Boston University on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, New York, in a close and quick regatta.
At Cornell, female athletes are defining excellence on their own terms — their achievements stretching far beyond the scoreboard. Their stories are shaped not just by records and wins, but by resilience, community and the work it takes to get there.
Softball’s first task was to battle Penn's equivalent outfit in a three-game series. Coming into this matchup, the Red (12-13, 4-5 Ivy) and the Quakers (11-12, 2-1 Ivy) were tied at two series wins apiece since COVID.
The game saw the return of freshman attackman Rowyn Nurry and senior faceoff Jack Cascadden to the lineup, two big pieces who had been missing for the past few games. Nurry scored two goals, and Cascadden won 68% of his faceoffs, contributing to a Cornell team that looked completely different from a week ago.
Super Bowl Champion and former safety for the football team Jalyx Hunt ’23 will deliver this year’s Last Lecture on Friday.
The Red sits at 13-3 overall, unbeaten in dual matches at both home and away sites, with its only two losses coming at neutral venues. Now, with Ivy League play looming, Cornell’s recent surge has transformed a strong start into a statement.
“It's tough to put to words how much this really means to me.”
The decision means Stanley will forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility.