The Deeply Woven Roots of the Cornell-BU Hockey Rivalry
“You look through all the years, it's the legacy, right? You come to these programs for the tradition.”
“You look through all the years, it's the legacy, right? You come to these programs for the tradition.”
The Red scraped past Colgate, 95-94, a one-point survival that sent students spilling into the aisles, pounding the bleachers and screaming themselves hoarse as the final buzzer sounded.
Aditi Kinkhabwala ’00, now a CBS NFL sideline reporter, unexpectedly built a career in journalism through writing experiences, years in print reporting and a love for all things sports.
Dylan Gelber, a Montreal native, walked on to the team as the only newcomer on a squad full of veterans.
"I'll miss this team, I'm gonna miss this group of seniors and sad I don't get to coach them again.”
The win caps off Cornell’s four-game homestand, which the Red controlled handily — outscoring opponents 17-5 en route to 12 crucial ECAC Hockey points.
The Red jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back, outshooting the Engineers 34-17 in a dominant 4-1 victory.
Women’s hockey hasn’t scored during five-on-five play in 20 days.
“We use the term all the time: hungry dog gets fed,” Jones said. “If you lay back and you're not hungry, you'll lose an edge. We have to come back with the same intensity and the same mindset to close out this homestand.”
Cornell dominated Lafayette to earn a spot in the second round at the University of Connecticut.
A win against long-time rival Columbia (1-8, 0-6 Ivy) presents the Red (4-5, 3-3 Ivy) with the opportunity to end the season with a bang.
“It's a tough league, and it's tough to win on the road, so you want to win at home,” Jones said. “And the old adage is that winning at home and splitting the road puts you in a really good place. … It’s gonna be a challenge this weekend, for sure.”
The men were able to split the meet, taking down Dartmouth and losing to Harvard. The women’s team fell in both contests.
Cornell disarmed Army’s attack on Tuesday night, pulling away late behind a barrage of threes and a major spark from its bench to claim an 86–73 win in its home opener.
This weekend, the Red clinched a top-two seed in the Ivy League Volleyball Tournament for the first time since 2018.
While the men fell short of their stated goal of qualification to nationals, finishing ninth, the women exceeded expectations.