Men’s Soccer Collects Convincing Road Win Over Penn
Sophomore forward Kasper Wollstein and the Cornell midfield stood out in this big conference win.
Sophomore forward Kasper Wollstein and the Cornell midfield stood out in this big conference win.
“It’s our first weekend as a team, but I think we played together and we started off [the season] on the right foot.”
“This is a program that's learning how to win, how to win close games and how to compete for 60 minutes,” Swanstrom said. “The preparation this week wasn't perfect, but the energy, focus, and effort was really high, and now it has to be the standard for Cornell football.”
Women’s hockey opened its 2025-2026 season with a commanding 3-0 win over Boston College on Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink.
“I thought that was an awesome first win for us,” said junior goaltender Annelies Bergmann.
“There is a connection even from the very beginning,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “So it’s kind of fun to have them back here again and get that rivalry going again.”
Football will face Bucknell on Saturday in hopes of securing its first win of the season.
In an announcement on Sept. 29, Medugno was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, marking the first time in her four-year collegiate career that she has received the honor.
Avar established her potential last season; now it’s time to flourish.
“When people think of me, they’re like, ‘Oh, that's Connor McDavid’s cousin,’” McDavid said. “But I think something I’ve learned and especially through my family and their support is [how] I’m so proud of my last name and I’m so proud of how far Connor's come and what he’s been able to do.
“I always wanted to go college since I was a kid,” Cournoyer said. “But I [thought] it wasn’t gonna happen because they're not recruiting [a] Junior A player. But when the rule changed, I think it kind of helped me after my second half in Cape Breton.”
This year, no ECAC team on paper looks better than the Red, which is why Cornell was picked first in the pre-season coaches poll.
While No. 22/25 Harvard University (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) have proven themselves to be a fierce competitor within the Ivy League, the Red (0-4, 0-2 Ivy) hoped to catch them off guard behind the leadership of Bass-Sulpizio, who logged his first ever career start.
Even Konvicka's top-spin serve, one of the few in the Ivy League, has a story.
“They’ve always had a really strong front seven. It’s a suffocating way to play defense, if you have the ability and the talent to do so. And [Harvard] has the ability and the talent to do so.”
The team was able to earn a fifth place finish overall and secure a spot at the Women's ACC Finals later this month, one of the most competitive women's fall regattas in the nation.
Cornell has only clashed with Akron twice before this year, once in Sept. 2019 and another in 1980, and both times Cornell came up on top in 3-2 double-overtime and overtime victories, respectively.