No. 4 Women’s Hockey Blanked By No. 14 Colgate, Snapping Season-Opening Winning Streak
No. 4 Cornell struggled with an aggressive No. 14 Colgate forecheck, while also failing to string together passes in the offensive zone.
No. 4 Cornell struggled with an aggressive No. 14 Colgate forecheck, while also failing to string together passes in the offensive zone.
Following a loss to Yale in the Ivy League Tournament for the third consecutive season, the men’s basketball program looks at this year as an opportunity to claim the ever-elusive Ivy League title.
This past weekend, the Red wrapped its fall season at two national tournaments, each offering Cornell players another opportunity to measure themselves against an array of competitors from across the country.
"I think we grew from Illinois State. They’re (going to) win a lot of games.”
Though the Red fell just short in a thrilling 18-17 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas College on Friday, the night was a celebration of the players who’ve defined the program through grit, leadership and heart.
Cornell rained down on Columbia’s Senior Day celebrations on Saturday, bringing a tight 1-0 victory from the city back to central New York.
With this victory, the Red is propelled to a playoff run for the second consecutive season.
“I didn't think we had everybody ready to play at the drop of the puck,” Jones said.
Coming off the momentum of a three-win homestand, Cornell made a historic showing to steal Penn’s Homecoming and the coveted Cup.
In four years, Cornell volleyball has gone from the bottom to the top of the Ivy League. Five seniors have seen the team through this transition.
“I think you can expect from us every night that we'll have a full 60 minutes of hockey, because that's just our identity, and that's our culture. We really pride ourselves on wearing teams down.”
Cornell will head east to open up ECAC play against archrival Harvard (1-0-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Friday, before heading up to Hanover, New Hampshire to face Dartmouth (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Saturday.
The men claimed third with 98 points, the fourth year in a row they’ve done so, while the women finished sixth, the seventh year they've failed to break away from second-to-last place.
The Red has the opportunity to secure revenge for a recent struggle against the Quakers and achieve its first road victory of the season.
"There are a lot more eyes on you once you become an upperclassman, and it requires you to step up to the challenge," Clas said.
In 2024, Canaday competed in three races representing the Red, finishing fifth, seventh and sixth on the team.
Each player finished with a 2–1 singles record, while the doubles team of freshmen Jack Casciato and Nathan Gold went undefeated.