Three Takeaways From No. 5 Women’s Hockey’s 3-0 Season Opening Win
Women’s hockey opened its 2025-2026 season with a commanding 3-0 win over Boston College on Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink.
Women’s hockey opened its 2025-2026 season with a commanding 3-0 win over Boston College on Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink.
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.
While a loss to Brown broke its winning streak, field hockey (8-1, 2-1 Ivy) came back with two wins over the weekend.
Four players finished with a 3-1 singles record after a strong weekend of play.
Despite flashes of promise and a pair of late touchdowns, the Red fell, 34-12, on Saturday.
The men finished 12th overall, while the women took home 15th among a field of 157 teams.
With the help of its towering front line and impenetrable backline defense, Cornell swept matches against Dartmouth and Harvard in emphatic fashion.
In a high-scoring affair, Cornell (7-1-0, 2-0 Ivy) defeated Dartmouth (1-4-3, 0-2 Ivy) by a score of 6-2 on Saturday.