“It‘s execution,” said head coach Connor Buczek ’15 prior to the weekend. “This is as close to a playoff atmosphere as we get in the middle of the season. It’s going to come down to execution.”
“Earning another title as a junior would be an honor,” Jaramillo said. “My goal is always to win and have fun while doing it. … It would be an amazing experience to be able to win back to back championships.”
“[Syracuse does] a great job playing six-man offense and creating opportunities. For us, it’s about not giving them anything easy.”
This past Friday, the Red teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania to beat Oxford and Cambridge 13-6 in the men’s side and 14-5 in the women’s side of the Transatlantic Series.
Game one of a Friday doubleheader was a 1-0 win for the Red. Sophomore outfielder Hailey Pirkey scored the lone run for Cornell in the second inning with an RBI double down the right field line, enough to push Cornell to a narrow victory.
Though he came to Cornell undrafted, Robertson has emerged as one of the Red’s top defensemen.
“These are all important conference games,” Graap said. “We have to stand true to our formula of preparing well and starting games with more momentum and more guts.”
“I was aided by our assistant coach Robby Faris, who does a really good job with the scouting reports we get every week, so I had a good description of the tendencies of the batters I was facing,” Holcombe said. “He put together a concise plan for me to attack the hitters.”
To open the fourth quarter, Brown scored the equalizer bringing the game to a score of 9-9. With its No.1 ranking on the line, Cornell hunkered down on defense and scored four straight to close the game.
In just one week, six departing seniors have inked professional contracts.
Bancroft will spend the rest of the 2024-2025 season with the Providence Bruins — Boston’s American Hockey League affiliate — on an amateur tryout agreement.
This weekend, softball (11-9, 3-3 Ivy) took on Dartmouth College (10-11, 3-2 Ivy) at Niemand-Robison Field. Cornell won two games and lost one in a hard fought series.
“Looking back it was definitely a big decision, but I think that if there is something that you really want to do then it is important to push yourself and go for it to see what will happen,” Ramsey said.
“You’ve got to lean on your guys,” said senior attackman Michael Long. “We have a great training staff … it’s one of those games I did not want to miss.”
Saturday marked eight straight NCAA regional final losses. Three were in overtime. Six of the eight were by one goal.
No. 16 Men’s hockey is slated to face No. 8 Boston University in the NCAA Tournament regional final at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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