No. 17 Men’s Hockey Falls to Dartmouth in Tightly Fought Battle
“I didn't think we had everybody ready to play at the drop of the puck,” Jones said.
“I didn't think we had everybody ready to play at the drop of the puck,” Jones said.
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.
With the tie, Cornell falls to 27th in the RPI. The Red still have work to do to secure its spot in the NCAA tournament
After last week’s loss against Brown, the Red was no longer in the race to clinch a spot for the Ivy League Tournament. Instead, the Red fought for a win in its final game of the season.
For three quarters, the Red looked like a team rewriting its story. But as the fourth quarter clock wound down, what began as Cornell’s most complete performance of the season turned into another painful loss.
Less than 24 hours after its loss to Dartmouth, Cornell was back on the court at Harvard’s Malkin Athletic Center on Nov. 1, ready to reset and respond. And respond they did.
“It's going to take some time for us to get things ironed out and get us comfortable,” Jones said. “So to bounce back tonight and get it done on special teams — I was really excited as a coach.”
The Red’s unrelenting forecheck caused turnovers and secured possession for a vast majority of its afternoon tilt against the Bears, earning the team its seventh win of the young season.
Less than five minutes into Saturday’s match, Cornell had given up a touchdown. Ten minutes later, that hole had doubled. Instead of rolling over, Cornell flipped the script.
The two penalties Cornell took came in pivotal moments, and both turned into Massachusetts goals as the Minutemen eked past the Red, 2-1.
“Our d[efense], no matter what, they’re gonna have my back," said junior goaltender Annelies Bergmann. "If I could split the shutout puck every single way between the d[efenders], I would.”
Princeton remains undefeated in away matchups, meaning the Red will need to be on point if it wants to keep its current home winning streak alive.