From Houston to the Ivy League: Eliza Konvicka’s Journey to 1,000 Career Kills
Even Konvicka's top-spin serve, one of the few in the Ivy League, has a story.
Even Konvicka's top-spin serve, one of the few in the Ivy League, has a story.
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.
The score tightened up during a dominant third quarter for Cornell, but, despite the homecoming-day hype, the Red lost its momentum in the final 15 minutes and fell 41-21 to the Raiders.
After a resilient showing in its 3-1 victory against Yale, Cornell (6-1-0, 1-0-0 Ivy League) continued its goal-scoring prowess in a 5-0 thrashing at Binghamton University(4-7-0, 0-1-0) on Tuesday night.
This match marked the Red’s first varsity competition on the new Marsha Dodson Field.
On Saturday, the men’s heavyweight, lightweight and women’s rowing teams celebrated the beginning of their coming seasons with the Schwartz Cup.
Last year, Colgate ran away with a 41-24 win over Cornell in the Red’s season opener.
This week, the football team will take on Colgate University for homecoming weekend, a team with which the Red have a 129-year history with and a tied all-time series record of 51-51-3.
Junior Ryder Kurtz broke Cornell’s record for most touchdowns caught by a tight end — but for him, this catch was like any other.
The Cornell University Dance Team was once a student-led organization. Now, it’s a nationally ranked varsity team that competes against the nation’s top dancers.
Junior forwards Alanna Colbert and Emily Gibbons wasted no time making their mark on Saturday night, linking up for the decisive goal just 58 seconds into Cornell’s Ivy League clash with Yale.
Volleyball opened its Ivy League season in a commanding fashion, sweeping Columbia in straight sets to secure a confident victory.