Foul Trouble Costs Men’s Basketball Sixth Loss to No. 9 Michigan State
Men’s basketball faced its first ranked opponent of the regular season to close out 2025, ultimately losing following a dominant second half by No. 9 Michigan State.
Men’s basketball faced its first ranked opponent of the regular season to close out 2025, ultimately losing following a dominant second half by No. 9 Michigan State.
Men's swim won the meet, posting 2147.5 points, while the women's team finished in second place.
In a game defined by wild momentum swings, blistering scoring stretches and a raucous Southern crowd, Cornell built an eight-point second-half lead before Samford stormed back.
“I don’t think any team in our league is good enough to have those lapses. It was almost maybe too easy early on and maybe we were rolling too good, and that message — even though you try to get that across to them as a coach — doesn’t resonate until you start having these tough patches.”
With a third of the season through, The Sun recapped some statistics from the men’s basketball season so far.
“We didn't want to go in[to the break] with that sour taste in our mouth, because [of] last night. I thought we responded and showed the character we needed to show.”
“One of the things our team is learning is that there’s such a small room for margin of error."
Women’s hockey outshot Quinnipiac 34-18, had three power-play chances to the Bobcats one, and dominated play throughout the second half of the game. But faced with a red-hot goaltender, Cornell could not find a way to put the puck in the back of the net.
“We haven't looked young a lot this year. We looked young tonight.”
“Two of the best teams in the country coming into town this weekend, it will be a real test to see where we’re at right now,” Derraugh said.
“Tough buildings to play in, but you kind of want to get in those environments. It's a little bit more fun."
The men's and women's track events will no longer be open to unattached athletes to compete in, sparking controversy.
See all the action in photos by hockey beat photographer Grady Millones.
The weekend marked a new way for the Red to be inconsistent, but also demonstrated the team’s resilience. After five straight games away from Lynah Rink, the pieces are there for a return to the strong early season form for Cornell.
“It’s exciting. Obviously this is one of the reasons why you come to Cornell. To play in games like this.”
“We could have settled that down. We could have just settled it down, and got over, not rushed. We seemed rushed at the time. We had plenty of time to take advantage of that."
The Red dropped the game by a 2-1 score, its second consecutive loss to the Terriers.