February 12, 2010

Make-or-Break Weekend at Lynah Rink

The following article appeared in the February 12 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.

 

By Jill Mendelsohn

 Tonight and tomorrow, Lynah Rink will host what could be two of the most crucial home games for the Red this year. Tonight, Cornell (13-6-3, 7-2-2 ECAC Hockey) will square off against the visiting Brown Bears (7-13-3, 5-8-3) in what will be the 110th meeting in this historic rivalry. Tomorrow, a Yale team (14-6-3, 10-4-2) that is tied for first place in ECAC Hockey will come to Ithaca for a 7 p.m. matchup.

“This weekend’s a really big weekend for us. We didn’t have our best weekend last weekend. Brown is a game we must win. We are in the battle for first place with Yale, so Yale is also a must-win. We have to play our way and get pucks deep, forecheck hard, play solid defensively, and capitalize on our chances,” said freshman forward Greg Miller.

The Red, currently ranked No. 6 in the country in USA Today polls, comes into this weekend after a road series with Quinnipiac and Princeton in which the Red earned two points. In the first of the two games, the Red cruised to a 2-0 victory despite being outshot throughout the match. On Saturday, the Red fell into a 5-3 hole and was not able to make a comeback for its second Ivy League loss of the season.

Complete article can be accessed via the Sun Web site by clicking here.