February 15, 2010

Cornell at Crossroads

The following article appeared February 15 on the Ithaca Journal Web site.

 

By Dan Sweeney

ITHACA -- Tuesday night is a test of Cornell's elasticity.

Just three days removed from its most gut-wrenching defeat of the season, the Big Red is back in action at Colgate. The question is will the Big Red snap back like a rubber band and sting with sharpness, or is this where the rubber band breaks?

After its 2-1 loss to Yale on Saturday, the Big Red has little margin for error in terms of securing an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. An automatic bid would require beating Yale, something Cornell hasn't done in its last six tries (0-5-1).

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