February 16, 2010

Cornell Travels to Colgate

The following article appeared in the February 16 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.

 

By Jill Mendelsohn

The men’s hockey players will be forced to quickly put Saturday’s devastating 2-1 loss to Yale behind them. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Red returns to action as head coach Mike Schafer’s squad travels to Hamilton, N.Y., to square off against Colgate.

After Saturday’s loss, Cornell (14-7-3, 11-4-2 ECAC) now sits in a tie for second place in the ECAC. The Red is tied with Union, two points behind the first-place Yale Bulldogs.‘Locke’ and key: Sophomore forward Locke Jillson competes against Yale on Saturday night at Lynah Rink.‘Locke’ and key: Sophomore forward Locke Jillson competes against Yale on Saturday night at Lynah Rink.

Tonight’s game features a matchup of teams that had similar fates this past weekend; both the Red and the Raiders beat Brown and fell to Yale. With the weekend split, Colgate finds itself in sixth place in the ECAC, fighting for playoff positioning.

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