Cornell Aims to Bounce Back
The following article appeared in the November 5 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.
Cornell will clash with two of the nation’s top programs this weekend at Lynah Rink, as the No. 2 Red (4-1-0, 2-0-0 ECAC) will host No. 10 Harvard (1-0-1, 1-0-1 ECAC) tonight and an undefeated Dartmouth (2-0-0, 2-0-0) tomorrow. Going into last season, Harvard had defeated the women’s hockey team 10 straight times, compiling a 50-19-3 record against Cornell in the process. However, the Red turned the tide against the Crimson in its 2009-10 campaign, downing Harvard twice –– once in the NCAA quarterfinals –– en route to a NCAA Championship berth. Cornell beat Dartmouth in both meetings last season, and will try to continue that trend this weekend.
Cornell is coming off its first loss of the season on Tuesday when it fell to No. 4 Mercyhurst, 4-3, in overtime. The game was a rematch of last year’s Frozen Four semifinal in Minnesota. In a season of high expectations, bouncing back tonight against the Crimson will be doubly important. Like Mercyhurst, Harvard will undoubtedly be looking for payback after falling to Cornell in the NCAAs last season.
“I’m sure they’re still feeling from some of those games,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “It’s always competitive games when Harvard and Cornell come together and I expect this match to be no different. They’re coming in here trying to knock us off and we’re looking to continue the trend [of beating Harvard] that began at the NCAAs last season.”
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