Over fall spoil, box hockey fell to Penn (3-8, 1-2 Ivy) and No.11 Syracuse (12-2, 2-1 ACC) in a string of difficult matchups.
The Red began the weekend at house in opposition to Penn on Friday. The group got here out sturdy defensively as senior goalkeeper Aerin Park stored two photographs on purpose.
Offensively, Cornell had 9 photographs, together with freshman midfielder Rease Coleman’s first in collegiate play and 3 via senior defenseman Caroline Ramsey. However, none of them discovered the again of the online.
“We dominated the entire game [but] didn’t take opportunities in front of the goal, [which] cost us the game,” stated head trainer Andy Smith. “The only thing they did is score more goals than us but we’ve got to take care of our opportunities inside our attacking circle.”
During the second one part, the Red misplaced their momentum as Cornell was once not able to capitalize on their 3 nook kicks and the protection was once not able to compare the depth of Penn’s offense, permitting Penn to drag forward after scoring two times.
“[In the first half] we were playing very fast and composed,” stated senior midfielder Julia Darmo. “In the second half, Penn really came out a lot faster than they had been playing in the first half, so it might have caught us off guard a bit. I really think we were able to handle it, but unfortunately, they did score twice and we weren’t able to finish on the other side.”
Following the loss in opposition to Penn, the Red traveled to Syracuse, the place they suffered some other loss, 0-5. Syracuse ruled the sport early on, scoring 4 targets inside the first 23 mins of play.
“I think we kind of pulled it together and we collectively decided that we needed to be a lot more disciplined defensively.” Ramsey mentioned concerning the alternate of depth in the second one part.
There had been additionally positional adjustments in the second one part with Ramsey shifting to defensive midfielder and Darmo going to middle again, which saved Syracuse to just scoring one purpose all over the second one part.
“We just ended up working a lot better on the ball and taking care of it,” Ramsey stated “Also, stepping up to the ball to prevent goal scoring opportunities.”
Looking to the following sport, the Red faces Princeton on Saturday. Though the Tigers have traditionally been a difficult opponent the group is constructive, in keeping with Darmo.
“We know they’re an offensive team that really likes to dribble […] and draw defenders out and pass around you.” Darmo stated.
The Red is that specialize in protection and their play when the ball is within the circle.
“We are focused on…taking care of the little details, especially in front of the goal at both ends of the field and we’ll be ready to go on Saturday,” Smith stated.
This weekend, Cornell will glance to get well from their earlier losses as they tackle No.8 Princeton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Lock Haven at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 at Dodson Field.