M. Soccer Falls to Oneonta, 1-0

For the third game in a row, the men's soccer could not find the back of the net, as it dropped a 1-0 contest to Oneonta (8-2-5) last night at Berman Field. The well-rested Red Dragons received a great goal from its leading scorer Jme Amoako, which was enough for the win. The Red (5-6-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) dictated play for most of the game, but was unable to finish in the offensive zone.

"The soccer gods don't go with you sometimes, this is how it went it today. We played well enough to win, but we didn't win, and that's how this sport goes sometimes," said assistant coach Rob Elliot '97.

The Red wasted no time setting up in the offensive zone, as a header from senior Ian Pilarski's free kick was stopped by Oneonta keeper Jack Potter.

On the other end, junior goalie David Mahoney was tested early, as he covered up an Oneonta shot that dribbled along the goal line in the sixth minute.

In the 34th minute, Pilarski came in on a breakaway on the right side, after receiving a great lob from junior Scott Palguta just behind the center line. Pilarski launched a high shot that just arced over the top of the left post.

A little over a minute later, Amoako received the ball on the right side about 20 yards out from Luke Kitchen. He then feinted before launching a shot that hit the top left corner of the net for his eighth goal of the season.

"The kid scored a great goal, you have to leave it at that sometimes. He made a great play and scored a great goal, and that was the difference tonight," remarked Elliot.

Wasting little time at the start of the second half, the Red won a corner in the opening minute. It would be the first of six corners in the half for Cornell.

In the 50th minute, freshman Nick Leonard tapped a cross from the right side just wide of the left post. The Red had plenty of chances in Oneonta's end but could not capitalize on its possession advantage.

With time winding down, the Red pushed forward to pressure the Oneonta defense. However, this enabled the Oneonta forwards to break through into the Cornell zone. In the 73rd minute, Amoako streaked into the box, but Palguta did a good job of defending, and Amoako could only get away a hard-angled shot.

Usually in the midfield, Palguta played back for most of the game.

"He's a defender by trade and we put him in the midfield just to help us out there, but tonight we put him back there because we needed guys with good feet who could make plays from back there, and I think he did a good job," said Elliot.

After drawing a foul in the 75th minute, Pilarski took the ensuing free kick from outside the top left corner of the box. He sent the ball through the Oneonta wall, but Potter came up with the save.

Throughout the second half, Potter came far out of the goal to cover the ball. This prevented the Red from getting good looks at the net.

Amoako would come in on a breakaway with eight minutes to go, but Mahoney came up with the huge save. He finished with eight saves on the night. Oneonta held the advantage in shot with 13 to the Red's 10, but Cornell won 10 corners, while the Red Dragons only had two.

With only a two-day turnaround until its next game, the Red must put this game behind it before heading into an important Ivy matchup against Princeton on Friday night. Despite the three-game losing skid, there will be no drastic changes during practice.

"You train hard, you try to make yourself better every day you come to training and every game you play, and that's the bottom line. We don't change things around, we don't do things differently," said Elliot. "We know about the other teams, we might think a little bit differently, but you don't change your mentality, you just try to make it better every day."

For the third game in a row, the men's soccer could not find the back of the net, as it dropped a 1-0 contest to Oneonta (8-2-5) last night at Berman Field. The well-rested Red Dragons received a great goal from its leading scorer Jme Amoako, which was enough for the win. The Red (5-6-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) dictated play for most of the game, but was unable to finish in the offensive zone.


"The soccer gods don't go with you sometimes, this is how it went it today. We played well enough to win, but we didn't win, and that's how this sport goes sometimes," said assistant coach Rob Elliot '97.


The Red wasted no time setting up in the offensive zone, as a header from senior Ian Pilarski's free kick was stopped by Oneonta keeper Jack Potter.


On the other end, junior goalie David Mahoney was tested early, as he covered up an Oneonta shot that dribbled along the goal line in the sixth minute.


In the 34th minute, Pilarski came in on a breakaway on the right side, after receiving a great lob from junior Scott Palguta just behind the center line. Pilarski launched a high shot that just arced over the top of the left post.


A little over a minute later, Amoako received the ball on the right side about 20 yards out from Luke Kitchen. He then feinted before launching a shot that hit the top left corner of the net for his eighth goal of the season.


"The kid scored a great goal, you have to leave it at that sometimes. He made a great play and scored a great goal, and that was the difference tonight," remarked Elliot.


Wasting little time at the start of the second half, the Red won a corner in the opening minute. It would be the first of six corners in the half for Cornell.


In the 50th minute, freshman Nick Leonard tapped a cross from the right side just wide of the left post. The Red had plenty of chances in Oneonta's end but could not capitalize on its possession advantage.


With time winding down, the Red pushed forward to pressure the Oneonta defense. However, this enabled the Oneonta forwards to break through into the Cornell zone. In the 73rd minute, Amoako streaked into the box, but Palguta did a good job of defending, and Amoako could only get away a hard-angled shot.


Usually in the midfield, Palguta played back for most of the game.


"He's a defender by trade and we put him in the midfield just to help us out there, but tonight we put him back there because we needed guys with good feet who could make plays from back there, and I think he did a good job," said Elliot.


After drawing a foul in the 75th minute, Pilarski took the ensuing free kick from outside the top left corner of the box. He sent the ball through the Oneonta wall, but Potter came up with the save.


Throughout the second half, Potter came far out of the goal to cover the ball. This prevented the Red from getting good looks at the net.


Amoako would come in on a breakaway with eight minutes to go, but Mahoney came up with the huge save. He finished with eight saves on the night. Oneonta held the advantage in shot with 13 to the Red's 10, but Cornell won 10 corners, while the Red Dragons only had two.


With only a two-day turnaround until its next game, the Red must put this game behind it before heading into an important Ivy matchup against Princeton on Friday night. Despite the three-game losing skid, there will be no drastic changes during practice.


"You train hard, you try to make yourself better everyday you come to training and every game you play, and that's the bottom line. We don't change things around, we don't do things differently," said Elliot. "We know about the other teams, we might think a little bit differently, but you don't change your mentality, you just try to make it better everyday." - See more at: http://www.cornellsun.com/node/10042#sthash.8gE3f8ri.dpuf

Men's Soccer Plays Host to Oneonta Tonight

The men's soccer team looks to turn things around tonight, as it faces a crucial test against Oneonta State (7-2-5) at 7 p.m. on the pitch of Berman Field. After putting together a 4-0-1 unbeaten streak, the Red (5-5-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) has dropped its last two contests, including its first conference loss of the season against No. 14 Brown on Saturday.

"We just need to put the game behind us now," said junior Scott Palguta of the Brown game. "It was a big game that we lost, and it stung for a couple days, but it's time to move on and start focusing on Oneonta."

In the battle of the two remaining unbeaten Ivy teams, Brown was able to capitalize on its scoring chances, as Adom Crew put a cross from the left side into the Cornell net in the 27th minute. The Red had some good scoring chances in the first half, but was unable to capitalize.

The Bears put the game away on a defensive mistake by Cornell in the 69th minute. Seth Quidachay-Swan took advantage of a misplayed back pass to junior goalie David Mahoney, and tapped the ball into the open net.

"I thought we played one of our better games of the season against Brown. We possessed the ball well and threatened them much more than they threatened us," remarked Palguta. " There were some terrific individual performances. However, two breakdowns and the inability to finish our chances is why Brown was able to beat us."

The Red will face a well-rested Oneonta squad, as the Red Dragons have not played a game in 10 days. Cornell on the other hand is playing its third game in under a week, but looks to take advantage of Oneonta's rustiness.

"I don't think fatigue will play a factor even though it will be our third game in a week. Our core group of players are upperclassman, and they realize we are in a do or die situation now," said Palguta. "We are all mentally and physically capable of getting past the fatigue. We have to be."

Oneonta has tied four of its last five games, most recently playing to a scoreless tie against No. 20 Hartwick on the 18th. The Red Dragons come into tonight's contest with an eight-game unbeaten streak, having not lost since September 14.

Up top for Oneonta is junior Jme Amoako, who has seven goals on the season. A Regional All-America first team pick his freshmen season, Amoako had a disappointing sophomore campaign, scoring just one goal in 18 contests. He has regained his freshmen form this year, and leads the team in game-winning goals with three.

In goal, senior Jack Potter has recorded a minuscule 0.46 goals against average, and has started in 48 of Oneonta's 50 games over the past three seasons. He was recently named Atlantic Soccer Conference Goaltender of the Week, after picking up his seventh shutout of the season.

The Red has had a "one-game-at-a-time" attitude since the beginning of the season, and it is taking that firmly into tonight's game.

"The season is by no means over, as we still have a chance to make the NCAA tourney, and even a shot at the Ivies if Brown gets picked off and we win out. The team firmly believes that we can string together five wins in a row," said Palguta. "Oneonta St. is the only thing on our minds until we get past them."

The Red has three more Ivy foes on the schedule, and will travel to Princeton on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tilt.

Brown Drops Booters

With first place in the Ivy League up for grabs, the men's soccer team fell 2-0 to a tough No.14 Brown squad Saturday night at Berman Field. The Red (5-5-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) suffered its first conference loss of the season, while the Bears (8-3-1, 4-0-0) took a leg up on the Ivy race.

Both teams came out strong from the start, but it was Brown that found the back of the net. In the 27th minute, Matt Goldman received the ball on the left side of the box from Bryan Joyce. Goldman crossed it into the middle, where Adom Crew sent a shot past junior goalie David Mahoney towards the near post.

"Brown has three athletic frontrunners that we knew were going to be good, and I thought that they were dangerous. I thought we did a pretty good job on them," said head coach Bryan Scales.

Junior Steve Reuter set up a good scoring chance in the 34th minute, as he sent a high shot from the right side of the box. Brown keeper Chris Gomez leaped to make the save, and the rebound came to the left of the goal, but the subsequent shot was blocked by a defender.

With time winding down in the first half, senior tri-captain Ian Pilarski nearly netted the equalizer. Reuter sent the ball from midfield to a streaking Pilarski on the right side. Pilarksi beat his defender and sent a shot that sailed just high over the left side of the goal.

"The first half for us was a good half, and although Brown scored a goal, I felt that we had some good chances, we were moving the ball well," remarked Scales.

In the 69th minute, the Bears netted their second goal on a Cornell defensive miscue. Junior Sean Mendy played the ball back to Mahoney, who misplayed it. Seth Quidachay-Swan raced in and tapped a shot lightly into the open net.

"I think David would have probably done differently the second time around," said Scales. "Once they scored that second goal, I think our heads went down, and that was a little disappointing."

The game turned ugly as the second half came to a close. After a foul was called, a small fight nearly broke out at midfield in the 83rd minute. Several Brown and Cornell players starting pushing each other, but no one was booked for a card. In all, 35 fouls were called on the night.

Each team had 10 shots, with Gomez stopping two for Brown and Mahoney making three saves for the Red.

"It's a big game for David because he came from Brown. David's the reason where we are right now, and he's been very good for us, and tonight I thought he was also good," said Scales.

The Red can ill-afford to dwell too much on the loss, as it must regroup for an important regional matchup tomorrow night versus Oneonta. As of last Monday, Oneonta and Cornell were ranked No. 3 and 4 respectively in the NSCAA Regional Rankings for New York.

"We're going to work on getting our heads back up, and getting ready for our final five games. Every game now is a must win, and we still have a chance at things in the league, although it's out of our hands. But we're going to go after it," said Scales.

Tomorrow's contest begins at 7 p.m. at Berman Field. The Red looks to stay alive in the Ivy race when it visits Princeton on Friday.

Brown Visits Red in Ivy Showdown

The two remaining undefeated Ivy teams will battle for first place at Berman Field on Saturday at 7 p.m., as the men's soccer team (5-4-1, 2-0-1) and No. 14 Brown (7-3-1, 3-0-0) face off. This will be the second straight weekend that the Red will face a team ranked in the top 25, as it defeated the then No. 16 Yale Bulldogs last Saturday in New Haven. It was the first win at Yale for the team since 1975.

On Wednesday, the team's five-game unbeaten streak was snapped at Syracuse, as the Orangemen downed the Red 4-0. The booters have little time to dwell on the loss, as they must prepare for a strong Brown team.

"I'm sure the guys are going to be ready to play on Saturday night. It's a big game for both teams," said head coach Bryan Scales.

During the team's 4-0-1 streak, junior goalie David Mahoney only allowed one goal, in a tie against Harvard. Mahoney's four shutouts is good for second in the league, while he is tops in saves, with 55 on the season. A transfer from Brown, Mahoney is very familiar with the Bears, as is the rest of the Red. Jeff Larentowicz was a teammate of sophomores Andrew George and Sean Shannon on FC Delco Arsenal, which won its second straight United States Youth Soccer Association championship this summer.

"We've seen Brown play on tape a number of times this year, and we've also seen them a few times in person," remarked Scales. "David knows their guys pretty well, we know their guys pretty well. I don't think there will be too many surprises. They know our group pretty well also."

Brown's game on Tuesday against Fairfeld was called 20 minutes into the first half, but not before the Bears scored in the third minute. Last Saturday, Brown shut out Harvard, 3-0, in Cambridge.

Marcos Romaneiro was named Ivy League Player of the Week, after scoring two goals against the Crimson, and Brown rose from No. 20 to No. 14 in the NSCAA/adidas ranking. Yale, ranked 16th last week, fell from the rankings after losing to the Red. Cornell has faced one other ranked team this season, Coastal Carolina, and will play No. 20 Hartwick in mid-November.

Romaneiro is second on the team in scoring with five goals and four assists, while Adom Crew is first in scoring with seven goals and two assists. In goal, Christopher Gomez has started in nine games this season, with a 1.07 goals against average.

Both Cornell and Brown have played in some close games this season, with each team playing in six one-goal games.

"We're going to have to be good defensively. They're a dangerous team, they're 14th in the country, they have a couple of Ivy Players of the Week, and they're going to be a good team," said Scales. "I'm sure we'll have a good crowd with it being Homecoming. That energy will be important and the guys are looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd on Saturday."

With the league's automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup on the line, this match will be critical for the Red if it is to win its first Ivy title since 1995.

"We're the underdogs going into this game, and that's a good position for us to be in. These Ivy games are huge, so [the team knows] that, and they're excited about it," said Scales.

The Red will be home again on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game against Oneonta, and will resume its Ivy schedule next Saturday at Princeton.

Seven Hours of Football Goodness

"I know fans can win the game. I've seen it, I've felt it, I've tasted it. I know you make the game," or so professed Michael Vick in a recent Coca Cola commercial. There is much truth to Vick's words, and they have special significance this weekend. Why? Well, in case you've been living under a rock, this Saturday is homecoming, and homecoming means football.

If you only go to the football game at Schoellkopf, however, you'll be missing two other great football matches (soccer for you Yanks) taking place over on the pitch at Berman Field. The men's and the women's squads are both home, so that means you have the opportunity to watch seven hours of football live. There are also a number of other teams who will be home this weekend, so don't count on getting any work done.

Friday

John Reif Memorial Run: Moakley Cross Country Course

Home cross country meets are few and far between, and this will be your last chance to see the harriers in action this season. The top runners will be rested as they prepare for Heps on the 31st, allowing the younger members of the squad a chance to get some experience. For those of you who don't know where the Moakley Course is, it's around the Robert Trent Jones golf course up on North Campus.

Saturday

Women's Soccer vs. Brown: Berman Field, 11 a.m.

Emily Knight and Shannon Fraser have been giving opposing goalies headaches all year, while both of our goalies, Katie Thomas and Katrina Matlin, have goals against averages below one. After falling in double overtime last week to Yale, the team is looking to build some momentum with a win against Brown (a.k.a. the color of * WARNING: word cut by editor*, feel free to yell that at the game).

Football vs. Brown: Schoellkopf Field, 1 p.m.

The football team will beat Brown, and you can quote me on that. [THEY DIDN'T. IN FACT THEY WENT 1-9 THAT YEAR.] You can help contribute to the winning effort by yelling till you can't you breathe. Your goal should be to recreate the atmosphere of Michigan Stadium in Schoellkopf. If you need help with this, talk to President Lehman '77, he's been there. Don't think that you won't have an impact on the game. If the crowd roar is deafening, then the Brown offensive line will not hear the snap count, and will commit numerous penalties. This has already happened this season in the opener against Bucknell, and you can make it happen again.

Men's Soccer vs. Brown: Berman Field, 7 p.m.

This will be the best Ivy game you will see this season. The team has already knocked off defending Ivy champ Penn and No. 16 Yale, and are currently undefeated in league play. Brown is the only other undefeated team in the league, so the winner of this match will have a leg up on the league's automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup.

Here's a "Did You Know?" ala Sportscenter, what school did the World Cup head and assistant coaches, Bruce Arena and Dave Sarachan, graduate from? The answer of course is Cornell. Arena's '73 contract as head coach was recently renewed through 2006. As head coach of the MLS's DC United, Arena led the team to two MLS titles, and most impressively, an Interamerican Cup win. Sarachan '76 was the previous Cornell head coach, and is currently the head of the MLS's Chicago Fire, which won its third U.S. Open Cup title this past Saturday.

Men's Hockey vs. US U-18 Team: Lynah Rink, 7 p.m.

Ok, we all know the hockey team is good, so I won't waste any more space writing about them.

Men's Polo vs. Valley Forge Military Academy: Oxley Equestrian Center, 8:15 p.m.

Many of you probably do not know that the Cornell polo teams are among the best in the nation, with the women's team winning the past four national titles. If you've never been to a polo game before, this is your chance. Oxley is located next to Reis Tennis Center on Pine Tree Road near East Hill Plaza.

As you can see, this will be a busy weekend for Cornell athletics, so try to make it to as many games as you can. You only get four Homecoming weekends as a student, so be sure you make the most of this one.

Unbeaten Ivy Record on Line as Booters Visit Yale

The men's soccer team puts its four-game unbeaten streak on the line tomorrow when it travels to New Haven, Conn. to face No. 16 Yale (6-4-0, 2-0-0 Ivy) for a 7 p.m. contest. The Red (4-3-1, 1-0-1) tied Harvard last weekend on Berman Field, while the Bulldogs fell to Boston College, 2-0, on Tuesday.

"I don't believe we've won down there in 15 to 20 years, so this will be a real challenge for our guys, but if any group can do it, this is the group," said head coach Bryan Scales.

On Saturday against the Crimson, sophomore Pape Seye scored in the final minute of the first half for his second goal of the season. Harvard notched the equalizer early in the second, and the game ended with the score tied at one. Junior David Mahoney tied a season-high with 11 saves for the Red in net.

Despite scoring only four goals over its last two contests, the Red has allowed just one to maintain the unbeaten streak.

"One thing about our group is that we are tough to score on and when your team is tough to score on, you don't know who's going to pop up to get the goal for you," remarked Scales. "We feel pretty confident that we have the guys that can protect leads. This group is coming along."

Yale has played some close contests this season as well. When Boston College scored its first goal late in the second half, it snapped goalie Matt Aleksinas's 573-minute shutout skein. Prior to Tuesday's game, the Elis had won five straight 1-0 games, including wins over league rivals Harvard and Dartmouth. Against the Green, Brian Roberts scored the gamewinner just as the closing horn sounded.

"Our guys have been in close games, their guys have been in close games, we both have hot goalkeepers," said Scales. "Our group is a gritty bunch of guys and they'll work extremely hard to get the win on Saturday."

On offense for the Bulldogs, freshman Alex Munns leads the team with three goals, while junior Andrew Dealy has netted two goals and three assists for a team-high seven points. Junior Lindsey Williams and senior Jay Alberts are also dangerous threats up top.

"They're a handful going forward. They'll give our back four and our midfield all that we can handle. It'll be a pretty good atmosphere down there, they'll have a lot of fans," said Scales. "We just have to know going in that it's going to be pretty intense and emotional just like the Harvard game was last weekend."

While the Red has yet to play the bulk of its conference schedule, this weekend's match will be a crucial test for the team.

"Right now we're just trying to take every practice a day at a time and make sure that we're improving every day which I think we have over the past three weeks."

The squad hits the road again for a midweek game at Syracuse and will return home for a 7 p.m. contest next Saturday against Brown.

Red Plays to 1-1 Draw

The men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to four games, as it tied Harvard 1-1 on Saturday. This was the second straight year that the Red (4-3-1, 1-0-1) and the Crimson (4-3-3, 0-1-1) played to a draw.

"It was a good Ivy League soccer game. It was an emotional, hard-fought battle. Both teams I thought played pretty well. It ended in a draw so nothing was really settled," said Cornell head coach Bryan Scales.

While Harvard held the shot advantage in the first half with 10 to Cornell's eight, it was the Red that drew first blood. With less than a minute to go in the half, sophomore Pape Seye got the ball in the middle about 35 yards out from the Harvard goal and drove right. As he shot the ball, a defender came in to make the stop, and the ball deflected off of the Crimson player and over the goalie's head. It was Seye's second goal of the season.

The Red would not hold the lead for long. Just under eight minutes into the second, Harvard notched the equalizer, as Crimson rookie sensation Matt Hoff headed in a rebound past junior goalie David Mahoney for his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Hoff was later named Ivy League Rookie of the Week, as he also scored the Crimson's only goal in a 1-0 against Central Connecticut earlier in the week.

"We played pretty aggressively the whole game, and after they scored their goal, we decided to get back to business, and try to find a way to get our goal," remarked Scales.

Mahoney, who had not allowed a goal in the three previous games, was impressive between the pipes, making seven of his 11 saves in the second half to keep the Red in the game.

"It's the best that we've seen him here this year. He was outstanding, he was the reason we were able to get a result out of the game," said Scales.

With neither team able to net another goal, the game headed for overtime. This marked the first extra session game for the Red this season.

"[The overtime] was pretty feisty. Both teams had good chances to score. Mahoney came up big with a couple of good saves, and their keeper made some good saves, and we had some good chances in front of the goal that we didn't finish off," said Scales.

In the 105th minute, freshman Ryan Imamura made a huge stop 10 yards from the goal to prevent an excellent Harvard scoring chance. The Red went a man up with a minute left to play in the second overtime after a Harvard player received a red card for running into Mahoney, but were unable to find the back of the net.

"I think this was a good battle for our guys, I thought they did pretty well," said Scales. "These Ivy League games are always very difficult, and right now we're undefeated in the league, and we have some big games in front of us."

The Red looks to remain unbeaten in league play as it travels to New Haven, Conn. to face Yale on Saturday for a 7 p.m. nightcap.

Men's Soccer Blanks Colgate, 1-0

A momentary downpour was not enough to dampen the men's soccer team, as it came away with a 1-0 win, defeating Colgate (1-5-3) last night at Berman Field. The Red (3-3-0) faced an onslaught by the Raiders in the closing minutes, but the Raiders were unable to convert on its scoring chances.

"I thought that it was a typical midweek game against Colgate, who made it very tough for us. I thought we were pretty good in the first half, and in the second half after we scored a pretty nice goal, we decided to turn it off," said head coach Bryan Scales.

Returning to the starting lineup for the Red was junior forward Steve Reuter, who was hurt against Coastal Carolina a week and a half ago.

"We're glad to have Steve back, he's a good player and we need him at his best. He was good last Saturday, and he needs to get more games under his belt," remarked Scales.

The booters got their first good scoring chance of the game when junior Scott Palguta got his head on a free kick from senior co-captain Ian Pilarski in the 11th minute. Senior Kaj Hackinen threaded a nice pass through the defense in the 34th minute, and Reuter headed it on net, but it was saved by Colgate goalie Doug Litvack.

The Raiders' best scoring chance of the first half came on a free kick in the Cornell end in the 38th minute, but the ball went high over the net.

"They were good on the ball, we were getting numbers forward, we had a couple of chance, I thought we were solid in the back," said Scales of the first half.

Junior Sean Mendy opened up the second half with a shot from the far right that just arced over the crossbar. With sheets of rain beginning to fall in the 53rd minute, Reuter took the ball up the right side of the field. He crossed into the box, where sophomore Pape Seye knocked it to the left of a diving Litvack for his first collegiate goal.

"I thought Pape was probably one of our best guys today, and he scored a good goal, deservedly so. He's been pushing every day in practice, and he's had three pretty good games in a row, so it's good to see him score," commented Scales.

Seye nearly had another goal in the 61st minute, after getting a rebound in front of the net, but Litvack was able to kick the ball away.

The Red got a little complacent in the last part of the game, and the Raiders had some excellent scoring chances. In the 75th minute, Cornell caught a break, as a Colgate shot from the top of the box went wide left.

"I thought we really could have taken some steam out of the game and gotten on top of the game if we were just a little better with our passing, and not so overanxious with our defending. We were overplaying guys and getting on the wrong side of players," said Scales.

With six minutes left in the game, Seye sent the ball up to freshman Nick Leonard, who came up the right side of the field on a breakaway. Colgate's Kevin Meehan sprinted from behind, and stripped the ball away before Leonard could get the shot off.

The Raiders had several scoring chances in the closing minutes. With 10 seconds left, Colgate took a corner kick to the right of the Cornell net, and Litvack sprinted down the field to try and get in on the play. Fortunately for the Red, the Raiders did not have time to set up a play, as the ball was cleared as time expired.

The Red opens its Ivy season on the road this Saturday against Penn.

"These guys now know that they can win. They have two shutouts in a row, which is big, and now the Ivy season begins, which is a whole different kettle of fish," said Scales.