Tag: Cornell

Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Nov. 17

What Happened Last Week: What could have been a strong weekend for the Ivy League became a disappointing start to the season, thanks to several close games breaking against the Ancient Eight. Yale lost to Quinnipiac in double overtime, Columbia blew a late lead to lose to Stony Brook by one point, and Penn fell to Delaware State in overtime. After Princeton and Cornell dropped single-digit decisions Sunday, nationally ranked Harvard was upset by Holy Cross, 58-57. The Ivy League went just 4-7 overall, with Cornell(!) providing the most notable win. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Nov. 17” →

SGOTW: Columbia vs. Cornell

Most of the Ivy League likes to get their home-and-home series between travel partners done early in the season. Thus on Saturday Cornell and Columbia will meet for the second time in as many games. This time the game is in Ithica, New York. The Big Red already beat Princeton at home, so they’re obviously dangerous and they’ll be looking to get revenge for the Lions’ 61-56 victory exactly a week ago. I asked The Cornell Basketball Blog to answer some questions about the team before the game to prepare for the epic rematch.

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