The Cornell University and Yale University men's hockey teams competed in the first round of the NCAA championship this weekend, with the Bulldogs advancing to the quarterfinals after defeating North Dakota University, 3-2. Junior forward Denny Kearney scored two goals for Yale in the winning effort, and junior goalie Ryan Rondeau saved 34 of 36 shots in his first start since Nov. 21, YaleBulldogs.com reported. The Bulldogs play Boston College in the next round of play. The Cornell Big Red suffered an early exit from the tournament after getting blown out by the New Hampshire University Wildcats, 6-2, on Friday. Cornell got off to an early lead after junior Tyler Roeszler scored the lone goal of the first period, but the Wildcats proved too strong in the final two frames, scoring four goals in the third period alone.
The 12th-seeded Cornell University men's basketball team fell to first-seeded University of Kentucky 62-45 in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament last weekend after notching wins over fifth-seeded Temple University and fourth-seeded Wisconsin University in the first weekend of play. It was the first time the Big Red had ever reached the second weekend of play, and it was the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet Sixteen since the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, according to IvyLeagueSports.com. Before the tournament, Cornell was 3-63 all-time against teams in the top 25, but nearly doubled its win total with its victories in the first two rounds, IvyLeagueSports.com reported.
