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Men’s Basketball Clinches Ivy Madness Spot with Two Dominant 30-point Wins
Cornell men’s basketball put on a show this past weekend by defeating two Ivy League rivals with strong double-digit wins at Newman Arena. On Friday night, the Red defeated Penn (8-18, 4-9 Ivy) in a definitive 90-62 victory, bringing them one step closer to punching a ticket to the annual Ivy Madness tournament. In the first half alone, Cornell scored 63 points, surpassing Penn’s total for the entire night. The Red dominantly established the game’s rhythm, led by junior guard Cooper Noard, who scored the most points with 19. Penn committed 19 turnovers, while the Red had only six. The Red also successfully forced 10 turnovers through steals and converted…
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Women’s Basketball Falls to Penn as Teams Fight for a Spot at Ivy Madness
Women’s basketball fell to Penn, 68-63, on Saturday after four quarters of evenly scored, fast-paced plays. It was anyone’s game until the final three minutes of the last quarter, when the Quakers (14-10, 5-6 Ivy) surged ahead and got the best of the Red (7-17, 3-8 Ivy) by getting in a three-pointer, followed by a succession of shots in the paint. Cornell played a hard-fought game, matching the Quakers’ intensity. The final score came down to who was more dominant getting rebounds after missed shots. In the remaining minutes of the game, Penn was able to rack up those second-chance points over the Red. “Something we could have improved upon…
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Earning A Spot: Jackson Marko’s Six-Hour Journey from Club to Division I Baseball
On Feb. 2, 2023, Jackson Marko woke up and got ready for a normal day as a freshman at Cornell University. Little did he know that at around 3 p.m., he would receive an email that would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime. Baseball head coach Dan Pepicelli was offering him the chance to stand in as a catcher for the Division I baseball team in the bullpens, amid injuries on the team. After Marko’s first practice with the team that night, Pepicelli would offer him a roster spot. In around six hours, Marko had transitioned to being a member of the varsity baseball team, after just one crucial…