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Fencing Travels for Second Scored Match
By Danielle Schaub | November 29, 2007
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In addition to their bodies, the women on the fencing team will have to protect an undefeated record as they head to Waltham, Mass. for the Brandeis Invitational tomorrow.
The Red came out of the Cornell Invitational last Sunday with a 3-0 victory over the competition and looks to ride the momentum against some tough teams this weekend.
"I think we should do pretty well because our last two tournaments had really good results," said sophomore Tasha Hall, who finished 7-1 overall in epee last weekend. "We beat all of the teams at our competition here."
As the first team-scored competition, the home invitational guided the women's training this past week in preparation for the upcoming Brandies Invitational.
"We worked on a lot of stuff that we needed to fix after our last competition," Hall said. "We've been working on things like stamina and perfecting each personal move."
While most of the Red fencers did spend the week honing their individual technique, some had to completely restructure their games the past seven days.
New rules posted by U.S. Fencing will force those competing sabre to amend their strategy, as certain moves are no longer allowed.
"Something a lot of the sabres used they suddenly isn't allowed anymore," Hall said. "They really have to rework their game."
Fortunately for the Red, the rest of the team will easily shoulder any obstacles the new rules may introduce.
"Foil is stronger, this year and epee is consistently strong," said sophomore Dana Baines, who finished 8-1 overall in foil at the Cornell Invitational. "We should continue to work well as a team and support each other when we're not fencing."
Despite the challenge of the new rules and some potentially tough opposition, the women enter the weekend with high expectations.
"I think we're going to do really well, definitely better than last year," Baines said.
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M. Hockey Finishes Semester Against UMass
By November 30, 2007
The men's hockey team just can't get Massachusetts off its mind. For the third straight week, Cornell will play a team from the Bay State as it faces off tonight against No. 11 UMass at Lynah Rink. It will be the first home game for the Red since Nov. 3 and the last game for the squad before a four-week break.
"The white helmets look weird on our guys in practice this week," said head coach Mike Schafer '86.
Wrestling Travels for Nittany Lion Open
By Lance Williams November 30, 2007
Fresh off its third consecutive Body Bar Invitational victory, the wrestling team will travel to State College, Pa., to compete in the 2007 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday morning. The event will feature 60 teams from all over the East Coast, including the host, No. 6 Penn State, as well as Michigan State, Navy, Lehigh, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Penn, among many others.
"This is a great tournament because of the sheer number of wrestlers," said head coach Rob Koll. "Each team has atleast two or three great wrestlers so our guys will certainly be challenged."
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