ITHACA, N.Y. — Fresh off their first win of the season, the Big Red will look to continue the success it earned this weekend in the CU Inaria Cup when the team makes the short trip to Hartwick for a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday. Cornell had a big weekend, earning its first shutout of the year Friday night before picking up its first victory and first time scoring multiple goals in a game while winning the CU Inaria Cup on Sunday afternoon. The Big Red's game against Hartwick, a familiar opponent, is one of the team's final two non-conference games before Ivy League play begins on Oct.3.  
 
GAME INFORMATION
GAME #8: Cornell Big Red at Hartwick Hawks
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Elmore Field — Oneonta, N.Y.
2015 RECORDS: Cornell 1-5-1, Hartwick 3-2-2
LIVE STATS: HartwickHawks.com
STREAMING VIDEO: HartwickHawks.com
 
ABOUT THE BIG RED
The Big Red won the CU Inaria Cup this weekend after picking up their first win of the season on Sunday, toppling Air Force, 2-1, in overtime. Junior Madison Heck netted a penalty kick goal to tie the game in regulation before taking the free kick that led to an Air Force own goal in overtime. The win, paired with a 0-0 draw with Duquesne on Friday night, earned Cornell the tournament crown. … Last Tuesday, the Big Red fell, 1-0, to Binghamton in the home opener at Berman Field. … In the Duquesne Invitational, the Big Red held then-No. 12 Oregon State scoreless until the 80^th minute in a 2-0 loss. Cornell opened the Duquesne tournament with a 2-1 overtime loss to Cleveland State. The Vikings got the first tally, but the Big Red answered in the second half with a goal from sophomore Jonathan Cullom, before a penalty kick in overtime sealed the victory for Cleveland State. … Cornell fell twice on the road to Patriot League opponents to start the season: to Lafayette, 2-1, and Lehigh, 1-0. … Heck leads the team with 12 shots and two goals.
 
TOURNAMENT TRIUMPH
For the fourth time in five years, Cornell took home the CU Inaria Cup title. The Big Red earned four points in this year's tournament: one from the 0-0 draw with Duquesne and three from the 2-1 win over Air Force. The Dukes also grabbed four points, picking up a 1-0 win over Colgate on Sunday and forcing the tournament champion to be decided through tie-breakers. Duquesne and Cornell were tied in head-to-head play (0-0 draw) and in goal differential (+1), but the Big Red won on the third tie-breaker with two goals for. Cornell is now 8-0-1 in CU Inaria Cup fixtures.
 
RHYS'S CUP
Freshman goalkeeper Rhys Moller was named the CU Inaria Cup's Defensive MVP after saving a penalty kick in Friday night's draw with Duquesne to preserve the shutout, his first career clean sheet. He also made a pair of key saves in overtime when the Big Red was short a man. Moller made 13 stops and posted a 0.916 save percentage in the tournament.
 
HECK YEAH
Junior midfielder Madison Heck was chosen as the tournament's Offensive MVP after converting a penalty kick against Air Force to send the game to overtime. He also took the free kick that led to the Falcons' own goal and earned the Big Red the victory. Heck provided energy off the bench and helped ignite the Big Red attack throughout the tournament. Aside from his goal in Sunday's win, he had some of the team's best chances, including a free kick that sailed just high and a shot that hit the post.
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Cornell placed four other players on the CU Inaria Cup All-Tournament Team. Sophomores Tommy Griffin and Eric Nuss and juniors Jack Ferguson and Liam Crotty were all named to the team for their contributions to the Big Red's success in the tournament.
 
SAVES GALORE
The Big Red ranks fourth among all NCAA Division I men's soccer teams for saves per game with 6.14. In his collegiate debut, freshman goalkeeper Rhys Moller made 11 saves, tied for second-most in a single game by a Big Red keeper in the past decade. Several of the stops were big time plays to keep Cornell in the game, a 1-0 loss to Lehigh. Moller picked up seven more saves in the Duquesne Invitational, including five against no. 12 Oregon State. Moller also came up big in the Big Red's draw with Duquesne, saving a penalty kick and earning his first collegiate shutout.
 
JUNIOR ARMY
After graduating seven seniors after last season, the Big Red has just two seniors on the team, Ben Feldman and Stevin Bienfait. The team includes a whopping 13 juniors, meaning the Class of 2017 makes up exactly half of this season's roster.  Five sophomores and six freshmen round out the squad.
 
ABOUT HEAD COACH JARO ZAWISLAN
Zawislan, now in his seventh season at the helm of Big Red men's soccer, posted a winning record for four consecutive seasons entering 2015, earning him a spot among the top coaches in the Ivy League.  He has led Cornell to 10+ wins in two of the past three seasons and also directed the Big Red to its first Ivy League title since 1995 and first outright title since 1977 in 2012. The Class of 2015, under Zawislan, posted the second-most career wins (41) of any senior class in program history. Heading into 2015, Zawislan held a 51-29-10 coaching record at Cornell, good for a .622 winning percentage, the second best in school history … Zawislan is a graduate of Clemson University '93, where he was a four-year starter in goal. Before pursuing a career in coaching, he played professionally both in the United States and his native Poland. After spending time as an assistant coach at Stanford, Creighton and Syracuse, Zawislan was named Cornell's 11th head coach in 2009.
 
ABOUT HARTWICK
The Hawks are coming off a 1-0 loss to Massachusetts Lowell this past weekend after seeing success in the Gonzaga Tournament. Hartwick earned a pair of double overtime victories in the tournament: 3-2 over Houston Baptist and 2-1 over Gonzaga. Junior Jamie O'Grady scored the game-winner in both. … The Hawks also picked up double-overtime draws with Saint Francis (0-0) and Bucknell (2-2).  O'Grady also had both goals in the tie with the Bisons. … Hartwick opened the season with a 2-1 loss to New Hampshire and a 1-0 win over St. Bonaventure. … O'Grady leads the Hawks with five goals and 19 shots through seven games. Sophomore Wyatt Scott has two goals and senior Ross MacKinnon and junior Mike Rood each have one. … Senior goalkeeper Lenny Wilson (3-2-2) has played every minute so far for Hartwick, recording a 1.03 goals-against average and an 0.818 save percentage.
 
THE SERIES WITH HARTWICK
Hartwick has been a frequent fixture on the Big Red's schedule since the teams first met in 1968. Though Cornell is 17-29-5 all-time against the Hawks, the Big Red is unbeaten in the teams' last seven meetings (6-0-1). Last season, Cornell picked up a 1-0 win against Hartwick on a goal from graduated defender Devin Morgan.
 
UP NEXT
The Big Red continues a three-game stint away from Berman Field when it travels to Buffalo for a 5 p.m. start on Sunday before beginning Ivy League play at Penn on Saturday, Oct. 3.