ITHACA, N.Y. — After losing three seniors from last year's group, the Cornell University women's polo team will have a new look when it opens its season against Skidmore College on Friday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Oxley Equestrian Center.

Senior Charlotte Book and juniors Isabella Braden and Ava Ramachandran will lead the Big Red in Anthony Condo's second season as the Peter B. Orthwein `68 Head Coach of Polo. Ramachandran is the most experienced returning player on the roster, as she served as a rotating alternate for the Big Red last season. She scored a goal in the season opener against Skidmore. 

In Condo's first season, the Big Red, led by seniors Lea Jih-Vieira and Jasmine Umrigar, went 9-6 last season and reached the national quarterfinals, where it lost to Kentucky. 

The Big Red has won three of its last four matches against Skidmore, including an 18-1 victory last year in Saratoga. Cornell took down Skidmore twice during the 2019-20 season, winning those contests 21-7 and 18-5 at the Oxley Equestrian Center. 

Friday's meeting will be Cornell's first of two against Skidmore this fall. 

Cornell's Fall Schedule: 

Cornell will participate in the University of Virginia's fall tournament from Oct. 25-29. It hosts Garrison Forest on Friday, Nov. 3, before traveling to Harvard for a match on Sunday, Nov. 5. The Big Red has a home matchup against the Maryland Polo Club on Friday, Nov. 10, and a road matchup against Skidmore on Sunday, Nov. 12. 

The men's and women's teams conclude the fall schedule with the Bill Field Invitational from Nov. 15-19 at the Oxley Equestrian Center.