ITHACA, N.Y. — Another split weekend will see the Cornell field hockey team try to improve to 2-0 in Ivy play for the third straight season and build a win streak. The Big Red will welcome Dartmouth to Marsha Dodson Field on Friday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. before heading to Yale for a non-conference matchup with Sacred Heart on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. The Dartmouth matchup will be broadcast on ESPN+, while the Sacred Heart game will be available on NEC Front Row.

GAME INFORMATION
Dartmouth at Cornell
DATE & TIME: Friday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m.
SITE: Marsha Dodson Field – Ithaca, N.Y. (turf)
RECORDS: Dartmouth (2-2, 0-1 Ivy League), Cornell (3-2, 1-0 Ivy League)
SERIES RECORD: Dartmouth leads 22-20-1
BROADCAST: ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com
DIGITAL PROGRAM: CornellBigRed.com

GAME INFORMATION
Sacred Heart vs. Cornell
DATE & TIME: Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m.
SITE: Johnson Field – New Haven, Conn. (turf)
RECORDS: Sacred Heart (1-5, 0-0 NEC), Cornell (3-2, 1-0 Ivy League)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads 2-0
BROADCAST: NEC Front Row
STATS: SacredHeartPioneers.com
DIGITAL PROGRAM: CornellBigRed.com

STORYLINES
• The Big Red, winner of three of its past four contests, will attempt to keep its momentum going with a two-game weekend beginning with Friday's home Ivy League opener against the Big Green.
• Cornell holds a nine-game win streak against the Big Green entering the matchup, including a 3-1 win in last season's contest, also held in Ithaca.
The Big Red is 2-0 all-time against Sacred Heart, outscoring the Pioneers 9-0 in those contests.
• All-American Caroline Ramsey, who connected on the game winner against American in double overtime in the Big Red's last contest, paces the team and ranks fifth nationally with six goals in five contests.
• She is approaching the school record for career goals (37, five away from the record of 42).
• Sophomore Grace Leahy, named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, has scored three goals in her last two contest and is third on the team in total points with six.
• Freshman Julia Ramsey has a goal and six assists for eight points, with each of her national-best six assists coming as an inserter on her sister Caroline's goals.
• Fellow rookie Martha Broderick was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after surrendering two goals in last weekend's wins over Columbia and American, posting a 0.90 goals against average and a .818 save percentage.
• The Big Red has scored multiple goals in five straight games to open the season, the most since posting at least two in each of the first six contests of 2019.

THE SERIES WITH DARTMOUTH
Overall: Dartmouth leads 22-20-1, first meeting in 1979
In Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell leads 12-9-1
Current Streak: Cornell, 9
Last Meeting: Cornell, 3-1 (9/23/2022 in Ithaca, N.Y.)
Smith vs. Dartmouth: 3-0 (1-0 at home)
Series Notes: Dartmouth holds a narrow 22-20-1 edge in the all-time series, though Cornell has won nine straight with a perfect 3-0 mark since Andy Smith took over as the Big Red's head coach in 2019 … after the Big Green went 8-1-1 to begin the series, it went on an eight-game win streak from 1998-2005 … Dartmouth dominated over the next two decades by winning Cornell has scored at least three goals in eight of its past nine contests against the Big Green … the nine-game Big Red win streak is the longest by either team in series history.

THE SERIES WITH SACRED HEART
Overall: Cornell leads 2-0, first meeting in 1999
In New Haven, Conn.: First meeting
Current Streak: Cornell, 2
Last Meeting: Cornell, 7-0 (9/11/2015 in Albany, N.Y.)
Smith vs. Sacred Heart: First meeting
Series Notes: The Big Red has won both previous meetings with the Pioneers (1999 and 2015) by a combined score of 9-0 ... Cornell holds a 12-2 all-time record against current members of the Northeast Conference: Fairfield (0-1), LIU (0-0), Merrimack (0-0), Rider (4-1), Saint Francis (Pa.) (4-0), Stonehill (0-0) and Wagner (2-0) in addition to Sacred Heart.

A WIN OVER DARTMOUTH WOULD
• up Cornell's record to 4-2 on the season.
• make the Big Red 2-0 in Ivy play for the third consecutive season.
• up Cornell's win streak against the Big Green to 10 games.
• extend its win streak to three games overall.
• make Cornell field hockey 357-379-36 all-time since 1972.

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 2, American 1 (2OT) (Sept. 17, 2023)  //  Recap  //  Box Score  //  Gallery  //  Highlights
• Senior Caroline Ramsey's sixth goal of the season capped a late comeback and gave the Cornell field hockey team its first-ever win over American, topping the Eagles 2-1 in double overtime at Marsha Dodson Field.
• It seemed like just a matter of time before the Big Red cashed in on a penalty corner, and they did just that at the right moment.
• On Cornell's 12th opportunity of the day, Ramsey slammed home a drag flick on a feed from sister Julia and a clean stop from Rease Coleman.
• That came on the heels of Grace Leahy's third score of the weekend, this one  tying the contest with 2:16 remaining in regulation.
• Cornell goalkeeper Martha Broderick made seven saves and kept the Eagles off the scoreboard on nine chances on the penalty corner, again holding its opponent scoreless in the second half of a contest.
• That streak now sits at 148:40 of scoreless second half play.
• The Big Red held a 17-14 edge in shots and a 12-9 edge in penalty corners and may not have had to play extra time if it weren't for American goalkeeper Bryn Underwood, who stood strong with 11 saves, including six big stops in the first quarter to set the tone.

FOUR NAMED TO NFHCA WATCHLIST
• Four members of the Cornell field hockey team have been named to the 2023 NFHCA Watchlist sponsored by Victory Sports Tours. 
• Senior All-American Caroline Ramsey joins junior Olivia Friedberg, sophomore Grace Leahy and freshman Polly Parsons are among 131 student-athletes named to the initial list.
• Ramsey, an NFHCA third-team All-American in 2022, is a two-time all-region selection and a member of the U.S. National Team. 
• Friedberg was a member of the Canadian women's indoor national team this past season. 
• Leahy was the team's third-leading scorer a season ago as a freshman with five goals and 12 points, with three of her tallies going as game winners. 
• One of just 10 first year players to be recognized, Parsons joins the Big Red after being selected to compete for a spot at the Team USA U-21 National Training Camp. 

THE SCORE
• Senior Caroline Ramsey's six goals through five games nearly matches her 2022 season total of eight goals.
• The last time a Big Red player scored goals in at least three consecutive contests, which Ramsey did to open the season, was – Caroline Ramsey in 2021 when she tallied in 10 straight games.
• With her five assists in the team's first three contests, Julia Ramsey is the first freshman to post those kind of numbers since Isabel Siergiej had five assists in a three-game span in 2015.
• Cornell has scored multiple goals in five consecutive games for the first time since 2019 when it hit that mark in its first five matchups.

IVY HONORS
• Three different Cornell players have earned Ivy League Player of the Week accolades so far this season.
• Senior Caroline Ramsey was named Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after tallying five goals with a key defensive save during a 1-2 weekend against NFHCA preseason top 20 opponents.
• Sophomore Grace Leahy (Offensive) and Martha Broderick (Defensive) captured weekly honors on Sept. 18 after helping Cornell to a 2-0 weekend, including a victory at Columbia in its Ivy League opener.
• Leahy scored three goals during the Big Red's unbeaten week, including a pair of goals in the team's Ivy League-opening 3-1 win at Columbia and a goal in the final three minutes of regular to send its game vs. American to overtime before the Big Red won 2-1.
• Broderick was 2-0 with nine saves and a 0.90 goals against average over two contests, making seven saves against American, including five after halftime, in the double overtime victory.

PENALTY SHOOTOUT
• Cornell's 3-2 loss to UAlbany (shootout, 4-3) was its first in a penalty shootout since the rule was implemented in 2011.
• It was the Big Red's first game to pass through two overtimes since its 1-0 win over Columbia on Oct. 5, 2019 when the Big Red won 1-0 before  Maddie Henry stopped all five of the Lions' attempts (shootout, 1-0).
• The Big Red is 2-1 in penalty shootouts since it was implemented in 2011 with its first-ever contest a 5-4 win vs. Dartmouth in 2018 (shootout, 2-0).
• In three shootouts, Cornell is 6-for-15 and opponents are 4-for-15 after failing on their first 10 attempts.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• The Big Red entered the 2023 season picked to finish fourth in the Ivy League Preseason poll. 
• A finish of fourth or better would put the Big Red into the inaugural Ivy League Field Hockey Tournament in November.
• Eight members of Cornell's fall 2023 roster to be selected for either a senior national team or a junior selection camp, with Ramsey and Parsons (USA) and Friedberg and Leahy (Canada) joining Georgia Kelly (Ireland), Martha Broderick (Scotland), Annabel Cheveley (England) and Elizabeth Friedberg (Canada).
• Ramsey enters the weekend with 81 points, 18 shy of the career record at Cornell and 19 from becoming the first player in school history to reach 100 points.
• With 37 goals, Ramsey needs five to match Krysten Mayers '18 with a Big Red record 42 scores.
• With her 14 career defensive saves, Ramsey already owns the Cornell record.
• Ramsey, a two-time NFHCA first-team regional All-American is looking to become Cornell's first three-time first-teamer. She currently joins Karla Griffin, Carissa Mirasol and Marisa Siergiej as two-time picks.

UP NEXT
• Cornell plays another split road-home weekend beginning with a key Ivy League contest between the Big Red and Princeton on Friday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m.
• The Big Red will attempt to snap a seven-game road skid against the Tigers in New Jersey and a five-game losing streak overall against Princeton.
• Cornell returns home on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. when it welcomes Lehigh in non-conference competition with eyes on extending its 24-game win streak against the Mountain Hawks.