ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell field hockey team has a chance to claim a spot in the Ivy League Tournament when it faces No. 11 Harvard as part of a two-game Boston trip to close out the 2024 regular season. The contests will both be broadcast on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION
Cornell at Harvard
DATE & TIME: Saturday, Nov. 2 at 12 p.m.
SITE: Berylson Field – Cambridge, Mass.
RECORDS: #11 Harvard (12-3, 5-1 Ivy League), Cornell (6-8, 3-3 Ivy League)
SERIES RECORD: Harvard leads 32-13-4
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
STATS: GoCrimson.com
DIGITAL PROGRAM: CornellBigRed.com
GAME NOTES: CornellBigRed.com

Cornell at Boston University
DATE & TIME: Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
SITE: New Balance Field – Boston, Mass.
RECORDS: Boston University (6-9, 3-3 Patriot League), Cornell (6-8, 3-3 Ivy League)
SERIES RECORD: Series tied 1-1
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
STATS: GoTerriers.com
DIGITAL PROGRAM: CornellBigRed.com
GAME NOTES: CornellBigRed.com

STORYLINES
• The Big Red will face the Crimson on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. at Berylson Field, then turns around to close out its non-conference slate at Boston University on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.
• A Cornell win over Harvard would simplify the Big Red's Ivy Tournament scenarios — it would be in.
• A loss to the Crimson would be more complicated, and the Big Red would need help.
• Cornell would be in with a loss and one of the two other scenarios playing out.

• Yale defeats Princeton AND Penn defeats Brown OR Princeton defeats Yale AND Penn defeats Brown AND Dartmouth defeats Columbia. 

• A victory over the Crimson would snap a seven-game Harvard win streak in the series and would be the first top 10 win for the Big Red since knocking off No. 4 Louisville 2-0 on Oct. 23, 2022.
• Cornell enters the weekend riding a three-game win streak, each one-goal victories 
• The Big Red's 6-8 record this season is a bit deceiving — five losses have come against teams ranked in the NFHCA top 20 and five total have come by a single goal.
• Cornell entered the 2024 campaign with nine starters and 19 letter winners returning from one of the top teams in program history and has its eyes set on achieving even more.
• The 2023 Big Red set team records for goals (58), assists (62), points (178) and wins (12) a season ago and ranked among the national leaders in scoring defense as well.

THE SERIES WITH HARVARD
Overall: Harvard leads 32-13-4, first meeting in 1976
In Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard leads 17-4-3
Current Streak: Harvard, 7
Last Meeting: Harvard, 2-1 (10/28/2023 in Ithaca, N.Y.)
Smith vs. Harvard: 0-4 (0-1 on the road)
Series Notes: the Crimson have won seven straight in the series, with two coming in overtime and last season's coming with a game-winner with 2.6 seconds remaining … Cornell's last win in the series came in 2015, a 1-0 victory on the strength of a Krysten Mayers score in the 47th minute … prior to the current Harvard win streak, the Big Red had won 3-of-4 meetings … the Big Red and the Crimson were part of a four-way tie for the Ivy title in 1991 at .667.

THE SERIES WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Overall: Series tied 1-1-0, first meeting in 1987
In Boston, Mass.: Boston University leads 1-0-0
Current Streak: Cornell, 1
Last Meeting: Cornell, 6-0 (10/22/2023 in Ithaca, N.Y..)
Smith vs. Boston University: 1-0 (0-0 on the road)
Series Notes: This will be the third meeting between the Big Red and the Terriers in field hockey ... the Big Red holds an 87-60-4 all-time record against current members of the Patriot League: America (1-3), Bucknell (14-17-1), Colgate (30-20-3), Holy Cross (7-5), Lafayette (7-13-2) and Lehigh (27-1-1) in addition to Boston University.

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 3, Brown 2 (Oct. 25, 2024)  //  Recap  //  Box Score  //  Highlights
• The Big Red walked off Marsha Dodson Field for the final time in style, staying alive for the Ivy League Tournament after a spirited 3-2 victory over Brown on Friday afternoon. 
• Freshman Uma Käding scored twice in the second quarter to take the lead after falling behind early, and junior Georgia Kelly capitalized on a perfectly-executed corner with 7:49 remaining in regulation for what proved to be the game winner. 
• Senior Claire Wolfe and sophomore Julia Ramsey and each had two assists in the penalty corner operation, with Wolfe climbing into the top five all-time with 22 helpers in her Big Red career. 
• Senior Claire Vaughn assisted on Käding's second goal of the contest, a brilliant tip late in the first half.
• Defensively, sophomore Martha Broderick made seven saves in picking up her 18th career victory in goal. 
• That total now ranks sixth in a career in school history. 



LAST TIME VS. HARVARD: #9 Harvard 2, #17 Cornell 1 (Oct. 28, 2023)  //  Recap  //  Box Score  //  Gallery  //  Highlights
• Harvard's Lara Beekhuis blasted home a shot after a rebound with 2.6 seconds remaining to lift the ninth-ranked Crimson to a dramatic 2-1 victory over No. 17 Cornell at Marsha Dodson Field on Oct. 28, 2023.
• Trailing 1-0 entering the fourth, Cornell equalized just under two minutes into the final quarter on a brilliant individual effort by Olivia Friedberg.
• The senior dribbled from outside the circle to get off a shot to the right of the goalkeeper and freshman Ashley Plzak got her stick on it to redirect the ball past Harvard goalkeeper Tessa Shahbo.
• The goal was the first allowed by Harvard in the month of October.
• Harvard held a narrow 8-7 edge in shots and a 6-4 advantage on corners.
• The Big Red played without second-leading scorer Grace Leahy, who missed the contest due to injury. 



LAST TIME VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY: Cornell 6, Boston University 0 (Oct. 22, 2023)  //  Recap  //  Box Score  //  Highlights
• The Big Red celebrated its seniors on the field, then ensured this class will always be remembered as the group that spearheaded the winningest season in Big Red history with a 6-0 triumph over Boston University at Marsha Dodson Field on Oct. 22, 2023.
• Senior Caroline Ramsey continued to rewrite the Cornell record book with a three-goal performance in the win, while younger sister Julia assisted on three scores to up her NCAA-leading total to 18 on the year. 
• Grace Leahy notched her 11th goal of the campaign, with both Rease Coleman and Hanke Govaert also finding the back of the cage in the victory.
• Coleman added an assist, joining seniors Antonia Packard, Claire Wolfe and Elizabeth Friedberg, as well as junior Sarah Rogalski, in tallying a helper in the contest. 
• Martha Broderick made two saves in goal over nearly 55 minutes before giving way to senior Lexie Hausheer to complete the clean sheet.



RECORD WATCH:
• Junior Grace Leahy's 19 career goals are 14th in school history and are eight shy of reaching the top 10 all-time at Cornell.
• Leahy's seven game-winning goals are tied for 10th all-time.
• Senior Claire Wolfe is fifth in school history in career assists with 22, while sophomore Julia Ramsey is seventh with 21 and needs one to also join the top five.
• With her 1.64 goals against average, sophomore Martha Broderick ranks sixth in school history.
• The sophomore goalkeeper needs one save to reach the top 15 in school history, entering the week with 136.
• Broderick's 18 career wins in goal rank sixth all-time and needs one to reach the top three.
• Head coach Andy Smith has earned 46 victories in five seasons, good for fourth in Cornell history and one shy of Michelle Tambroni (1997-2003) with 47. 

TWO NAMED TO NFHCA WATCHLIST:
• Two members of the Cornell field hockey team have been named to the 2024 NFHCA Watchlist. 
• Sophomore goalkeeper Martha Broderick and junior midfielder Grace Leahy were among 29 Ivy League and 171 total players on the list.  
• Broderick captured second-team All-Ivy honors as a freshman in 2023. 
• A three-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, she led the conference in goals against average (1.22) and ranked fifth in save percentage (.720), sitting 15th and 38th nationally. 
• Broderick set a school record with 12 wins in the cage.
• A second-team All-Ivy pick as a sophomore, Leahy was also an NFHCA All-Region second team pick in 2023. 
• She ranked third in the conference (and 20th nationally) in goals behind only teammate Caroline Ramsey '24 with her 11 tallies. 
• In 15 contests, all starts, Leahy registered 22 points and tallied three game-winning goals, including in victories over Yale and nationally-ranked Syracuse. 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
• The Big Red entered the 2024 season picked to finish fourth in the Ivy League Preseason poll.
• Hannah Balleza '14 has been elected to the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame for induction on Sept. 28 as part of the Class of 2024. The four-time All-Ivy League pick and a two-time second-team NFHCA Mideast All-Region pick is one of 11 former Big Red greats to be inducted this fall and the 20th to be elected with field hockey connections.
• Caroline Ramsey '24 was among the final players that survived to the final cut for the U.S. national team that competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. 
• Eight members of Cornell's fall 2024 roster to be selected for either a senior national team or a junior selection camp in the past year, with Polly Parsons and Blake Wilks (USA) and Elizabeth and Olivia Friedberg and Grace Leahy (Canada) joining Georgia Kelly (Ireland), Martha Broderick (Scotland) and Annabel Cheveley (England).
• The Big Red coaching staff, led by head coach Andy Smith, was named the 2023 NFHCA Mideast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year after a majority vote of its regional colleagues. Smith, along with assistant coaches Gareth Terrett and Kellie Joyce, helped guide Cornell to a school-record 12 wins and a second-place finish in the Ivy League at 5-2.
• A total of 13 members of the Cornell field hockey team were named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. It was the fifth consecutive season the Big Red produced at least a dozen members on the team. Given to student-athletes with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the fall semester of the current academic year, the baker's dozen was among 997 selections to the team. Six members of the Big Red team - Sofia Escalona, Lexie Hausheer, Antonia Packard, Caroline Ramsey, Claire Vaughn and Claire Wolfe - were among 181 players nationally to make the team for the fourth consecutive year. Joining Escalona, Hausheer, Packard, Ramsey, Vaughn and Wolfe are Martha Broderick, Sarah Burns, Annabel Cheveley, Georgia Kelly, Jane McNally, Emma Poplyk and Jenna Villeneuve.
• Three Cornell field hockey players were named to the NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction. Martha Broderick, Sarah Burns and Caroline Ramsey were among 260 undergraduate student-athletes nationwide that posted a 3.9 grade point average or better during the fall semester.
• Caroline Ramsey, the program's first two-time All-American, graduated following the 2023 with Cornell single-game records for goals (4), as well as season and career records for goals (55), game-winning goals (14), points (123), and defensive saves (19). 
• The three-year captain was named the 2023 NFHCA Mideast Regional Player of the Year and the Ivy League and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. 
• As a senior, Ramsey ranked second nationally in goals (24) and points (54), both single-season school records, while leading the Big Red to a second-place finish in the Ancient Eight and a school-record 12 wins. 

UP NEXT:
• If the Big Red qualifies for the Ivy League Tournament for the second straight year, it would compete in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 8 at a time to be determined.
• The No. 1 seed will host the four-team tourney.
• All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.