ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell sophomore forward Blake Donahue earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring twice in the Big Red's 5-3 comeback victory over Penn on Saturday at Berman Field.
Donahue scored the tying and go-ahead goals in a span of 4 minutes, 15 seconds as Cornell erased a two-goal halftime deficit with five second-half goals. The victory improved the Big Red to 7-2-1 overall and 3-0 in Ivy League play.
The Huntington, New York, native helped spark Cornell's rally in the 55th minute, when his shot struck the crossbar just before Calvin Momanyi scored to cut Penn's lead to 2-1. Donahue then finished off an assist from Connor Miller at 56:25 to draw the Big Red even.
Donahue and Miller connected again at 60:40, giving Cornell its first lead of the match at 3-2. Donahue finished with four points and three shots, scoring on both of his shots on goal.
Penn tied the match in the 64th minute, but Kasper Wollstein put Cornell back in front with the eventual game-winning goal at 79:26. Sergio Zapata added an insurance goal at 87:52 to complete the comeback. Cornell finished with a 20-14 advantage in shots, including an 11-7 edge in shots on goal.
Donahue's performance followed a freshman season in which he appeared in all 20 matches and ranked third on the team with five goals. He also recorded three game-winning goals in 2025, tying for the team lead.