Cornell University Athletics

Coach Graap on Diakow
"Halsey is the big ‘x’ factor for us offensively. She really came on late last season, and if she can remain healthy, could be a real difference-maker for us in 2009. She has the ability to score goals and to create opportunities for others."

As a junior
The 2008 season saw the beginning of Diakow’s emergence as a key offensive contributor. She played in 11 games and totalled eight points on five goals and three assists. Diakow scored her five goals on an efficient seven shots and tallied two goals and three assists in Ancient Eight play. The junior recorded a goal and a career-high two assists in the victory over Columbia and closed the season with goals in four of the final six games. She found the back of the net in contests against Brown, Stanford, Loyola and Notre Dame.

As a sophomore
Diakow saw action in two games in 2007, hitting the field in Ivy League wins over Brown and Harvard.

As a freshman
Diakow saw action in one contest during the 2006 season, scooping up one ground ball in the Big Red’s victory over Columbia. 

At Paul D. Schreiber
Diakow was a three-time all-county selection as a midfielder at Paul D. Schreiber HS. A four-year member of the varsity, Diakow’s team advanced to the county semifinals each year. She tallied 84 career goals and 29 assists, including career highs of 36 goals and 12 assists as a senior captain. She was a member of the New York State Scholar-Athlete team in each of her four seasons. Diakow also played three years of soccer and basketball as a prep player and was captain of both teams in her final seasons. Diakow was named to the USA women’s junior soccer team that competed at the Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile, and won a gold medal.

Personal
Halsey Larissa Diakow is the daughter of Nicholas Diakow and Renee Laffer and has two older and one younger sister. Her older sister, Marla ‘08, played four seasons for the Big Red lacrosse team, while her younger sister, Emlyn, is a sophomore at Cornell. Her mom is also a Cornell graduate. Diakow is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.