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After Cornell coach Tim Pendergast’s inaugural season ended with a disappointing 2-7 record last year, the Big Red dropped its opening games this season to Bucknell and Yale. However, Cornell came out against a tough Towson team last Saturday and shocked the Tigers 34-31 in overtime. Towson already defeated Brown and pummeled Holy Cross 41-10 early in the season...
...goal in overtime to propel the Big Red to victory. For his heroics, MacMeekin was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week. However, he wouldn’t have had a chance to win the game if Cornell sophomore Joel Sussman hadn’t blocked a Towson field goal earlier in the extra period...
This year, Cornell’s run has been the key to its offense. Against Towson, senior tailback Brian Ulbricht, filling in for injured starter Marcus Blanks, ran for 164 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. In two previous games, Blanks racked up 172 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries. Blanks’ status for this weekend is uncertain, so the Crimson needs to be prepared for both talented tailbacks...
Clearly, which Cornell team shows up this weekend will be vital to what kind of battle is waged at Harvard Stadium tomorrow. If Cornell comes out like it did against Towson, it should be a competitive game. But two weeks ago, Yale pummeled the Big Red 50-23 in Ithaca, N.Y.—needless to say, the powerful Crimson offense will have a field day if Cornell comes out flat...
...Bears dug themselves into a 35-14 third quarter hole, which they were never fully able to recover from. Although they managed to tie the score at 42 early in the final quarter, two unanswered scores in 23 seconds by Towson sealed their fate...