This past weekend saw the Big Green triumph twice, as mens soccer and womens rugby won Ivy League championships.
, published Nov. 7 by 窪做惇蹋厙 Athletics.
窪做惇蹋厙 goalie Stefan Cleveland 16 during Saturdays game. (Photo by Doug Austin)
For the second consecutive year, the mens soccer Ivy League Championship will remain in Hanover, as 窪做惇蹋厙 defeated Cornell, 2-0, at Burnham Field Saturday to win the title.
For the Big Green, its the 11th conference championship, which also earns 窪做惇蹋厙 the automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup Tournament. With the victory, 窪做惇蹋厙 improves to 11-4-1 overall and 6-0 in the Ivy League. The loss drops the Big Red to 4-11-1 and 2-4-0 in conference play.
Obviously youre so proud of your team, says Big Green Mens Soccer Head Coach Chad Riley. Theyve worked so hard and we havent had a bad practice all year. I think thats such a credit to them. Individuals can sometimes win you games, but the only thing that wins championships is a squad. Weve had 29 guys who have been so focused and committed to the program. On the outside it might look like its easy, but weve had adversity and weve battled through it.
, published Nov. 8 by 窪做惇蹋厙 Athletics.
窪做惇蹋厙s Katherine Ramage 19 during Sundays game. (Photo by John and Matt Risley)
The 窪做惇蹋厙 womens rugby team erased a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Brown, 19-12, Sunday afternoon and win the 2015 Ivy Rugby Conference Championship at Brophy Field.
The Big Green (7-1) scored all 19 of their points after halftime, with Audrey Perezs try in the 82nd minute breaking the 12-12 tie and giving 窪做惇蹋厙 the title. The try and conversion came in extra time and proved to be a back-breaker for the Bears (5-2) who were unable to hold off the resurgent home team during the Nov. 8 game.
The conditions played a big role today, says Head Coach of Womens Rugby Katie Dowty. It was really difficult to play out of our end and into the wind today, but after halftime, we still felt fresh and now we had the wind at our backs. That made us believe we could overcome a 12-point deficit.
We really put it together this week, Dowty added. The focus was great but our self-belief really kicked into effect.
Brown carried a 12-0 lead into the break thanks to a try each from Uzo Okoro and Kiki Morgan with a conversion from Rebecca Dahle on the games opening score.
However, where the Bears were successful in the first match-up between these two teams earlier this falla strong defense near the trylinewas what proved to be a weakness on Sunday.
