There is a 17 day break between tonight's Cornell-Colgate game in Hamilton
and the next league game for either team, and that should dispel any
concept of momentum starting here.  This is an unusually "isolated" game;
an island of conference relevance within a four week stretch.
 
These two squads matched up at Lynah on December 3 with Cornell
winning and running their conference record to 6-1.  In 4 league contests
since then, the Big Red are winless, having picked up just two points (a
.125 pct over that stretch).  In fact the story of Cornell's 8 games since
the Colgate win is of one nail-biter after another:
 
On Dec. 6, RPI broke a tie with 2 goals in the final minute to beat Cornell
4-2.
On Dec. 7, Union scored with their goalie pulled in the final minute to
tie, 3-3.
On Dec. 27, Cornell beat Providence in triple overtime, 4-3.
On Dec. 28, The Big Red "routed" Merrimack 4-1 to pick up the SIT title.
On Jan. 3, Cornell battled host SLU to a 1-1 draw.
On Jan. 4, Clarkson handed Cornell their worst loss, 5-2, spiced with an
empty netter.
On Jan. 7, Cornell traveled to Michigan and tied the nation's #1, 3-3...
On Jan. 11, back safely at home, they followed with a sloppy 1-1 tie to
Army.
 
So... 8 games, 2-2-4, 5 overtimes... a real mix.  On the other hand,
Colgate is 3-0-1 / 5-1-1 over the same period, including a sweep in the
North Country.  And 'Gate would like nothing better than revenge for last
year's drubbing in the QF at Lynah.  So the Red Raiders look like they're
in the right place, and Cornell's recent stumblings make this look like the
right time.  Hmm...
 
 
Greg Berge
Let's Go Red!
 
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