Field hockey emerges victorious in thriller vs. Cornell

Junior Meghan Ward scored the game winner with six seconds left in overtime

By Krissy Kowalski


Junior Sydney Huang passes the ball during a game against Cornell on Oct. 10. Credit: Carol Gao

Nerve-racking.

That is how it must have felt for the Penn field hockey team during their game against Cornell on Saturday. In a game that needed an overtime for a winner to be decided, the Quakers were able to walk away with a gritty win by a score of 2-1 to defeat the Big Red (6-4, 2-1 Ivy). Penn (4-6, 1-2 Ivy) was able to secure their first Ivy League win of the season.