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Highlights: 

This weekend, both the men’s and women’s fencing teams placed second at the 2025 Ivy League Championships in an impressive display. On Saturday, both teams went undefeated on the first day of the tournament. Going into day two, the men beat Harvard 17-10, sending them to a final match-up against the Princeton Tigers. Although they fought hard to the end, Princeton clinched the win, placing the Lions in second. The women defeated Cornell in a 20-7 win before falling short to Harvard by just one point in their second match-up of the day. In their final round, the women were victorious against Princeton, taking second place. This was a big weekend for individual awards as well, with senior Justin Haddad (CC ‘25) picking up the epée title and freshman Will Morrill (CC ‘28) placing first in saber. Sophomore Sam Kumbla (CC ‘27) also defended his title as the Ivy League Foil Champion. Tierna Oxenreider (CC ‘26) took the women’s epée title.

Men’s basketball beat Brown in a nail-biter finish, coming back from being down 10 with just over three minutes left in the game. Gerard O’Keefe (CC ‘28) was a standout all game long, leading the scoring with 22 points in his 27 minutes in the game. After trailing for the majority of the game, Kenny Noland (CC ‘26) made a free throw, bringing the score to an even 72 all, starting the Lions’ upward trajectory. To end off a tense fourth quarter, Blair Thompson (CC ‘26) scored a lay-up with just eight seconds left, leading the Lions to a victory and adding to his game total of 11 points. 

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

  • Fencing v. NYU, time TBD – New York, New York
  • Fencing v. Sacred Heart, time TBD – New York, New York
  • Fencing v. Vassar, time TBD – New York, New York 

Friday, February 14, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis v. ITA National Indoors First Round, all day – Waco, Texas
  • Track and Field at BU Valentine Invitational, 11 am – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Men’s Basketball v. Dartmouth, 6 pm – Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Women’s Basketball v. Dartmouth, 7 pm – New York, New York

Saturday, February 15, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis v. ITA National Indoors First Round, all day – Waco, Texas
  • Track and Field at Bu Valentine Invitational, 11 am – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Men’s Golf at the Savannah Intercollegiate, all day – Savannah, Georgia 
  • Track and Field v. Yale Geigengack Invitational, 10 am – New Haven, Connecticut
  • Track and Field v. Cornell Kane Invitational, 10 am – Ithaca, New York 
  • Lacrosse v. Oregon, 12 pm – Eugene, Oregon 
  • Wrestling v. Harvard, 1 pm – Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Men’s Basketball v. Harvard, 6 pm – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sunday, February 16, 2025

  • Men’s Tennis v. ITA National Indoors First Round, all day – Waco, Texas
  • Men’s Golf at the Savannah Intercollegiate, all day – Savannah, Georgia 
  • Women’s Tennis v. Syracuse, 11 am – Syracuse, New York 
  • Women’s Basketball v. Harvard, 12 pm – New York, New York
  • Wrestling v. Brown, 1 pm – Providence, Rhode Island

*Bold indicates home event

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