Unlimited Dekstop Wallpaper: News and Notes: Andy Katz is Impressed with Cornell

Below, some afternoon news and notes...

ESPN's Andy Katz writes, "It's impressive that Cornell won at UMass with Ryan Wittman going 1-for-8 from the floor. The Big Red got a big night from Louis Dale (24 points) in the 74-61 win. Cornell has now won at Alabama and at UMass"

CollegeHoopsNet.com writes, "Cornell is a team to keep an eye on for the remainder of 2009. The Big Red picked up their second road win of the season, this time knocking off UMass 74-61 in Amherst. This follows their win at Alabama, but with the Crimson Tide rebuilding under a new head coach in Anthony Grant Wednesday's win may be the more impressive of the two. Cornell's Louis Dale (24 points) and UMass' Ricky Harris (26 points) had quite the individual duel but it was the overall shooting that did in the Minutemen. UMass shot just 36.7% from the field and turned the ball over nineteen times in the Legends Classic game. With SetonHall (home) and Syracuse (away) next on the schedule the two-time defending Ivy champs could have quite the resume heading into December. "

Earlier today, Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com calls Louis Dale a "STUD" and writes, "Cornell point guard Louis Dale scored 24 points, had four assists and was 4-of-9 from beyond the arc in the Big Red’s win against UMass."

The Dagger on Yahoo.com writes, "Cram Session: Break up the Big Red...Cornell 74, Massachusetts 61 -- Cornell. Ever heard of it? You better, because the Big Red are for real. Wins over Alabama and Massachusetts bode well for the team's bid to win a third straight Ivy League title and bring the conference its first NCAA tournament win since 1998. For UMass, Ricky Harris had a historic night, moving past both Julius Ervin and Marcus Camby on the Minutemen's alll-time scoring list (he's now 12th)."

NBE Basketball Report writes, "Friday night will be a challenge on the road for Seton Hall and Bobby Gonzalez is certainly wary of the match-up with Cornell... On Friday a game to watch is when Seton Hall travels to take on Ivy League contender Cornell. What most college basketball fans are likely unaware of is the Big red is a solid team that has already won at Alabama and at UMass and now they are returning home for a rare chance to host a Big East school. Last year Cornell saw a big lead slip away in their chance for a win at the Carrier Dome against Syracuse and they have the attention of SHU head coach Bobby Gonzalez as Gonzalez is Wary of Cornell Game (The Ithaca Journal). Last year, the Big Red won all 13 of its home games, by a margin of 18.9 points. However, this is the first time since 2003 that a major college program has visited Newman Arena when Georgia Tech came in and blitzed the Big Red 90-69."

The Syracuse Post Standard notes, "Cal is the first of two teams Syracuse will play over the next week that rely on 3-point shooting. (Cornell visits the Carrier Dome on Tuesday.)"

A little Ivy envy around the League??? A couple Ivy teams have forgotten the old adage, "you must earn respect." The Tiger Blog writes that Princeton is "flying a bit under the radar in a league where all preseason attention has been focused on Cornell." While we concede that Cornell is getting virtually all of the national media attention among Ivies... that spotlight is much deserved after Cornell's wins over relevant national "name" opponents like Alabama and UMass. The Tigers still await their first true tests against the likes of George Washington (11/24), Cal (11/29) and Rutgers (12/3). Princeton wins over Central Michigan and Manhattan are not exactly worthy of national acclaim. But if the Tigers beat their A-10, Pac-10 and Big East opponents, then the spotlight will certainly shine on "Old Nassau." The same statement goes for Harvard. The Crimson are 50% a basketball program and 50% a public relations firm and oh so desperately want some media attention. But beating Holy Cross and W&M (in triple overtime on your own court) does not earn a program national respect. Nevertheless, the Crimson can gain the attention they so desire with wins over UConn (12/6), Boston College (12/9), Georgetown (12/23) and George Washington (12/30).

Curious how Cornell's past and future opponents are fairing this season? Below, is Cornell's schedule as posted on Rivals.com/Yahoo.com. By using the links you can navigate around and check out the results.

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