Cornell Surprises Penn in Soccer, 2-2; Harvard and Brown Hold League Lead

Cornell's varsity soccer team, in a mild upset, tied Penn, 2-2, while Brown and Harvard moved to the top of the Ivy League standings after the first full weekend of Ivy Competition.

Last Thursday, Penn walloped Haverford, 10-0, and the Quakers appeared ready to rise in the national standings. But Cornell, led by its All-Ivy forward Herard LaForest, rushed to a 2-1 halftime advantage on Saturday, and the Big Red held on to tie after the Quaker's Steve Crum evened the match.

Brown, ranked in the nation's top ten, had little trouble crushing Yale, 6-1 Senior Lee Thompson scored twice, and junior Brookes Morin had three points on a goal and two assists, to pace the Bruins.

Since Brown tied Penn, 1-1, a week ago, the Bruins are one point ahead of Harvard in the standings. The Crimson began its defense of the Ivy League title with a 3-1 victory over Columbia in New York.

Princeton played poorly against Dartmouth but managed to defeat the Indians, 2-1. Dartmouth outshot the Tigers 26-12 and led in the third period on a goal by Marshall Rose.

But Princeton's Gary Gaspar tied the game in the fourth quarter, and Russ Lynch, with only 51 seconds remaining in the match, scored unassisted and won the game.

The early loss to Cornell has put Penn in a delicate position. The Quakers are behind both Brown and Harvard, and they have already played Brown. In order to win the League title. Penn must hope that Harvard fails to win two Ivy contests and that the Bruins also lose one more.

Cornell will have a chance to measure its true strength this weekend when it plays the Crimson in Cambridge. Brown should maintain its Ivy lead because the Bruins play Dartmouth on Saturday, and Columbia hopes to rebound into contention with a victory at Yale.

The strength of the Ivy League schedule this year has been indicated in several polls. Harvard and Brown are ranked 1-2 in New England, and along with Penn, are rated in the nation's top ten. Cornell also has been moving up in the District II rankings.

Team W L T P

Brown 1 0 1 3

Harvard 1 0 0 2

Princeton 1 1 0 2

Columbia 1 1 0 2

Penn 0 0 2 2

Cornell 0 0 1 1

Dartmouth 0 1 0 0

Yale 0 1 0 0