Front Row: Annette Sheppard, Shara Freeman, Nicole Zitarelli, Julie Staub, Jamie Hamilton, Sarah Zimmerman.
Second Row: Assistant coach Tambi Yu, Allison Batten, JoAnne Keck, Nicole LePera, Kristen Hricenak, Erin Sweeney.
Third Row: Assistant coach Amber Greeness, Charlotte Brombach, Sandra Alvarez, Kate Varde, Christina Trout, Sara Sinclair, Drew Martin, Melissa Cannon, Kelli Larsen, Katie Maggard, athletic trainer Deb Iwanow.
Back Row: Head coach Dick Blood, student athletic trainer Dan Basilicato, student athletic trainer Steve Gross, Leah deRiel, Sarah Sterman.
The 2001 Big Red
The Big Red captures an Ivy League title and a trip to the NCAA tournament after knocking off Harvard in consecutive games on the road in a league playoff, 5-3 and 3-2. Cornell finished the year at 36-18 (11-3 Ivy League), going 24-6 in its final 30 games. Freshman Kate Varde was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and joined outfielder Erin Sweeney on the All-Ivy first-team. Cornell drops games to Louisiana State and Penn State in the Region III pod of the NCAA tournament. Freshman Melissa Cannon sets a school record with a nine-RBI game in a 14-10 victory over Brown.
