<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://cornellbigred.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cornell University Athletics</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Cornell University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://cornellbigred.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><managingEditor>kjz3@cornell.edu (Cornell University Athletics)</managingEditor><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Women's Soccer Heads to Colgate, Kent State to Begin Four-Match Road Swing</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/9/1/womens-soccer-colgate-kent-state-preview.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/9/1/womens-soccer-colgate-kent-state-preview.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[ITHACA, N.Y. — After playing its first four matches of the 2026 campaign at home, the Cornell women's soccer team (2-2-0) begins a four-match road swing this weekend when it travels to face Central New York rival Colgate (1-3-1) on Thursday evening before heading to Kent, Ohio, to face Kent State (1-3-1) on Sunday afternoon.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>29</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88747</s:story_id></item><item><title>Filip Verseterre Named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/31/mens-soccer-filip-verseterre-named-ivy-league-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/31/mens-soccer-filip-verseterre-named-ivy-league-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Junior goalkeeper Filip Versterre is pictured during Cornell men's soccer media day prior to the 2026 season" src="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&image_path=/images/2026/8/31/Versterre_Filip_26.jpg" /><br /><br />ITHACA, N.Y. -- Junior Filip Versterre has been named the Ivy League Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after a stellar debut in goal for the Big Red during its 2026 season-opening win over Marist this past weekend. It is Versterre's first conference weekly honor from the Ivy League.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/31/Versterre_Filip_26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/31/Versterre_Filip_26.jpg"><media:title>Junior goalkeeper Filip Versterre is pictured during Cornell men's soccer media day prior to the 2026 season</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/31/Versterre_Filip_26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88751</s:story_id></item><item><title>Pittsburgh Nets Pair of Second-Half Tallies to Rally Past Women's Soccer</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/30/womens-soccer-pitt-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/30/womens-soccer-pitt-recap.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Cornell women's soccer senior midfielder and co-captain Emily Gibbons dribbles past a Pittsburgh defender at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y., on Aug. 30, 2026." src="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&image_path=/images/2026/8/30/IMG_2294-2.jpeg" /><br /><br />ITHACA, N.Y. — Pittsburgh's Sofia Doheny scored the deciding goal in the 67th minute as the Panthers erased a halftime deficit to defeat the Cornell women's soccer team 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Berman Field.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/30/IMG_2294-2.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/30/IMG_2294-2.jpeg"><media:title>Cornell women's soccer senior midfielder and co-captain Emily Gibbons dribbles past a Pittsburgh defender at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y., on Aug. 30, 2026.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/30/IMG_2294-2.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>29</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88739</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Soccer Opens 2026 With 3-0 Shutout Win At Marist</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/29/mens-soccer-opens-2026-with-3-0-shutout-win-at-marist.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/29/mens-soccer-opens-2026-with-3-0-shutout-win-at-marist.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sergio Zapata celebrates after a victory against Brown on senior night at Berman Field." src="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/119-SRG08499_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Senior Adam Schaban scored in the first half and classmate Liam May and freshman Andrew Miles added second-half goals as Cornell opened its season with a 3-0 shutout over Marist on Saturday evening at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field. The Big Red upped its record to 1-0-0, while the Red Foxes slipped to 0-1-2.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/119-SRG08499_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/119-SRG08499_copy.jpg"><media:title>Sergio Zapata celebrates after a victory against Brown on senior night at Berman Field.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/119-SRG08499_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88748</s:story_id></item><item><title>Leikin's Pair of Second-Half Penalties Lift Women's Soccer to Blank Lafayette</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/27/womens-soccer-lafayette-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/27/womens-soccer-lafayette-recap.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Cornell women's soccer sophomore defender Raya Leikin celebrates after scoring a goal against Lafayette at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y., on Aug. 27, 2026. " src="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&image_path=/images/2026/8/28/IMG_1021.jpeg" /><br /><br />ITHACA, N.Y. — Sophomore defender Raya Leikin converted two second-half penalty kicks, including the winner in the 50th minute, as the Cornell women's soccer team defeated Lafayette 2-0 Thursday night at Berman Field.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/28/IMG_1021.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/28/IMG_1021.jpeg"><media:title>Cornell women's soccer sophomore defender Raya Leikin celebrates after scoring a goal against Lafayette at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y., on Aug. 27, 2026. </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/28/IMG_1021.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>29</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88738</s:story_id></item><item><title>CORNELLIANS: One of the World’s Top Squash Players, He’s Aiming for L.A. in 2028</title><link>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/27/mens-squash-cornellians-one-of-the-worlds-top-squash-players-hes-aiming-for-l-a-in-2028.aspx</link><guid>https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/27/mens-squash-cornellians-one-of-the-worlds-top-squash-players-hes-aiming-for-l-a-in-2028.aspx</guid><category>Men's Squash</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Veer Chotrani goes to hit a squash ball against Penn on Jan. 13, 2023." src="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&image_path=/images/2023/3/3/011323_MSQ_vs_Penn_0363.JPG" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/3/011323_MSQ_vs_Penn_0363.JPG" /><media:content url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/3/011323_MSQ_vs_Penn_0363.JPG"><media:title>Veer Chotrani goes to hit a squash ball against Penn on Jan. 13, 2023.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cornellbigred.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_rss&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/3/011323_MSQ_vs_Penn_0363.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>88746</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>