The Cornell Women's Basketball team made history today, securing our school's first ever trip to the women's NCAA basketball tournament by beating Dartmouth convincingly, 64 to 47, in a playoff. With the win, Cornell became the first school in the Ancient Eight to send both their men's and women's team to the tournament in the same year. And the men just got seeded to play against powerhouse Stanford in Anaheim this Thursday, who apparently have two seven foot monsters that are known for getting into academic trouble. We all know who the team of true scholar athletes is. Somehow, Cornell got a 14 seed, whereas fellow Upstate team Siena drew a 13 seed, even though we beat Siena. Why does the NCAA always shaft Cornell? First the miserable No. 4 seed in lacrosse last year, now this. But what with the hockey team's advancement to the ECAC semifinals last night with a win over Union, it's still a good time of year to be a Cornell sports fan.
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