▁the ▁Eastern ▁College ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁and ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁improved ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁The ▁Big ▁Red ▁won ▁ 2 1 ▁games , ▁an ▁improvement ▁of ▁nine ▁wins ▁over ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁season . ▁The ▁Big ▁Red ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁Today ▁poll ▁and ▁were ▁ 2 1 - 9 - 6 ▁overall . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁EC AC ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 4 - 2 - 6 ▁record ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁I vy ▁League ▁title . ▁Corn ell ▁won ▁the ▁league ' s ▁post - season ▁tournament , ▁defe ating ▁Clark son ▁ 4 - 3 ▁in ▁over time ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁game . ▁The ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Minnesota - D ul uth ▁ 3 - 2 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁over time ▁period . ▁Co ach ▁Der ra ugh ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁A H CA ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 7 : ▁A ▁tri o ▁of ▁Big ▁Red ▁players ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁U 2 2 ▁National ▁Team . ▁Soph om ore ▁Catherine ▁White ▁and ▁incoming ▁fresh men ▁Laur iane ▁Rou ge au ▁and ▁Laura ▁Fort ino ▁were ▁selected ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 3 - player ▁ro ster . ▁Ch else a ▁Kar pen ko ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁camp ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Sept . ▁