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Jeff Foote's smile was big even for a 7-footer. The senior center had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks and was selected as the most valuable player of the Holiday Festival after leading Cornell to a 71-66 victory over St.

Jon Jaques. Jon Jaques is a senior on the Cornell basketball team. As he did last season, Jon will be blogging for The Quad throughout this season.

It's hard to believe after Sunday and Monday's Broadway-esque theatrics, but a 'lack of poise' is what Steve Donahue said kept senior Jon Jaques from cracking Cornell's rotation in his first three seasons.

Jeff Foote had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to lead Cornell past St. John's 71-66 Monday in the Holiday Festival final at Madison Square Garden in New York .

Eds: APNewsNow. Cornell 71, St. John's 66. By JIM O'CONNELL AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK Jeff Foote had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to lead Cornell to a 71-66 victory over St.

Wittman's 30-footer at buzzer gives Cornell win Eds: APNewsNow. Cornell 91, Davidson 88, OT.

ITHACA -- While St. John's is the primary host school for the four-team 2009 Madison Square Garden Holiday Classic, the Red Storm's road to a record 12th Holiday Classic title is expected to be anything but smooth.

This year, the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden might have a different vibe.

With the Pennsylvania high schools starting basketball last weekend play on the court has heated up, despite the fact that many local colleges will take a short break for Christmas vacation.

Senior guard Anne Brown scored 20 points to lead three players in double figures as the Normal West High School girls basketball team cruised to a 66-53 Big 12 Conference win over Decatur MacArthur on Thursday night at Normal.

VERMILLION, S.D., Aug. 27 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news release: University of South Dakota men's basketball coach Dave Boots has announced updates to the Coyotes' 2009-10 schedule.

Judging by preseason predictions and early-season results, the Cornell men's basketball team, led by senior forward Ryan Wittman, who earned Co-Ivy League Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov.

Ryan Wittman scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as Cornell defeated Saint Joseph's 78-66 on Sunday.

ITHACA -- Following Thursday's practice, the Cornell men's basketball team gathered in the film room on the second floor of Newman Arena to watch Steve Donahue's version of a horror show.

Mansfield University head women's basketball coach Ruth Hermansen announced that Jena Matter and Megan Touhey will join the Mountaineers program for the 2010-11 season.

Jeff Foote had career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds and Ryan Wittman scored 25 points to help Cornell pull away from Bucknell in overtime, 104-98 on Wednesday night.

At the beginning of Sunday's post-game press conference, minutes after Cornell dispatched Drexel for its third straight win, Steve Donahue got choked up.

Week 4, November 30, 2009 CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Columbia sophomore guard Noruwa Agho continued his incredible start to the season with back-to-back games of 20+ points to give him three straight games of scoring 20 or more.

Ryan Wittman scored 18 points and Jeff Foote added 15, extending Cornell's winning streak to three games with a 61-54 win over Drexel on Sunday.