Burnett and Kidd, key players in Cornell's offense, wouldn't be able to play this season and coach Bawlf would have to scramble to find their replacements.

[3] As had happened during the first game, Tilton remained at center for the entire contest while several players were rotated through both wing positions.

The team played their next match a week later but were stymied by a stingy MIT squad, managing just 1 goal in a biting wind.

[4] The team went dormant for several weeks during the exam period and their restart was delayed even further when the match against Clarkson was cancelled due to poor ice conditions.

Moving Tilton back to defense provided a boon to the blue line, but the team was unable to stop the Princeton offense from seemingly scoring at will.