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CornellBigRed.com2016-17 CORNELLCornell Athletics WOMEN’S@CornellSports BASKETBALL GameCornellAthletics Notes FOLLOW BIG RED WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 16 HARVARD CrimSon (14-1, 2-0 ivy) vS. CORNELL BIG RED (11-4, 2-0 ivy) WORLD WIDE WEB ............................................www.CornellBigRed.com an p m ambridge aSS avieteS aviLion FACEBOOK .....................................www.Facebook.com/cornellathletics J . 27, 2017 • 7:00 . • C , m . • L p (2,195) TWIttER ..............................................www.Twitter.com/cornellsports Live video: Ivy League DIgItaL Network / eSPN 3 • Live StatS: GOCRIMSON.COM INSTAGRAM .....................................www.Instagram.com/CornellSports SerieS HiStory: harvarD LeaDS, 65-11 • LaSt meeting: HARVARD WON, 68-63 (FEB. 20, 2016) YOUTUBE ....................................... www.Youtube.com/cornellathletics LIVE STATS (HOME GAMES) ......... www.Sidearmstats.com/cornell/wbball/ GAME 17 DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (5-10 0-2 ivy)* vS. CORNELL BIG RED (11-4, 2-0 ivy)* LIVE VIDEO (HOME GAMES) ................www.IvyLeagueDigitalNetwork.com Jan. 28, 2017 • 6:00 p.m. • Hanover, n.H. •Leede arena (2,100) Live video: Ivy League DIgItaL Network / eSPN 3 • Live StatS: DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM CORNELL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF SerieS HiStory: Dartmouth LeaDS, 56-19 • LaSt meeting: DARTMOUTH WON, 60-52 (FEB. 19, 2016) HEAD COACH DAYNA SMITH * records prior to Jan. 28 Dayna Smith, The Rebecca Quinn Morgan ‘60 Head Coach of Women’s Basketball, begins her 15th season at Cornell (164-236) ... Smith is the THE MATCHUP: The Big Red women’s basketball team continues its #PathToThePalestra this weekend when it travels to Harvard and winningest coach in the history of the CU women’s basketball program. Dartmouth on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Cornell enters the game riding a four-game winning streak and with an 11-4 record overall (2-0 Ivy), its best start though 15 games in program history. The Crimson have won 14 straight and sit tied with the Big Red for ASSISTANT COACHES ........................................Val Klopfer (Wake Forest ‘02) .........................................Brendan Burke (Endicott College ‘09) second overall in the Ivy League standings with a record of 14-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. The Big Green is 5-10 overall (0-2 Ivy) .............................................. Bobby Savino (Ithaca College ‘13) but three of the squad’s five victories have come at Leede Arena, where they’ve also won two in a row against the Big Red. Both games Women’s Basketball Operations ............. Jim Sheehan (Cortland ‘10) will be simulcast live on the Ivy League Digital Network and on ESPN3. ATHLETIC TRAINER ............................................................Jenny Petruzzo STRENGTH COACH ..................................................................Erika Rogan THE SERIES VS. HARVARD: The Big Red first played Harvard in the 1974-75 season with Cornell winning the contest, 36-20, but from there, CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS the Crimson has controlled the series, leading the Big Red 64-11, including a perfect 34-0 in contests against Cornell played in Cambridge, DIRECTOR ..................................................................... Jeremy Hartigan Mass. The Big Red snapped a seven-game skid to the Crimson in the first meeting of the 2007-08 season with an 85-61 victory at Newman DEPUty DIRECTOR (WBKB CONTACT)............................................ Julie Greco Arena, but have dropped the past 17 contests to Harvard. E-MAIL ..........................................................jag235@cornell.edu OFFICE PHONE .........................................................(607) 255-4688 CELL PHONE............................................................(315) 559-3422 LAST TIME VS. THE CRIMSON: A surging Harvard women’s basketball team won its fourth straight, edging the Big Red, 68-63, in Lavietes ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - CONTENT MANAGER .............................Brandon Thomas Pavilion on Feb. 20, 2016. The game was tightly contested throughout, with 15 ties and six lead changes, before the Crimson scored ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR ........................Katie Peverada seven unanswered points to close the third and open the fourth period to take a lead it would not relinquish. Megan LeDuc made it a MAIN OFFICE PHONE .........................................................(607) 255-3752 OFFICE FAX .....................................................................(607) 255-9791 one-point game (58-57) with a 3-pointer from the corner with 3:50 to play in the contest, but Kit Metoyer responded on the Crimson’s PRESS ROW PHONE ...........................................................(607) 255-3532 next trip down the court to keep Cornell at bay. Cornell (13-11, 5-5) was led by Nia Marshall’s 16 points and nine rebounds, while Maddie Campbell finished with 10 points and eight boards. With her nine rebounds, Marshall became just the second player in Cornell history to amass 1,200 points, 500 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocked shots, joining Clare Fitzpatrick. Both LeDuc and Caroline 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Shelquist finished with nine points and accounted for the Big Red’s 5-of-14 performance from beyond the arc (.357). Harvard had three NOVEMBER 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE [ILDN] ....................W, 61-56 double-digit scorers – Shilpa Tummala (15), Metoyer (14) and AnnMarie Healy (14). Metoyer also added a team-high seven rebounds. 13 LOYOLA [ILDN]...................................W, 58-50 16 at Colgate ....................................................W, 70-57 THE SERIES VS.DARTMOUTH: Cornell’s rivalry with Dartmouth began in the 1976-77 season when the Big Red squeaked out a 50-49 19 at Towson ..................................................... L, 63-68 victory, but the Big Green has dominated ever since. Dartmouth holds the advantage in the all-time series, 56-18, but had an 11-game 22 HOWARD [ILDN] ................................W, 67-55 winning streak ended during the 2007-08 season when the Big Red earned a 50-43 victory at Newman Arena. Since that time, the two 26 at Pitt [ESPN3] ............................................. L, 44-66 28 at Saint Francis (Pa.)....................................W, 78-72 teams have been fairly even, with Cornell holding the 10-8 lead over the past 18 meetings, with five of those games being decided by four or fewer points. The Big Red had a five-game winning streak, the longest by Cornell in the history of the series, ended in 2014-15 at DECEMBER Leede Arena, but split a pair of games a year ago. 3 DREXEL [ILDN] ....................................L, 53-63 17 at Youngstown State [ESPN3] ......................W, 80-75 LAST TIME VS. THE BIG GREEN: The Big Red erased an 18-deficit to get back within three points with less than two minutes to play, but 22 CANISIUS [ILDN] ................................W, 60-43 could not complete the comeback as Dartmouth escaped with the 60-52 in Leede Arena on Feb. 19, 2016. Nia Marshall, who started the 30 at Stony Brook [ESPN3] ................................ L, 65-66 day ranked 11th in Cornell history for career points, finished with a game-high 22 points to move all the way to eighth overall (1,208). The 22 points also put the junior forward at 401 points for the season, good for 13th overall in Cornell history and making her just the third Big JANUARY Red player to reach 400 points in a season twice in a career. Marshall also added six rebounds, two assists and one block. Nicholle Aston 1 at Binghamton [ESPN3] ..............................W, 54-51 5 at Delaware State ........................................W, 72-51 and Megan LeDuc finished with nine points apiece. Dartmouth had three players in double-figures, led by Lakin Roland’s 18 points. Kate 14 * COLUMBIA [ILDN/ESPN3] .................W, 77-70 Letkewicz and Fanni Szabo finished with 16 and 11, respectively, while Szabo added a team-high eight rebounds. Cornell held the edge 21 * at Columbia [ILDN/ ESPN3] .......................W, 69-55 in rebounds (31-25) but could not overcome its poor shooting night, finishing at .352 percent (19-54), while the Big Green connected 27 * at Harvard [ILDN/ESPN3] ......................... 7:00 p.m. on .522 percent overall (24-46) and half of its 3-point attempts (6-12). Both teams finished with 10 turnovers. The Big Green shot nearly 28 * at Dartmouth [ILDN/ESPN3] .................... 6:00 p.m. 70 percent in the first period to jump out to a 25-9 lead, forcing Cornell to play catch-up over the final 30 minutes, which it nearly did when Aston and LeDuc connected on consecutive trips down the court to make it a 55-52 game with 1:45 to play. Roland answered on FEBRUARY Dartmouth’s next possession and the Big Red did not score again as Amber Mixon hit 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to account for 3 * at Brown [ILDN/ESPN3] ........................... 6:00 p.m. 4 * at Yale [ILDN] ........................................... 6:00 p.m. the 60-52 final. Cornell used some impressive defense in the final period, holding the Big Green to just three baskets (3-10) and none 10 * PRINCETON [ILDN] ..........................6:00 p.m. from 3-point range (0-3), but it was the Big Red’s offensive struggles early on that doomed the visitors. 11 * PENN [ILDN] ..................................5:00 p.m. 17 * DARTMOUTH [ILDN/ESPN3] .............6:00 p.m. 18 * HARVARD [ILDN] ............................5:00 p.m. Cornell Probable Starters 24 * at Penn [ILDN] ........................................