Cornell Women’s Basketball vs. Lafayette (Nov. 15, 2007) Newman Arena (Ithaca, N.Y.) • Page 1 2007-08 CORNELL BIG RED (0-1) VS. CORNELL WOMEN’S LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-0) THURSDAY, NOV. 15 • 7:00 P.M. BASKETBALL NEWMAN ARENA (ITHACA, N.Y.) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CORNELL WBKB CONTACT JULIE GRECO AT (607) 255-4688 • [email protected] • FAX: (607) 255-9791 • HOME/CELL: (315) 559-3422 Big Red Opens Home Slate vs. Patriot League Foe Lafayette 2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Big Red Game Notes: NOVEMBER THE MATCH UP — Cornell opens the home 10 at Long Island ............................................................L, 53-55 Game Information 15 LAFAYETTE ............................................................... 7:00 p.m. portion of its schedule on Thursday, Nov. 15, 18 at West Virginia .......................................................2:00 p.m. as it plays host to Lafayette at Newman Arena Game #2 ..................................................Lafayette at Cornell 25 BUCKNELL ................................................................3:00 p.m. Tip off .................................Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:00 p.m. 30 % GARDNER WEBB ......................................................7:00 p.m. at 7 p.m. The meeting will be the 15th be- Site .....................................................Newman Arena (4,473) DECEMBER tween the two programs and will break the ................................................................................Ithaca, N.Y. 1 % BOWLING GREEN/FLA. GULF COAST ...........3/5:00 p.m. deadlock in the series record, as both teams 2007-08 Records .................................................Cornell (0-1) 18 at Colgate .................................................................7:00 p.m. have won seven times. Lafayette tied the .........................................................................Lafayette (1-0) 20 at St. Francis (N.Y.) .................................................. 7:00 p.m. series last year when it defeated the Big Red, Series Record ..................................................Series tied, 7-7 29 ^ at Dayton ...................................................................2:30 p.m. Last Meeting ...................................... Lafayette won 76-60 30 ^ vs. Central Mich./Texas A&M-CC ...................1/3:00 p.m. 76-60, in Easton, Pa. Prior to that Leopards’ ..................................November 18, 2006, at Easton, Pa. JANUARY victory, Cornell had won three straight. Live Stats ....................................www.CornellBigRed.com 4 ST. BONAVENTURE ................................................ 7:00 p.m. Live Video...................................www.CornellBigRed.com 7 at Binghamton ........................................................ 7:00 p.m. 15 at NJIT ........................................................................7:00 p.m. THE SERIES VS. THE LAFAYETTE — The Big Women’s Basketball Staff 19 * COLUMBIA ................................................................1:00 p.m. Red first played Lafayette in the 1982-83 Head Coach .........................................................Dayna Smith 26 * at Columbia .............................................................4:00 p.m. season with Cornell losing the contest, 80-72. Alma Mater .............................................Rhode Island ‘96 Record at Cornell/Yrs..................... 42-94/sixth season FEBRUARY The Leopards won the next meeting before Overall Record/Yrs. .........................42-94/sixth season 1 * BROWN ......................................................................7:00 p.m. Cornell went on to win the next two games. Asst. Coaches .....................Val Klopfer (Wake Forest ‘02) 2 * YALE ............................................................................7:00 p.m. .............................Dale Parker (Valdosta State College) 8 * at Princeton ............................................................. 7:00 p.m. The teams alternated, with each squad win- ......................................Faye Young Miller (NC State ’78) 9 * at Penn ...................................................................... 7:00 p.m. ning two games in a row, until the Big Red 15 * HARVARD ..................................................................7:00 p.m. broke the pattern with three straight victo- Basketball History 16 * DARTMOUTH ..........................................................7:00 p.m. First Year of Basketball ...............................................1971-72 22 * at Yale .........................................................................7:00 p.m. ries from the 2001-02 to 2003-04 seasons. All-Time Record ...........................................................292-531 23 * at Brown ....................................................................7:00 p.m. With their victory last year, the Leopards Ivy Titles ..............................................................................None 29 * at Dartmouth ..........................................................7:00 p.m. Postseason Appearances .............................................None evened the series record at 7-7. MARCH Athletic Communications 1 * at Harvard ................................................................. 7:00 p.m. Director ......................................................... Jeremy Hartigan 7 * PENN .......................................................................... 7:00 p.m. A WIN TODAY WOULD — Associate Dir. (WBKB Contact) ........................Julie Greco 8 * PRINCETON ..............................................................7:00 p.m. • Be the fi rst of the season for the Big Red. E-mail .................................................jag235@cornell.edu • Mark the fourth time in Coach Smith’s Offi ce Phone ..............................................(607) 255-4688 * - Ivy League game Cell .................................................................(315) 559-3422 % - Cornell Classic (Ithaca, N.Y. tenure that Cornell won its home opener. Asst. Directors .................Kevin Zeise, Lindsey Mechalik ^ - Dayton Flyer Classic (Dayton, Ohio) • Give Cornell the 8-7 lead in the series. Accounts Representative ..................Marlene Crockford Home games in CAPS Tickets..............................................................(607) 254-BEAR All Times Local to site • Make Cornell 33-48 all-time vs. the cur- Big Red Hotline ............................................. (607) 255-2385 rent members of the Patriot League. Web Site ......................................www.CornellBigRed.com CORNELL ROSTER 07-08 STATS PLAYER NOTES 3 Lacey Workman G Jr. 5-8 0.0 0.0 Will not dress due to an injury 4 Virginia McMunigal G So. 5-9 0.0 0.0 Saw nine minutes of action vs. Long Island 11 • Moïna Snyder F Sr. 6-1 12.0 2.0 Went 5-for-5 from the fl oor and 2-for-2 from the foul line for 12 points vs. Long Island 12 • Kayleen Fitzsimmons G Jr. 5-5 5.0 2.0 ast. Has started all but two games during her career (50-of-52) and has averaged 8.6 points per game 13 Allie Fedorowicz G So. 5-10 3.0 1.0 Came off the bench at Long Island and played 22 minutes 14 Susie Doyle G/F Fr. 6-0 0.0 0.0 Has been a member of the U16, U17 and U18 Irish national teams 21 Emma Shalaway G Fr. 5-10 0.0 0.0 Finished her prep career with 1,174 points 23 • Lauren Benson G So. 5-6 5.0 8.0 ast. Handed out a team and career-high eight assists at Long Island 24 Sasha Truong G Fr. 5-7 0.0 0.0 A walk-on, Truong was a three-time honarable mention all-city selection 33 • Gretchen Gregg G Sr. 5-10 8.0 5.0 Got the start at Long Island, her fi rst since starting vs. Binghamton on Jan. 8, 2007 42 Megan Hughes F Sr. 6-1 0.0 1.0 One of three captains for the 2007-08 season 45 • Jeomi Maduka F Jr. 6-2 16.0 8.0 Led the Big Red in scoring (16) and rebounds (8) at Long Island 53 Shannan Scarselletta F Jr. 6-1 4.0 2.0 Played 16 minutes at Long Island and tallied four points and two rebounds • - Probable Starter Cornell Women’s Basketball vs. Lafayette (Nov. 15, 2007) Newman Arena (Ithaca, N.Y.) • Page 2 SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS — Lafayette welcomes back 10 letter winners from last The Coaches season, including second-team All-Patriot League selection Vanessa Van De Venter. The junior forward led the Leopards in 2006-07 with 12.0 points per game. Last year, Dayna Smith Rhode Island ‘96 Lafayette fi nished sixth in the Patriot League standings and earned a No. 6 seed in the conference tournament, the team’s highest seeding under seventh-year head coach Tammy Smith. The Leopards opened its season on Monday, Nov. 12 with a hard-fought 65-64 victory over Monmouth. Cristin Zavocki led Lafayette with 14 points, while Van De Venter hit a layup with three seconds remaining in the contest to give Lafayette the victory. THE LAST TIME VS. LAFAYETTE — Cornell ran into a hot-handed Lafayette squad that Record at Cornell/Yrs. .......................... 42-94/sixth season Overall Record/Yrs. .........................42-94/sixth season connected on over 50 percent of its shots from the fi eld to defeat the Big Red, 76-60 Assistant Coaches ...............Val Klopfer (Wake Forest ‘02) on Nov. 18, 2006. Jeomi Maduka had 12 points, fi ve rebounds and three steals, while ..............................Dale Parker (Valdosta State College) ......................................Faye Young Miller (NC State ‘78) Lauren Benson chipped in seven points and came up with three steals. Gretchen Smith vs. Lafayette .................................................................2-1 Gregg