Cornell Women’s Basketball vs. Princeton (March 8, 2008) at Newman Arena (Ithaca, N.Y.) • Page 1 CORNELL BIG RED (17-8, 9-3) 2007-08 vs. PENN QUAKERS (5-21, 2-9) ORNELL OMEN S FRIDAY, MARCH 7 • 7:00 P.M. ~ NEWMAN ARENA (ITHACA, N.Y.) C W ’ vs. PRINCETON TIGERS (7-20, 4-7) BASKETBALL SATURDAY, MARCH 8 • 7:00 P.M. ~ 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 Looks to Finish Strong, Plays Host to Penn, Princeton 2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Big Red Game Notes: NOVEMBER THE MATCHUP – Cornell enters the fi nal week of the season with 10 at Long Island ............................................................L, 53-55 a chance at an Ivy League title and a bid to a post-season tourna- Game Information 15 LAFAYETTE ................................................................W, 71-56 ment on the line as it welcomes Penn and Princeton to Newman Game #26 .........................................................................Cornell vs. Penn 18 at West Virginia ..........................................................L, 52-93 Arena. The Big Red enters the weekend in a tie for second place 25 BUCKNELL .................................................................W, 74-63 the Ivy League rankings with a 9-3 conference record and a Tip off ...........................................................Friday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. 30 % GARDNER WEBB .......................................................W, 72-59 mark of 17-8 overall after dropping both games last weekend Site ....................................................Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, N.Y. to Dartmouth (44-46) and Harvard (48-51). The Quakers split Live Stats/Live Video ........................................www.CornellBigRed.com DECEMBER their two contests last weekend, falling to Yale (79-70) before Game #27 .................................................................Cornell vs. Princeton 1 % BOWLING GREEN .......................................................L, 54-70 beating Brown (56-45) to improve to 2-9 in the conference and Tip off ......................................................Saturday, March 8, at 7:00 p.m. 18 at Colgate ..................................................................W, 82-47 5-21 overall. After being chosen to fi nish in a tie for second in Site ....................................................Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, N.Y. 20 at St. Francis (N.Y.) ...................................................W, 63-51 the preseason Ivy League poll, the Tigers enter the weekend Live Stats/Live Video ........................................www.CornellBigRed.com 29 ^ at Dayton .....................................................................L, 58- 74 in sixth place with a 4-7 conference record and a mark of 7-20 Records ........... Cornell (17-8, 9-3), Penn (5-21, 2-9), Princeton (7-20, 4-7) 30 ^ vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ..............................W, 66-40 overall after winning both games last weekend over Brown (67- Series Record vs. Penn ..................................................Penn leads, 45-13 59) and Yale (64-59). Last Meeting vs. Penn ....................Cornell won, 80-56 (2/9/08) at Penn JANUARY Series Record vs. Princeton .................................. Princeton leads, 46-19 4 ST. BONAVENTURE ...................................................L, 61-69 WHAT’S THE SCENARIO? — Cornell’s hopes at an Ivy League Last Meeting vs. Princeton ..........Cornell won, 77-74 (2/8/08) at Princeton 7 at Binghamton .........................................................W, 61-59 title were diminished last weekend when it fell to Dartmouth and Harvard by a combined fi ve points to fall into a tie for sec- 15 at NJIT .........................................................................W, 75-60 Women’s Basketball Staff ond place with the Big Green in the conference standings. The 19 * COLUMBIA .................................................................W, 73-57 Crimson moved into sole possession of fi rst place with a 10-2 Head Coach ...........................................................................Dayna Smith 26 * at Columbia ................................................................L, 59-76 conference record, but with the Big Red sitting just one game Alma Mater ................................................................Rhode Island ‘96 FEBRUARY back in the loss column, the season is far from determined. If Record at Cornell/Yrs. ......................................... 59-101/sixth season 1 * BROWN .......................................................................W, 70-37 Cornell wins both games this weekend and Harvard losses to Overall Record/Yrs. ............................................. 59-101/sixth season 2 * YALE .............................................................................W, 62-54 either Yale or Brown, the two teams would share the Ivy title. A Asst. Coaches ..............................................Val Klopfer (Wake Forest ‘02) 8 * at Princeton ..............................................................W, 77-74 three-way tie is also not out of the question, as two victories by ...................................................Dale Parker (Valdosta State College) Dartmouth over the Bulldogs and the Bears would give the Big ..........................................................Faye Young Miller (NC State ’78) 9 * at Penn .......................................................................W, 80-56 Green a share of the crown. In the event of a shared title, there 15 * HARVARD ...................................................................W, 85-61 is no Ivy League tie breaker and the teams involved would face Basketball History 16 * DARTMOUTH ...........................................................W, 50-43 off in a single-game play off . 22 * at Yale ..........................................................................W, 74-64 First Year of Basketball ..................................................................1971-72 All-Time Record ...........................................................................309-538 23 * at Brown .....................................................................W, 65-41 A BACK UP PLAN – Even if Harvard wins both of its games this Ivy Titles ........................................................................................... None weekend the Big Red still has a chance to enjoy the post-season, 29 * at Dartmouth .............................................................L, 44-46 Postseason Appearances ................................................................. None as two victories for the Big Red would secure a second-place fi nish MARCH in the Ivy League. The Women’s National Invitation Tournament 1 * at Harvard ....................................................................L, 48-51 (WNIT), a 48-team single-elimination tournament, gives an au- Athletic Communications 7 * PENN .......................................................................... 7:00 p.m. tomatic berth to the second-place team of each of the nation’s Director ............................................................................Jeremy Hartigan 8 * PRINCETON ..............................................................7:00 p.m. 31 conferences. If there is tie for second place it will be at the Associate Dir. (WBKB Contact) ................................................Julie Greco discretion of the WNIT as to who receives the bid. E-mail ..................................................................jag235@cornell.edu * - Ivy League game Offi ce Phone ...............................................................(607) 255-4688 % - Cornell Classic (Ithaca, N.Y. SENIOR NIGHT – Cornell will honor its three seniors on Saturday Cell ...............................................................................(315) 559-3422 evening – Gretchen Gregg, Megan Hughes and Moina Snyder – as ^ - Dayton Flyer Classic (Dayton, Ohio) Asst. Directors ...........................................Kevin Zeise, Lindsey Mechalik they play in their fi nal regular season home game at Newman Home games in CAPS Accounts Representative ............................................Marlene Crockford Arena. With the help of these three players, the team has seen Tickets .............................................................................(607) 254-BEAR All Times Local to site signifi cant improvement over the past four seasons. Entering the Big Red Hotline .................................................................(607) 255-2385 weekend, they have helped the Big Red to set a school record for Web Site ...........................................................www.CornellBigRed.com wins (17) and conference wins (9). CORNELL ROSTER 07-08 STATS PLAYER NOTES Pts. Reb. 3 Lacey Workman G Jr. 5-8 4.3 2.5 Has averaged 14.3 minutes and 4.5 points per game since Ivy League play began. 4 Virginia McMunigal G So. 5-9 5.2 1.8 Is averaging 5.9 points in Ivy League action. 11 • Moïna Snyder F Sr. 6-1 9.0 5.8 Scored a season-high 20 points when Cornell last met Penn on Feb . 9. 12 Kayleen Fitzsimmons G Jr. 5-5 8.3 1.5 Led Cornell with eight points vs. Harvard on March 1. 13 • Allie Fedorowicz G So. 5-10 5.5 2.1 Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Harvard on March 1. 14 Susie Doyle G/F Fr. 6-0 0.4 0.8 Saw three minutes of action vs. Harvard on March 1. 21 Emma Shalaway