ITHACA, N.Y. – Dayna Smith, The Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Women's Basketball has announced the Big Red's incoming class of 2014.The Big Red will add six players to next year's squad, as Maka Anyanwu (Oakland, Calif.), Aspen Chandler (Dallas, Texas), Joelle Davidson (Hyattsville, Md.), Allyson DiMagno (Fairport, N.Y.), Stephanie Long (Norwich, Conn.) and Shelby Lyman (Snohomish, Wash.) will join the team for the 2010-11 season. The class of six players come from six different states and consists of four guards, one forward and one player that could see action at guard or forward.

“We graduated three of the best shooting guards in Cornell women's basketball history last season, so our staff knew that it would be extremely important to bring in a strong group of guards,” said Smith. “At the same time, we added a forward transfer that will bring maturity and strength to frontcourt. Overall, this group is versatile, athletic and highly skilled and my staff and I are very excited to see what they can do once they are on campus.”

Cornell Women's Basketball 2010-11 Recruiting Class
Name	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown (Previous School)
Maka Anyanwu	5-9	F	Oakland, Calif. (Umpqua Community College)
Aspen Chandler	5-7	G	Dallas, Texas (Little Elm HS)
Joelle Davidson	5-10	G/F	Hyattsville, Md. (St. Johns College HS)
Allyson DiMagno	5-11	G	Fairport, N.Y. (Fairport HS)
Stephanie Long	5-7	G	Norwich, Conn. (Norwich Free Academy)
Shelby Lyman	5-8	G	Snohomish, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy HS)

Cornell Women's Basketball Class of 2014
Player Biographies

Maka Anyanwu – 5-9 – F– Oakland, Calif.
(Umpqua Community College)
Anyanwu spent two seasons at Umpqua Community College after playing for Skyline high school. She finished the 2009-10 season ranked 12th all-time in Redhawks' history with 535 points and was named a NWAACC first-team all-league selection. Anyanwu was also named to the 2010 NWAACC All-Star Team – South Region.

Smith on Anyanwu – We are very excited to have Maka join our program. She is a strong small forward that knows how to use her body. She has a knack for the ball and knows how to finish and her two years of playing experience at Umpaqua Community College will be valuable to our young team.




Aspen Chandler – 5-7 – G– Dallas, Texas
(Little Elm HS)
A four-year letter winner at Little Elm high school, Chandler was a two-time team captain. She was named her team's offensive MVP in 2008 and was a two-time first-team all-district selection. Chandler also lettered three times in track. She played for the BST All-Stars AAU team, with her father Brian Hopgood serving as her coach, and helped the team to an YBOA national championship. She was named a BCI All-American and an AAU All-American in 2007.

Smith on Chandler – Aspen is a quick explosive guard that knows how to get to the basket. She is fast in the open court and is tenacious on defense.




Joelle Davidson – 5-10 – G/F – Hyattsville, Md.
(St. Johns College HS)
Davidson lettered four times at St. Johns College high school. As a senior captain, she led her team to an overall record of 26-7 and a WCAC championship. She was a McDonald's All-American nominee and played in the Baltimore vs. Washington All-Star game. Davidson was also named a Washington Post honorable mention all-league selection and won her team's Coaches' Award. She spent five seasons playing on the Team Unique AAU team.

Smith on Davidson – Joelle is another strong player that could see action as a guard or as a small forward. She can extend the defense with outside scoring ability, but she can also post up and is very good in transition.




Allyson DiMagno – 5-11 – G – Fairport, N.Y.
(Fairport HS)
A four-year letter winner at Fairport high school, DiMagno graduated as the second-leading scoring in school history (1,840 points), while also recording more than 1,000 rebounds. A two-time team captain, she led her team to the NYSPHSAA final four and was named to the Class AA State all-tournament team as a senior. DiMagno was the two-time Monroe County Division I Player of the Year and was a three-time Monroe County first-team selection, after being a second-team selection as a freshman. She was a three-time All-Greater Rochester first-team selection and was named the All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year as a senior. DiMagno was also named to the NYSSWA Class AA All-State fifth team as a senior after being a third-team selection as a junior. She was named one of the top 50 basketball players in the state by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York and was named the Section V Class AAA MVP as a senior. DiMagno also led her team to a Section V Class AAA finals as a sophomore and was a two-time Section V Class AAA all-tournament team selection. DiMagno also lettered three times in soccer. She led her soccer team to the Class AA state finals as a junior and was named a Monroe County Division I All-Star as a senior.

Smith on DiMagno – Allyson had a terrific senior year. She is a tall, strong guard that can really score. Her 3-point shooting ability will help fill the void of losing our top 3-point shooters to graduation.




Stephanie Long – 5-7 – G – Norwich, Conn.
(Norwich Free Academy)
Long lettered four times at Norwich Free Academy, serving as team captain as a senior. During her prep career, the Wildcats won back-to-back state championships (2008-09, 2009-10) as well as three conference tournament championships and four league championships. Long was a three-time ECC Large first-team selection and was selected to the ECC all-tournament team as a junior. As a senior, she was named all-area and academic all-state. Long also lettered four times in soccer.

Smith on Long – Stephanie is a tremendous 3-point shooter with deep range. She also has the ability to put the ball on the floor and is very good in transition.




Shelby Lyman – 5-8 – G – Snohomish, Wash.
(Archbishop Murphy HS)
A four-year letter winner at Archbishop Murphy high school, Lyman graduated as the school's record holder for career 3-pointers (218). She was named to the All-Cascade Conference first team three times and was a two-time first-team all-area selection. Lyman was also named second-team all-state as a junior and served as team captain as a senior. During her career, she helped her team to three Cascade Conference championships and two district championships. Lyman also lettered four times for the cross country team.

Smith on Lyman – We are very excited to have a player like Shelby join the team. She has the ability to play both the point guard and shooting guard positions. She is a smart player that sees the floor well and knows how to create scoring opportunities for herself and for her teammates.