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GAME #3: Cornell at Fairfield
TIP OFF: Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:00 p.m. (Fairfield, Conn.)
SERIES RECORD: Tied, 1-1
LAST MEETING: Cornell won, 58-54, on Dec. 4, 2008 (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2010-11 RECORDS: Cornell (0-2, 0-0 Ivy), Fairfield (2-0, 0-0 MAAC)
LIVE AUDIO: None
LIVE STATS: FairfieldStags.com
LIVE VIDEO: FairfieldStags.com

THE MATCHUP – The Big Red women's basketball team takes its first trip out of state as it travels to Connecticut to face Fairfield on Friday, Nov. 15 at Alumni Hall at 7 p.m. Cornell has lost its first two games of the season to Cleveland State and Syracuse, while the Stags are 2-0 after wins over Quinnipiac and George Mason.

THE SERIES VS. FAIRFIELD — Friday's contest marks just the third meeting between the Big Red and Fairfield with the series tied at 1-1. The first meeting came during the 1996-97 season with Fairfield taking the 73-57 victory in the championship game of the 17th annual Warner's Classic at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Conn. The rematch came 12 years later as the Big Rd took the 58-54 victory in Newman Arena on Dec. 1, 2008.

SCOUTING THE STAGS – Fairfield is off to a 2-0 start after victories over Quinnipiac (65-48) and George Mason (54-37). The Stags are led by Katelyn Linney, who averages 19.0 points per game, thanks mostly to her making 9-of-12 treys (.750) on the season. Taryn Johnson ranks second on the team in points (10.5) and rebounds (4.5), while Joelle Nawrocki leads the team in rebounds per game (5.0).

CORNELL VS. THE MAAC – Cornell improved to 12-28 all-time vs. the current members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference when it defeated Manhattan last season, 71-67. The Big Red holds a winning record vs. Iona (1-0) and Manhattan (1-0) and is tied with Fairfield (1-1), but has a losing record vs. Canisius (1-5), Loyola (0-2), Marist (2-7), Niagara (6-10) and Siena (0-3). Cornell has never faced Rider or St. Peter's in women's basketball ... Coach Smith's record against teams in the MAAC is 3-4.

LAST TIME VS. FAIRFIELD – The Big Red extended its school-record home win streak to 11 games behind Shannan Scarselletta's career-best 21 points in a 58-54 win over Fairfield at Newman Arena. The senior forward scored 20 of her points after the intermission in helping the Big Red rally from a one-point halftime deficit. Scarselletta added six rebounds and two blocked shots and was joined in double figures by Lauren Benson and Allie Fedorowicz with 12 points apiece. Benson added seven rebounds and three assists while playing all 40 minutes. Cornell overcame 22 turnovers by limiting the Stags to 37 percent shooting, including a 1-of-9 effort from beyond the 3-point arc. Baendu Lowenthal had 18 points to lead the Stags, while Stephanie Geehan had 14 points and nine rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double

A CORNELL WIN WOULD —
• be the first of the season for the Big Red.
• improve the Big Red to 2-1 in the series against the Stags.
• even Coach Smith's record at 4-4 against MAAC opponents.
• tie Coach Smith with Marnie Dacko (1995-2002) as the winningest coach in Big Red women's basketball history with 80 career victories.

COACHING HISTORY — Head Coach Dayna Smith has 79 career wins with the Big Red and needs just one more to match the school record for wins by a coach, joining Marnie Dacko (1995-2002), who ranks first all-time in wins with 80.

WELCOME HOME – Connecticut is the home state for three of the Big Red: Stephanie Long (Norwich), Allie Munson (Southington) and Clare Fitzpatrick (Southbury).

HELPING HAND – So far this season, the Big Red has assisted on 29-of-33 baskets (87.9 percent). That is way up from last season when Cornell assisted on 67.7 percent of its made shots (364-of-537), which was the best percentage during Coach Smith's tenure.

SUDDEN IMPACT – Four of the Big Red's top five scorers so far this season are freshmen. Sophomore Clare Fitzpatrick is tied with rookie Shelby Lyman as Cornell's leading scorers, followed by Allyson DiMagno, Stephanie Long and Aspen Chandler.

CLEAR THE BENCH – All 12 members of the Big Red saw action vs. Cleveland State and Syracuse.

FRESH START – A pair of guards, sophomore Spencer Lane and freshman Shelby Lyman, made their first career starts for the Big Red vs. Cleveland State.

40-MINUTE WOMAN – Freshman Shelby Lyman played a full 40 minutes vs. Cleveland State, becoming the only player in Coach Smith's tenure to play a full game in their first collegiate start.

YOUTH WILL BE SERVED – With just one senior and two juniors, the Big Red squad boasts nine sophomores and freshmen, meaning that underclassmen comprise 75% of the roster. That makes Cornell the youngest team in the Ivy League by percentage with Brown (73%) and Columbia (70%) slightly trailing. The average age of the Big Red is 19 years, four months. Senior Susie Doyle is the oldest member of the team at 21 years, eight months, while freshman Stephanie Long is the youngest, at 18 years, three months. Long is just 12 days younger than fellow freshman Allyson DiMagno.

WELCOME BACK – After suffering a season-ending injury prior to the start of last season, senior Susie Doyle made her return to the court vs. Cleveland State.

FOR OPENERS – With its loss to Cleveland State, the Big Red fell to 17-23 all-time in season openers. Coach Dayna Smith has posted a 1-8 record in season openers during her time with Cornell.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN – Senior Susie Doyle and junior Allie Munson will serve as team captains for the 2010-11 season.

SMARTY PANTS – For the second straight season, the Big Red has been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. Cornell was the only Ivy League institutions on the list, ranking 25th overall with a team GPA of 3.308.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK – The Big Red added six players to the 2010-11 squad: 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.). 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.

UMPQUA COMMUNITY CONNECTION – Junior college transfer Maka Anyanwu comes to the Big Red after a successful season at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. Fans of the Big Red should know UCC, as it was the two-year home of former Cornell standout Moina Snyder '07.

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Freshman Aspen Chandler comes from a long line of athletes. Her father, Brian Hopgood, had a successful professional basketball career playing in the various domestic and overseas leagues. Collegiately, he played at University of Louisville and Oklahoma City University. While at OCU, he led his team to the NAIA national championship and was a two-time All-American. Her cousin Shelton Johnson currently plays football for the University of Wisconsin and her grandfather Wayne Long ran track and field in college.

IRISH NATIONAL – Senior Susie Doyle has been a member of the U16, U17, U18 and U20 Irish national teams. She led her U16 and U18 Irish National Teams to the European Championships and was named captain of the U16 squad in 2004 and the U18 in 2006. She was named MVP of the U18 team.

FOUR-YEAR FOREIGNERS – Susie Doyle will have the opportunity to be the first of her kind – a foreign student that uses all four years of her eligibility at Cornell. The Big Red has had three foreigners in program history: Jumana Salti (Amman, Jordan), Sarah Lee (Deep River, Ontatio) and Moïna Snyder (Nice, Frace), but all three only played two years for Cornell.

WELCOME BACK – Former Cornell women's basketball standout Gretchen Gregg '08 has returned to East Hill to join head coach Dayna Smith's staff for the upcoming 2010-11 season. Gregg brings two years of coaching experience, as well as an unparalleled passion for Cornell, with her to her new position. Gregg comes to Cornell following two very successful seasons with the Lehigh women's basketball program, where she served as a graduate assistant. During her time in Bethlehem, the Mountain Hawks won back-to-back Patriot League championships, advanced to two straight NCAA tournaments, and set a new school and Patriot League record for wins (29) during the 2009-10 season. As a player at Cornell, Gregg capped a successful career by helping the Big Red to its first-ever Ivy League Championship and the program's first berth to the NCAA Tournament.

HI, MY NAME IS – Cornell had a new face on the bench for the 2010-11 season, as Ryan Woerner joined the women's basketball staff as an assistant coach. Despite having just graduated from nearby Ithaca College this past May, Woerner brings with him significant coaching experience. In addition to interning with the Cornell men's program last spring, he has served as an assistant coach at Xavier high school, as well as coaching at the Boston College Elite Camp and the West Point Basketball Camp. He was also a coach for the Five Star Basketball Camp and The Hoop Group. Additionally, Woerner served as the assistant basketball camp director at Molloy College.

TICKLE THE (ALL) IVY – Two members of the Big Red earned All-Ivy honors following the 2009-10 season, highlighted by Lauren Benson's second-team selection. Joining Benson was All-Rookie team pick Claire Fitzpatrick.

REVIEWING THE 2009-10 SEASON – Cornell wrapped up the 2009-10 season with a 7-20 record overall and a mark of 2-12 in the Ivy League, good for seventh in the conference.

UP NEXT – The Big Red is back in action on Monday, Nov. 22 when it welcomes Winston-Salem State to Newman Arena at 7 p.m.